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An Attitude Study of Pregnant Women towards Anemia


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A random sample of 60 (30 urban and 30 rural) pregnant women of 18-45 age group were selected from three rural and urban settlements of Gorakhnath block of District Gorakhpur (U.P.) for this study. From the result it is clear that there is no significant difference in the attitude level of urban and rural pregnant women towards anemia.

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Attitude, Pregnant Women, Anemia, Health, Nutrition.
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Authors

Mansha Mani Tripathi
Department of Adult Continuing Education and Extension, HNB Garhwal Central University, Srinagar, Garhwal (Uttarakhand), India
Arun Bahuguna
Department of Adult Continuing Education and Extension, HNB Garhwal Central University, Srinagar, Garhwal (Uttarakhand), India

Abstract


A random sample of 60 (30 urban and 30 rural) pregnant women of 18-45 age group were selected from three rural and urban settlements of Gorakhnath block of District Gorakhpur (U.P.) for this study. From the result it is clear that there is no significant difference in the attitude level of urban and rural pregnant women towards anemia.

Keywords


Attitude, Pregnant Women, Anemia, Health, Nutrition.

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