Abstract
The study was conducted in five villages namely Sainji, Sakanayana, Dhulet, Dhor and Simkhet of block Pabou, in Pauri Garhwal district. Twenty farm women from each village were randomly selected and socio-economic profile was recorded. Nutritional education regarding four selected topics was imparted. Scores for pre test knowledge and after imparting education, scores for gain in knowledge and retention of knowledge were recorded. Maximum gain (65.5%) and retention (51%) was observed for the message related to importance of nutrition garden followed by message on nutrition for children. For all the formulated messages, post test scores after one week and one month was higher. Significant increase in gain and retention of knowledge was recorded. Findings indicated that nutritional education intervention was helpful in gaining knowledge in the selected topics.
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