Lakshmi Devi, H (2017) A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Iron Supplement with Vitamin C Versus Amla Juice among Adolesence Girls Staying Selected Female Nursing Hostel, Madras Medical College, Chennai -03. Masters thesis, College of Nursing, Madras Medical College, Chennai.
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Adolescents constitute nearly 23 percent of the population in India. Their nutritional requirements are more like iron, iodine, and calcium. Nearly half of them suffer from nutritional anemia 37 percent girls are stunted. Adolescent period is the best time to correct the growth, deficiency if any. 45 percent of girls are undernourished, 20 percent of boys are undernourished. Information regarding anaemia is markedly emerging health problem among adolescents girls .It affects their physical growth they have to get some valuable awareness from this health education programme. NEED FOR THE STUDY: The effects of anemia are many, which make the adolescents girls prone to other diseases. Thus proper supplementation and appropriate education to the adolescents girls will definitely help in reducing the morbidity and mortality in adolescents girls. OBJECTIVES: 1. To assess the pre- test level of haemoglobin among adolescent girls of nursing students Hostel. 2. To assess the effectiveness of iron supplementation with tablet vitamin c among the adolescents girls staying nursing students hostel. 3. To assess the effectiveness of iron supplementation with amla juice among adolescents girls staying nursing students hostel. 4. To compare the effectiveness of iron supplementation with tablet vitamin c versus Iron supplementation with Amla Juice. METHODOLOGY: Research Approach: Quantitative research approach. Duration of the study: Four weeks (20.11.2016 to18.12.2016). Study sitting: Nurse’s Hostel, Madras Medical College, Chennai - 03. Research Design: True experimental research design. Study population: Adolescents girls with anemia. Sampling technique: Simple Ramdom Sampling technique. Sample size: 60 adolescents girls. Data collection procedure: The study was conducted in selected urban Medical College of Chennai, after obtaining permission from the Dean, Principal, College of Nursing, Head of the Department of community health nursing, Chennai. A self-introduction was given by the investigator and the informed written consent was obtained from adolescent girls and benefits of Amla were explained to the participants. The objectives and purpose of study was explained and confidentiality was maintained. Before starting the procedure T. Albendazole 400 mg was given. The data collection procedure was done for a period of 4 weeks and the time taken for data collection from each adolescent girls was 10 – 15 mts and 5 – 10 mts for doing blood test for each girl and the investigator selected 60 samples (30 in experimental group I and 30 in experimental group II) by true experimental, simple random sampling technique using lottery method based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Pretest hemoglobin level was assessed by sahli’s method in both groups, 100 grams amla contains 600 mg of vitamin c, make it 600 ml divided into 6 students, each student getting 100 ml of amla juice with elemental iron was given in experimental group I, elemental iron with tablet vitamin C given to experimental group II. Every night after dinner of 45 mts tablets are given for 4 weeks. The post assessment was conducted both experimental I & II groups after 7 days. DATA ANALYSIS: Data were tabulated analyzed with descriptive statistics like frequency distribution, percentage distribution, graphical representation, mean, standard deviation and inferential statistical like chi – square, ‘t’ test, proportion test. RESULTS: The findings of the study revealed that Mean haemoglobin gain of adolescents girls given iron supplement with vitamin C was found to be 10.22 grams and mean haemoglobin gain of adolescents girls given amla juice was found to be 11.29 grams. The findings showed that there is a statistically significant improvement in adolescents girls taking iron supplement with amla juice when compared to ironsupplement with vitamin c “t” value of 2.p= 0.05*** Thus the hypothesis was statistically proved. DISCUSSION: Hypothesis was proved by the great statistically significance occurs after intervention strategy. The chi square test shows that there is statistically significant between the post test increases of hemoglobin value of adolescent girls. RECOMMENDATION: The same study could be conducted on a large sample to create awareness, Study could be conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of amla juice and elemental iron upon anemia during adolescents period. The study could be conducted with other available local resources eg. Guava, lemon. Every 3 months or 6 months health camp should be organized in the secondary school or colleges to prevent adolescent anemia. CONCLUSION: The investigator thereby concluded that the implementation of amla juice in improving the nutritional status of adolescents girls would be beneficial in promoting the health of the adolescents girls.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Effectiveness ; Iron supplement ; Vitamin C ; Amla juice ; Adolescents Girls. |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Community Health Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Subramani R |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Apr 2018 18:19 |
| Last Modified: | 05 Apr 2018 18:19 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/6880 |
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