Probanza legislativa y doctrinal

Games Homework Project Social Network

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The above table represents the calculated value of significance is less than 0.5 in using the IT for games and social networking and the hypothesis is accepted. Thus, the type of children with and without disability has no impact on playing games and social network. Since the calculated value of significance is more than 0.05 for homework and project, the relevant hypotheses are rejected. Thus, the type of children with and without disability has an impact on doing homework and project work. It is confirmed from the above table, Social networking and games did not show any significant difference among three categories, whereas, project and homework showed significant differences among groups.

CONCLUSION

For educational purposes, much of the power of the Internet lies in is its ability to foster virtual learning communities, and LD students are no exception to this. The difference this technology can make to these students in many ways is remarkable. ICT certainly offers students the capacity to construct their own learning experiences, and the present paper shows that there is no doubt the accessibility and use of ICT can have a beneficial influence on education of children with learning disabilities.

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A s i a n J o u r n a l o f

M u l t i d i m e n s i o n a l

R e s e a r c h

( A J M R )

TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT NUTRITION AND

PREVALENCE OF ANEMIA AMONG PRIMI GRAVIDA MOTHERS.

Dr.K.Silambuselvi*; Dr.V.Muruguvalavan**

*Assistant professor, **Assistant professor, SRM Institute of Health science & Physical Education and Sports University,

Chennai, Tamilnadu, INDIA.

______________________________________________________________________________ ABSTRACT

Objective of the study is to assess the knowledge about nutrition and prevalence of anemia among primigravida mothers.For this descriptive quantitative study 112 pregnant women were selected by purposive random sampling method from Lakshana clinic of Kancheepuram district., Prevalence of anemia was diagnosed by examining the blood samples of the subjects during their first trimester. Anaemia was classified as mild, moderate and severe as per the World Health Organization criteria .Socio-demographic details and Knowledge level about nutrition was assessed by personal interview using pre-structured questionnaire. Data were obtained after getting consent from the subjects and analyzed statistically using Percentage. Results of the study showed that 42 % of samples had normal hemoglobin level. Among 58% of anemic samples, 33.0% had mild anaemia,27.68 % had moderate anemia and 1.7 % had severe anemia. Regarding subjects educational level 90.18% had secondary level education and there were no illiterates .Results on knowledge level of nutrition among pregnant women showed that 73% of the subjects were aware about what is anemia , majority of 81% were aware about weight gain during pregnancy, majority of 91% were aware about increased nutritional intake during pregnancy,31%were not aware that coffee or tea consumption will inhibit iron absorption, 81% were aware about food rich sources of calcium and only 48% were aware about iron rich food sources. The study concluded that though there were no illiterates among the samples prevalence of anemia was found among 58 % of the subjects. Knowledge about nutrition and anemia was also not satisfactory. Anemia is a major nutritional problem during pregnancy. Good nutritional habits and knowledge about nutrition and anemia have impact not only in women but also among children so proper nutrition education and counseling is essential for all women especially for primigravida mothers.

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INTRODUCTION

Anaemia is the most common nutritional deficiency disorder among pregnant women. In women, anaemia may become the underlying cause of maternal mortality and perinatal mortality [1]. Nearly 50 per cent of women of reproductive age are anaemic[2]. According to National consultation on control of nutritional anemia in India [3] and [4], anemia is defined as the hemoglobin of less than 12 g/dl in females. Mild anemia is defined as hemoglobin level of 10- 11.9 g/dl, moderate anemia as hemoglobin level of 7-9.9 g/dl and severe anemia was defined as hemoglobin level of less than 7g/dl among females. Though Proper balanced nutrition is important in all stages of human cycle, healthy nutrition during pregnancy is vital for both the mother and the developing foetus. Poor nutrition practice during pregnancy is linked with gestational weight gain, increased maternal infections, preeclampsia, anemia, preterm birth or miscarriage [5].Nutritional knowledge and awareness among pregnant women helps to prevent deficiency diseases and reduce maternal mortality. Aim of the present study is to to assess the knowledge about nutrition and prevalence of anemia among primigravida mothers.

METHODOLOGY

For this descriptive quantitative study 112 primigravida mothers were selected by purposive random sampling method from Lakshana clinic of Kancheepuram district.After obtaining consent from the subjects , Prevalence of anemia was diagnosed by examining the blood samples of the subjects during their first trimester . Anemia was classified according to the World Health Organization (WHO) classification for pregnant women [6]. Mild anemia was classified as hemoglobin concentrations of 9.0 to 10.9 g/dL, moderate anemia as hemoglobin concentrations of 7.0 to 8.9 g/dL, and severe anemia as hemoglobin concentrations < 7.0 g/dL. Personal details about age, educational level and Knowledge level about nutrition was assessed by personal interview using structured questionnaire. Nutritional Knowledge assessment questionnaire included questions to assess knowledge level of nutrition, knowledge on anemia, knowledge on food consumption pattern and knowledge about food sources. Data were analyzed statistically using Percentage.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION