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International Journal of Practical Nursing

Volume  7, Issue 3, September – December 2021, Pages 97-100
 

Original Article

Effectiveness of Amla Juice with Honey on Moderate Anemia Among Adolescent Girls

Divya R1, Rajathi Sakthivel2

1Staff Nurse, Seerpanandhal, PHC, Kallakkurichi District 605802, Tamil Nadu India. 2Vice-Principal/HOD Child Health Nursing, Hindu Mission College of Nursing , West Tambaram, Chennai 600045, India.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijpen.2454.9126.7321.1

Abstract

Anemia in adolescent girls, attributes to future in high maternal,perinatal mortality and incidence of low-birth-weight babies. This study intendedto evaluate the effectiveness of amla juice with honey in improvement of hemoglobin level among adolescent girls.The preexperimental one group pre -posttest design was adopted.The 30 adolescent girls with moderate anemiawere selected throughpurposive sampling technique. In pretest,the mean& SD value was 9.56±0.66 whereas in posttest 10.37± 0.70 respectively. The calculated paired ‘t’ valueof 20.36* was statistically significant at p<0.05. i.e., after one month of administration of amla juice with honey 27% samples were changed to moderate to mild anemia. The findings of the study showed that,amla juice with honey supplementation can significantly improving hemoglobin levels of adolescent girls and thereby prevent mortality and morbidity rates due to anemia of adolescents. Keywords: Effectiveness; Amla juice; Honey; Anemia and Adolescent girls.


Corresponding Author : Rajathisakthivel,Vice-principal, Hindu Mission College of Nursing, Chennai 600045, India.