Awareness Level of Rural Women about National Nutrition Mission in Samastipur District of Bihar

Author: Richa Kumari and Binita Kumari

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Abstract

The reproductive period is an important period in determining the risks of chronic diseases in child. Nutrition plays essential role at this developmental stage, and because it is a determinant of long term disease risk. It is a modifiable risk factor and therefore may improve nutritional outcomes for children, pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers. Honorable Prime Minister on the occasion of the International Women’s Day on 8th March 2018 from Jhunjhunu in Rajasthan launched a Government of India’s flagship programme National Nutrition Mission (NNM). A good awareness of any government and non government programmes is very necessary for all so that they can receives all health, education etc services provided by these programmes and by using these all services people can improve their nutritional status as well as economic condition. This study awareness level of rural women about National Nutrition Mission (N.N.M) was conducted in Samastipur district of Bihar. The main purpose of this study is to know the awareness level of women about NNM. Findings revealed that most of the women51.6% in Pusa block has medium knowledge whereas, in Kalyanpur block 58.3% has low awareness level about National Nutrition Mission they have not a good knowledge about NNM and nutrition practices. Dependent variable awareness level correlated with eight independent variables in which three independent variables were found as significant that providing mother & child health services (.003*), mother & child health facility (.032*) and availability &accessibility of health services (.018*) by respondents. Multiple correlations (R) are .847 and the R square is .717, which is 71.7 percent of the variation in awareness level about nutrition practices and NNM among the sample of 120 respondents is explained by these eight variables working together

Keywords

Anganwadi sevika, Knowledge, rural women, N.N.M., nutrition

Conclusion

From the findings of the present study, it is concluded that most of the respondents have low awareness level regarding NNM and nutrition practices. None of the respondents of both blocks have high awareness level about NNM and nutrition practices. They have not knowledge about National nutrition mission, when it started but they received its services at anganwadi centres (AWCs) in every month. Three independent variables were found as significant that providing mother & child health services (.003*), mother & child health facility (.032*) and availability &accessibility of services (.018*) by respondents. The remaining variables multi media exposure, safe drinking water facility, housing facility, taking advantages of Pre natal care, services provided to mother and child could not emerges as significant predictors. It can be therefore, concluded that only three independent variables have definite role to play in affecting the awareness level of rural women about NNM and nutrition practices

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How to cite this article

Richa Kumari and Binita Kumari (2023). Awareness Level of Rural Women about National Nutrition Mission in Samastipur District of Bihar. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 15(6): 943-946