How education affects life style and food habits of college going girls.

1. Role of Home Science
Education in Food Pattern of
College Going Girls.
Dr. Daxaben N. Mehta ;
Vaishnav D.P,.Desai T.B.
( Smt.S.C.U.Shah Home science &
C.U.Shah Arts And Commerce Mahila
College , Wadhwancity .- 363030 )

2. INTRODUCTION
• Home Science education is the
Philosophy of “home and family”
• Its aim is to provide intellectual, cultural,
moral, aesthetic, vocational, utilitarian,
economic and social values not only to the
individual but whole society
• health, first aid and home nursing as well
as foods, nutrition and cookery are part of
their syllabus

3. MATERIALS AND METHOD
• Questionnaire was formulated with
questions relating to socio-economic
background, dietary pattern, and
nutritional knowledge.
• Total 80 Girls studying in third year degree
class of B. Sc. Home Science were
selected
• Hemoglobin estimation was done by
Sahli’s hemometer

4. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
• 37.5 % joint family while 62.5 % nuclear
family.
• 47.2 % backward class and 52.7 % higher
class
• 36.1 % rural and 63.8 % urban area.

5. Distribution of girls visiting fast food
restaurant
• 79.24 percent girls Distribution of girls visiting fast food restaurant
once in a month 90
80
• 7.4 percent once in 70
fifteen days 60
• 9.72 percent once 50
Series1
Percentage
in a week
40
30
• 3.70 percent thrice 20
in a week visit fast 10
food restaurant 0
Once a month Once in Fifteen Days Once a Week
Frequency of visit
Thrice A week Everyday

6. Change in food pattern after home
science education
• 69.23 percent rural Change in Food Pattern of Socio Economic Backgroung
and73.91 percent 90
urban 80
• 68.42 percent general
70
60
class and 76.47 50 Socio Economic background Change
percent backward
Socio Economic background No Change
percentage
40
class 30
• joint family 81.5 20
percent nuclear family 10
66.6 percent
0
Urban Rural Joint Family Nuclear Family Backward General Class
Class
Socio Economic Background

7. Change in hemoglobin level of girls
after and before .
• Non anemic 33.33 % Hb level After Change In Food Pattern
before , 51.39 % after 60
• Mild Anemic 44.44 % 50
before ,34.72% after 40
• Moderate Anemic 30
Previous Hb Level
percentage
Hb level After chang in Food Pattern
16.66 % , 13.89 % 20
after
• Severe Anemic 5.55
10
% before 0
1 2
Anemic Condition
3 4

8. Change in food pattern of college
going girls
• 24 % girls cooking Types of change in food pattern
30
method
• .20 % nutritious food
25
• 21 % milk, fruits and 20
vegetables 15 percentage
Percentage
• 9 % non familiar 10
foods 5
• 14 % fermented and 0
sprouted legumes
change in cooking nutritious food milk,fruits and non familiar foods fermented and sprouted
method vegetables food
Food pattern

9. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
• The objective of the study was to see the role of
home science education in imparting knowledge
of foods , nutrition and cookery
• The ultimate goal of every education is to impart
the students skill based, value oriented and
entrepreneurial knowledge which gives them
healthy, wealthy and happy life
• More study is needed in this direction as well as
the role of home science education in
personality and overall development of a person.