Role of Home Science Education in Food Pattern of
College Going Girls.
Dr. Daxaben N. Mehta ; Vaishnav D.P,.Desai T.B.
( Smt.S.C.U.Shah Home science & C.U.Shah Arts And Commerce Mahila
College , Wadhwancity .- 363030 )
INTRODUCTION
• Home Science education is the Philosophy of “home and family”
• Its aim is to provide intellectual, cultural, moral, aesthetic, vocational, utilitarian, economic and social values not only to the individual but whole society
• health, first aid and home nursing as well as foods, nutrition and cookery are part of their syllabus
MATERIALS AND METHOD
• Questionnaire was formulated with questions relating to socio-economic background, dietary pattern, and nutritional knowledge.
• Total 80 Girls studying in third year degree class of B. Sc. Home Science were selected
• Hemoglobin estimation was done by Sahli’s hemometer
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
• 37.5 % joint family while 62.5 % nuclear family.
• 47.2 % backward class and 52.7 % higher class
• 36.1 % rural and 63.8 % urban area.
• 79.24 percent girls once in a month
• 7.4 percent once in fifteen days
• 9.72 percent once in a week
• 3.70 percent thrice in a week visit fast food restaurant
Distribution of girls visiting fast food restaurant
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Distribution of girls visiting fast food restaurant
Change in food pattern after home science education
• 69.23 percent rural and73.91 percent urban
• 68.42 percent general class and 76.47 percent backward class
• joint family 81.5 percent nuclear family 66.6 percent
Change in Food Pattern of Socio Economic Backgroung
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Change in hemoglobin level of girls after and before .
• Non anemic 33.33 % before , 51.39 % after
• Mild Anemic 44.44 % before ,34.72% after
• Moderate Anemic 16.66 % , 13.89 % after
• Severe Anemic 5.55 % before
Hb level After Change In Food Pattern
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Change in food pattern of college going girls
• 24 % girls cooking method
• .20 % nutritious food • 21 % milk, fruits and
vegetables • 9 % non familiar
foods • 14 % fermented and
sprouted legumes
Types of change in food pattern
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SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
• The objective of the study was to see the role of home science education in imparting knowledge of foods , nutrition and cookery
• The ultimate goal of every education is to impart the students skill based, value oriented and entrepreneurial knowledge which gives them healthy, wealthy and happy life
• More study is needed in this direction as well as the role of home science education in personality and overall development of a person.
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