Effect of nutrition ball versus soaked raisin on increase of hemoglobin among adolescent girls

• Author Details:   
• Arul Valan P. ^*
• Rajeshwari G.

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Adolescence has been defined by the WHO as the period of life spanning the ages between 10 to 19 years. This is a vulnerable period in the human life cycle for the development of nutritional anaemia. The prevalence of anaemia among adolescents is 27% in developing countries and 6% in developed countries. National Family Health Survey 2017 reports that 53% of all Indian women have anemia. The aim of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of nutrition ball versus soaked black raisin on increase of hemoglobin level among adolescent students with iron deficiency anemia at selected college of Nursing. A quantitative comparative approach and a true experimental research design were adopted. 250 students were screened for symptoms of anemia using a checklist and 45 students were found to have iron deficiency anemia.5 students who had Hb < 7gmdl were referred for medical consultation remaining were assigned in to two groups by using simple random sampling technique. The demographic variables of selected samples were assessed by self-administered questionnaire. Level of hemoglobin was assessed by Sahli’s Haemoglobin meter both in pretest and post-test. The study intervention nutritional ball to Experimental Group - I and soaked black raisins to Experimental Group - II were given for 30 days. The study findings revealed that the increase in mean hemoglobin of experimental group I 1.4 + 1.21 was higher than that of experimental group II which was 0.34 + 1.14. The calculated “t” value was 2.85 at p<0.05. The study concluded that the intervention intake of nutritional ball has significantly increased hemoglobin level than the soaked raisin among female adolescent students with iron deficiency anemia.