Eating Habits and Effect for Children Studying at Basic Level

Abstract

Eating habits and effect for children studying at Basic Level" is completely field based study which helps to analyze Nutrition condition of Basic Level students of different schools which are (i) Shree Public High School, Chatara Line, Ward No. 12 (ii) Shree Shiksha Niketan School, Niketan Galli, Ward No. 02 (iii) Shree Saraswoti School, Dharan, Ward No. 01, Sunsari and (iv) Shree Panchayat Basic Level School, Ganesh Man Chowk, Ward No. 16. The objectives of the study are to know the Eating habits and effect for children studying at Basic Level and to know the knowledge about Nutrition in the study area population, to know the condition of mal nutrition diseases in Basic Level students of study area, to depart the knowledge of importance of nutrition in their bodies, right sources of nutrition and nutrients along with micronutrients which are necessary for Basic Level students of study area.

This study had been carried out from of sample of 125 basic level students means that students from class 1 to class 8 only with the help of school administration. This study had been done with the help of primary data which are directly collected from my presence and observation. The sample data or students had been selected according to simple random sampling method. The data collected from the study area had been concisely analyzed and interpreted with the help of table, line graph, column graph, pie-chart diagram so that it can be self presented. In terms of study population, the sex ratio of population is accounted 86.56. 76% of study population has been found Hindu where as Christian population 20%, Buddhist population 2.4% and Muslim population 1.6%. In the case to ethnicity composition, 21.6% study population is Brahmin, Chhetri 16.8%, Bishkarma 8.8%, Majhi 7.2%, Rai 6.4% and lowest percentage of study population is Khan 0.8%. About the educational attainment of parents of study population, the highest percentage of educational attainment is SLC 23.2%, Intermediate (+2) 13.6%, Bachelor 7.2%, Lower Secondary Level 20.8%, Primary Level 16.8%. Literate 11.2% and Illiterate population is 7.2%. It had been found that the family structure of study area was 86.4% living in joint family where as 13.6% living in nuclear family. In the matter of occupation followed by the parents of study area children was Agriculture by 43.2%, Business by 10.4%, and Service by 10.4%. During the research conducted basic level students of study v area in the comparative of preference of the dish or food by them, it had been noticed that the basic level students of the study area were preferring to use or have Junk food or Packed food was 76.8% where as only the 23.2% of basic level students of study were preferring to have or use Home-made food. It clearly shows that impartment of knowledge of Importance and positive of impact of Home-made food and Negative impact of Junk or Packed food on their healthy is very necessary in the study area. In the same way, 100% students of study area have already vaccinated or immunized. It is also found during observation that 80% students of basic level level are in Normal Nutrition, 16% study population are in Mild mal nutrition and 4% study population are found moderate mal nutrition. The administration and teachers of three schools have been found concerned about important of nutrition and they are conducting nutrition awareness program in school some time. But two schools of study area are not much concerned about nutrition program in their schools. However 86.4% study population had their lunch for tiffin 13.6% study population had not brought lunch for tiffin which shows that parents of them are not much concerned about their children nutrition. It shows that Nutrition knowledge to the parents and students of the study area is very necessary. Practice of washing hands properly and sanitizing hands before having food is very mandatory. Recent contrast, the basic level students who are mostly under 18 years do not have vaccine against Corona Virus (Covid-19) are in high risk. So, washing hands before having any food must be taught and monitored to the basic level students so that we can help them to build of eating habits with sanitized hands whereby we can save them in danger of Corona Virus.