Effectiveness of Community Based Nutritional Education of Mothers on Nutritional Status of their Children below 6 Years of Age in Selected Rural Area

Background: Children are the future of any nation and the progress of any nation depends upon the education that they acquire today, the same kind of education they will apply on themselves or their nation future. It is necessary for any nation to take special care of below 6-year children by providing basic components like well-balanced food, excellence education, hospital and shelter. Community based nutritional education process can increase the growth and development, and performance of their children. The nutritional education of mothers is vital for child grooming and they are their first educator. Methods: A Pre-experimental research design as used for current study. Assessment of nutritional status of children below 6 years of age and their mothers, was assessed by using anthropometric measurement scale, 50 samples were selected by using convenient sampling technique who are below 6 year children and their mothers residing at Sigikeri LT and Sigikeri rural areas of Bagalkot taluk, district, Karnataka. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: The result of pretest score depicts that the majority of Children, were 26(52%) found with normal level up Malnutrition, 24(48%) were with mild level of Malnutrition, and no one had Moderate, Severe and Very severe levels of Malnutrition. Whereas the post test score depicts that majority 47(94%) of children were normal score of level of malnutrition (>80%), followed by 3(6%) of children were mild level of malnutrition score (71-80%). Hence study the depicts that there is an significance difference in between pre test scores and post test scores of Height, Weight and Midarm circumference, and it shows community based nutritional education was found to be effective. There was a no significant association found between nutritional status of children. With sociodemographic variables. Conclusion: The overall study findings depicted that the effectiveness of community based on nutritional ...