© Kamla-Raj 2005                                                                        Anthropologist, 7(2): 121-125 (2005)

Impact of Nutrition Counselling on Anthropometric and

Keywords Nutrition Counselling. Nutritional Status. Anthropometric Measurements. Biochemical Parameters

Abstract Sixty girls of 7-9 years belonging to low socio economic group in Ludhiana were divided equally in control (C) and Experimental (E) groups. The Experimental group comprising of 30 girls and their mothers were imparted Nutrition Counselling (N.C.) twice a month for a period of four months. Assessment of nutritional status was done before and after imparting nutrition counselling. In case of anthropometric measurements: the mean height of subjects in C and E group was 116.1 and 117.1 cm at baseline and 116.2 and 117.9 cm after experimentation. Also, a significant increase in weight and MUAC was observed in E group after N.C. However all the anthropometric indices were lower than the standards. In case of biochemical parameters: the hemoglobin level of school girls was 9.47 and 9.6 g/dl in C and E group at baseline which significantly increased to 10.5g/dl in E group after N.C. All the haemopoetic indices revealed the occurrence of iron deficiency anaemia in both the groups before and after N.C. But the status of respondents in E group was comparatively better after N.C. when compared to before N.C. Thus nutrition counselling should be imparted for a longer duration and should be included in school curriculum.

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