Background: Children are the future pillars of a nation. Nutrition of these children would determine the strength of tomorrow’s nation. Inadequate nutrition of these children leads to retarded growth and development and may cripple the child the child for life long. Malnutrition is a worldwide problem and a major public health concern. More than half of the yearly 10.8 million deaths of children younger than 5 years are attributed to malnutrition according to the international reference recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). Objectives: The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of selected nutritional diet on growth of pre-schooler. Methods: The research approach adopted for this study was quantitative approach. The research design selected for the study was pre- experimental study one group pre & post-test design. Data was obtained from 30 Pre-schooler children. And sample was selected used purposive sampling technique. Data was collected with the help of demographic Performa and standardized tools. The obtained data was analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: The hypothesis was tested using paired ‘t’ test. The value of ‘t’ was calculated to analyses the difference between mean pre and interventional effect of selected nutritional diet on children. Weight- The value of t- test is t = 23.77 which is greater than table value therefore research hypothesis is accepted. Height- The value of t- test is t = 6.42 which is greater than table value therefore research hypothesis accepted. Conclusion: The study concluded that intervention was effective in increasing the weight and height of pre-schooler children through selected nutritional diet.
Parents, Pre-schooler children, Growth, Intervention, Selected nutritional diet
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