4.1 Research approach
A quantitative approach was used to assess the effectiveness of nutritional support therapy in enhancing the level of Hemoglobin, Iron and vitamin C. The parameters studied were Hemoglobin, Iron, vitamin C level and its impact on physical work capacity and intelligence among adolescent girls at the selected higher secondary schools.
4.2 Research design: Experimental design with pre-test and post-test and a control group was used. Group Identification
Of the samples Pre-test Intervention Post-test
Control *Check list
*Sahlis Method to assess the blood hemoglobin level
* Assessment of demographic and clinical variables including height, weight and BMI *Estimation …show more content…
Sample size: Adolescent girls in the age group of 14-17 years who fulfill the inclusion criteria and selected by simple random sampling technique. Control group – 60 adolescent girls, Experimental group – 60 adolescent girls
Tool: Pre-test Data collection: Demographic profile, clinical profile including height, weight and BMI
Estimation blood hemoglobin, Iron, vitamin C, assessment of physical work capacity, and intelligence
Intervention: Experimental group – nutritional support therapy amla, jaggery and pumpkin leaves extract was provided for 90 days
Data Collection: Post-test data collection: After 90 days of interval, data was collected on the level of hemoglobin, vitamin C, iron, physical work capacity, and intelligence in both the groups.
Data analysis and interpretation by inferential statistics
4.4 Setting
The study was conducted at the Srigandhadakaval public school, Vishwaneedam post, Bangalore for control group and Gangothri public school, Vishwaneedam post, Bangalore for experimental groups. The schools were situated within 2 km distance. 4.5 Inclusion and exclusion …show more content…
The sahlis hemoglobinometer was used to estimate the hemoglobin content in blood from the fingertip blood. The reading is interpreted as normal (>12gm/dL), mild (9-11.9g/dL), moderate (7.1-8.9g/dL), severe (12gm/dL), mild (9-11.9g /dL), moderate (7.1-8.9g/dL), and severe (96), good (83-96), average (68-82), Low average (54-67) and poor (96), good (83-96), average (68-82), low average (54-67) and poor (<54). After the test 200ml of fruit juice was given to the subject. The same procedure was followed for the assessment of the physical fitness index for 60 experimental group adolescent girls on eighth