Annexure III

UNIVRSITY GRANTS COMMISSION

BAHADUR SHAH ZAFER MARG

NEW DELHI –110002

PERFORMA FOR SUBMISION OF INFORMATION AT THE TIME OF SENDING THE FINAL REPORT OF THE WORK DONE ON THE PROJECT

1. TITLE OF THE PROJECT:MALNUTRITION: IT’S IMPACT ON HEALTH,

EDUCATION & PRODUCTIVITY

2.Name & Address of the Principal Investigator : / Prof R. K. Jadhav M. S. G. Arts, Science & Commerce College Malegaon Camp Dist. Nashik (MS)
3. Name & Address of the Institution : / M. S. G. Arts, Science & Commerce College Malegaon Camp Dist. Nashik (MS) 423105
4. UGC Approval No. & Date: / 23-904/09 (WRO)Dated 26.08.2008
5. Date of Implementation: / 01.09.2010 to 31.08.2012
6. Tenure of the Project: / Two Year
7. a) Total Grant Allocated : / 1,10,000.00
b) Total Grant Received: / 77,500.00
c)Final Expenditure: / 1,15,500.00
8. Objectives of the Project : / 1. To assess the status of the malnutrition and its impact on health , education , productivity.
2. To suggest remedies to improve the health, education productivity condition of the masses for better HDI
9. Whether objectives were achieved (Details) / The Minor Research Project on MALNUTRITION: ITS IMPACT ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, PRODUCTIVITY has enabled thr researcher to reflect on the overall picture of malnutrition and its impact on health, education and productivity. The study has been successful in finding the resons for malnutrition and its impact on the society. Further recommendations are made to overcome the problems.
10. Achievements from the projects /
  • The general masses should be educated on the need for adequate intake of balanced diet to help supply the necessary nutrients in the body.
  • The government should encourage agriculture by giving more loans to farmers so that their production will be on large scale and the masses can feed well.
  • Pregnant women should always attend the clinics to learn more about what to eat.
  • Government should establish more primary health care centers especially in the rural and slum areas.
  • Government should also sensitize awareness of malnutrition through the radio, television newspapers etc.
  • Health services, clean water supply, sanitation, immunization, early referral to prevent deaths related to malnutrition should be ensured by the government.
  • Food security should ensured by the government.
  • Education programmes should be planned that explain the importance of various components in a diet and and also inform people about cheaper food alternatives that can provide them with vital nutrients.
  • Controlling the growth of population and providing family planning guidance will lead to more food availability.

1. TITLE OF THE PROJECT:MALNUTRITION: IT’S IMPACT ON HEALTH,

EDUCATION & PRODUCTIVITY

Name & Address of the Principal Investigator:Prof R. K. JadhavM. S. G. Arts, Science

&Commerce College, Malegaon Camp, Dist.

Nashik (MS)

Name & Address of the Institution: M. S. G. Arts, Science & Commerce College,

Malegaon Camp, Dist. Nashik (MS) 423105

SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS

The present research was undertaken tostudy the impact of malnutrition on health, education and productivity in the city of Malegaon. Twenty slum areas of Malegaon city were selected for the study. The families were selected from slum areas which cooperated with the investigator. A total of 200 families from 20 slum areas were selected. Questionnaire, checklist, diet survey were selected to elicit information from the selected families. In the present study, the impact of malnutrition on health, education and productivity were assessed. The findings of the study are as below.

Information obtained from Malegaon Muncipal Corporation and observation revels that the slum areas included for the study had basic facilities like water and electricity. 95% of households had no toilet facility. In general other facilities such as school, fair price shop and primary health center were available. Television was the form of entertainment and communication. This shows that the selected slum areas had the basic facilities.

The selected families had a total population of 1075 members. The mean family size was 5-6 household. Textile industry was the main occupation. Only 4% of the houses were pucca houses. The main source of water is public tap. 99% of the household had open drainage facilities. 100% of the households were electrified. 56% of households possessed television and only 6% of them enjoyed radio.

Majority of the families were non- vegetarian. 72.5% of the families spent Rs. 1000-Rs.1500 per month on food. Rice and wheat were the staple cereals in majority of the families. Of most commonly used vegetables were brinjal and tomato. The consumption of fruits and milk was below the desirable level though the consumption of oil was regular.

The overall knowledge, attitude and practice were found fairly good in the area of health followed by maternal and child nutrition. Unfortunately the knowledge, attitude and practice of nutrition was poor. It may be concluded that the knowledge, attitude and practice scores in three areas were not satisfactory.

Nutrition security in terms of nutrient intake revealed that at baseline the intake of majority of the nutrients was below except for calcium and riboflavin. This may be due to regular consumption of pulses in their daily diet. Majority of nutrients consumed by the different age groups were found to be below the recommended dietary allowance level.

CONTRIBUTION TO THE SOCIETY

The community especially living in the slum is illiterate. They are from lower income group because of lesser resources. Their working conditions are also not fair hence they are underfeeding, though productivity thereof is extremely low due to insufficient opportunities. Consequently the human development index is below the average.

To break this vicious circle of the malnutrition the case study has been conducted. The study reveals the facts for malnutrition in slum areas which will be helpful to the society and the government to overcome the problem.