A study to evaluate the effectiveness of beetroot extract upon iron deficiency anaemia among adolescent girls in selected school at kanyakumari district

Abstract

Statement of the problem :A study to evaluate the effectiveness of beetroot extract upon iron deficiency anaemia among adolescent girls in selected school at Kanyakumari. Adolescence is a time of intense physical growth. It is also a stage of stress and strain. Most of them are having poor access to proper health care, nutrition and education. Beetroot juice is particularly beneficial as an anemia remedy for children and teenagers. Many studies proved that beet root also contribute to improve the hemoglobin level in the blood. Hence a study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of beet root juice on hemoglobin among adolescent girls. Objectives: To assess the haemoglobin level among study and control group. To determine the effectiveness of beetroot juice on haemoglobinlevel between experimental and control group .To associate the haemoglobin level with selected demographic variables .Methodology: Quasiexperimental study design was adopted and the study conducted in Government Higher Secondary School, Kanyakumari,Tamilnadu. A total of 60 adolescent girls were selected for the study, out of that 30 girls were in experimental and 30 girls were in the control group who fulfilled the inclusive criteria were selected by using purposive sampling technique. The freshly prepared beetroot juice was administered to the samples for 20 days in mid morning. Pre and post assessment was done using the checklist for assessing the signs and symptoms of anemia and cyanmethemoglobin method for checking hemoglobin level.Results:The data analysis was done by using descriptive and inferential statistics.Samples in the experimental group showed a highly significant improvement in hemoglobin level following the administration of beetroot juice (p<0.001), in comparison with the control group. Conclusion: By this the anemia can be prevented among the adolescent girls and in future the complications due anemia can be prevented