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Aarti Sankhala ¹, Shivani Chopra ¹, A. K. Sankhala ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Home Science, MPUAT, Udaipur-313001, Rajasthan, IN

Abstract

The problem of food end nutrition security is of paramount importance in India. The diets consumed by a large majority of population in India are lacking in number of dietary essentials, resulting in widespread prevalence of malnutrition.

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Renu Paliwal ¹, Aarti Sankhala ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Foods and Nutrition, College of Home Science, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur (Rajasthan), IN

Abstract

With a frightening increase in the prevalence of non-communicable diseases and their high therapeutic cost it becomes indispensable that the vast pool of existing knowledge be made available to the ultimate beneficiaries with the help of most widely accepted modern technological tool i.e. via computers as they have played an excellent role in growth and development knowledge assessment tool comprised of questions on different aspects (general facts, prevalence, etiology, clinical manifestation, role of diet and exercise in the management of the disease) was framed after reviewing the literature extensively. The maximum attainable scores were then distributed into three categories (good, average and fair). The knowledge assessment tools so developed were tested for its reliability by selecting 10 disease subjects purposively and the tool was found highly reliable (r=0.94). With the use of this system there was a significant increase in the knowledge of the users in males as well as in females of the disease group with a total per cent improvement of 82.98 in osteoporotic subjects. The mean pre test scores was 9.7±3.29 and the mean post test scores were 17.75±2.57. All the patients were falling in the fair range of knowledge and they were all shifted to the category of good after the exposure of the developed system. Hence, it can be concluded that software has definitely played a crucial role in improving the knowledge level of the users.

Keywords

Computers, Nutrition Education, Non-Communicable Diseases.

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Renu Paliwal ¹, Aarti Sankhala ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Foods and Nutrition, College of Home Science, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur (Rajasthan), IN

Abstract

Diabetes is now a days occupying the central position around the globe. It is therefore essential to condense its likelihood and the best way to do so is education, only education can reduce the occurrence as well as can help in better management of the disease. With the help of present software user can understand different aspects of the diseases from theoretical as well as practical point of view. In practical side user can create his/ her profile and accordingly obtain results on BMI and health risk according to the waist hip ratio classification, similarly he can judge his/ her knowledge or risk in the disease so that he/ she can take preventive measures in future. Biochemical presentation shows disease status whether improving or declining with the help of diary maintenance. Tracking diet and activity is equally important so as to understand the concept of energy balance. The developed software was evaluated on different criteria by a panel of 18 experts on five point scale ranging from very good to very poor for most of the parameters. and in majority of section it secured the MWS above 4.61 i.e. which justifies the significance of the developed system.

Keywords

Computer, Tailored Nutrition, Software, Diabetes.

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