A STUDY TO ASSESS EFFECTIVENESS OF BEETROOT JUICE ON CLINICAL FEATURES AMONG NURSING STUDENTS WITH IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA IN SELECTED COLLEGE OF JALANDHAR CANTT

According to WHO, adolescent age group is defined as life span between 10-19 years.This period is characterized by rapid physical, psychological and cognitive development. This is a vulnerable period in the human life cycle for the development of nutritional anemia. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of beetroot juice in improving clinical features levels among nursing students with IDA in Jalandhar Cantt. Utilizing a quasi-experimental pre-test post-test design,46 nursing students with self-structured clinical features rating scale score ranging between 1-40 were randomly selected.Participants in the experimental group consumed 100 ml of beetroot juice daily for 60 days,while the control group received no intervention.Pretest and post-test data were collected to measure the outcomes.Results indicated a significant difference in clinical features between the groups, showcasing notable improvements in the experimental group.The study concludes that beetroot juice effectively alleviates clinical features of iron deficiency anemia in nursing students.