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

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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

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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.