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A co relational survey study with quantitative study design was conducted to assess the occurrence and correlation of anemia with dietary practices among adolescent girls in selected schools , Agartala, Tripura. The objectives of the study was to determine the occurrence of anemia , to identify the dietary practices , to assess the correlation between anemia and dietary practices and to determine the association between occurrence of anemia among adolescent girls with their selected demographic variables. 100 numbers of adolescent girls were selected by using simple random sampling technique. Conceptual framework was used based on Health Belief Model. Data was collected by using valid and reliable demographic proforma, dietary practice checklist and Hemometer. The tool was validated by 7 experts and the reliability of the tool was 0.71(r). Pre- testing of the tool was conducted among adolescent girls to know the feasibility, ambiguity and clarity of items, pilot study was conducted among 10 students who fulfilled the sampling criteria in a selected school in Jiraniya, Choudhurybari girls‟ H.S. school. Data for the main study was collected from Bodhjung Girls‟ H.S. school with sample size 100 students from 8th May to 8th June 2019. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. The analysis revealed that 64 percent of the adolescents have poor dietary practices and 36 percent of the adolescent girls have moderate dietary practice. Statistical analysis was done by chi square test and yate’s continuity correction to assess the association between the occurrence of anemia among adolescent girls with their selected demographic variables, which shows significant association at 0.05 level of significance. Study has implications on Clinical Nursing practices and nursing research. This study can be repeated with a larger sample in another setting with other teaching strategies.
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"A STUDY TO ASSESS THE OCCURRENCE AND CORRELATION OF ANEMIA WITH DIETARY PRACTICES AMONG ADOLESCENT GIRLS AT SELECTED SCHOOL, AGARTALA, TRIPURA (W)", International Journal of Science & Engineering Development Research (www.ijrti.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.8, Issue 3, page no.274 - 279, March-2023, Available :http://www.ijrti.org/papers/IJRTI2303046.pdf
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