Assessing the Efficacy of a Nutritional Intervention Program in a Tribal Area in Maharashtra

Anoushka Kapur

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Assessing the Efficacy of a Nutritional Intervention Program in a Tribal Area in Maharashtra

Anoushka Kapur

Published in Journal of Food and Nutrition Sciences (Volume 10, Issue 5)

Received: 15 September 2022 Accepted: 4 October 2022 Published: 24 October 2022

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Nutritional deficiency is a key impediment to the development of India as it impacts the growth, health and productivity of its population. The government has sponsored a Midday Meal Scheme (“MMS”), a school meal program to improve the nutritional standing of children in the country. MMS currently serves approximately 120 million children in over 1.27 million schools and is the largest such program in the world. While MMS is far reaching and has the best of intentions its effectiveness in pre-primary and primary children is limited. The Bombay Mothers and Child Welfare Society (“BMCWS”) a 100 year old social organization based out of Mumbai had introduced a nutrition support program in the form of a breakfast meal (“BMCWS Meal Plan”) to address this deficiency in 2018. This study is designed to assess the efficacy of the BMCWS Meal Plan to serve as a supplement to the MMS in Rajgurunagar taluka, a tribal belt in Pune district, Maharashtra India.. The anthropometric indicators data collected is based on reporting guidelines of the Technical Expert Advisory Group on Nutrition Monitoring (TEAM) of UNICEF-WHO. Local school teachers collaborated to collect age, weight and height data for 159 children across 16 different schools in remote locations. Similarly hemoglobin readings of the children were taken with qualified nursing staff and the sample set was divided into three control groups. There was a clear improvement in the hemoglobin readings of the children in the program which implies the plan is effective in preventing anemia in children. Overall the results of the nutritional program show that it is not effective on anthropometric parameters however there is a positive impact on hemoglobin readings. Some changes to the existing nutrition plan will have a more pronounced impact on the children, specifically the introduction of pre-boiled eggs which will increase the protein intake in the diet and also be easy to transport to remote locations by the teachers.

Published in	Journal of Food and Nutrition Sciences (Volume 10, Issue 5)
DOI	10.11648/j.jfns.20221005.12
Page(s)	165-170
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Malnutrition, Tribal Region, Anthropometric, Hemoglobin, Anemia, Nutritional Intervention

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