International journal of Nursing Education & Research

A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF BEETROOT JUICE TO IMPROVE THE HAEMOGLOBIN LEVEL AMONG THE ANTENATAL MOTHERS WITH ANAEMIA AT SELECTED HOSPITAL

Vijaya Nirmala Devi S

vijisudhagar@gmail.com

Effectiveness, beetroot juice haemoglobin, antenatal mothers, anaemia

Prenatal care also known as antenatal care, is a type of preventive healthcare. Its goal is to provide regular check-up that allow doctors or midwives to treat and prevent potential health problems throughout the course of the pregnancy and to promote healthy lifestyles that benefit both mother and child. Maternal health is the nation’s wealth. A woman is more affected with some health disorders. Nutritional adequacy is one of the key determinants of the quality of human resources for women. Most preventable but yet more prevalent. Anemia can be defined as a reduction in the circulation of either hemoglobin or RBC. Bobak (2015) mentioned that Iron is an important factor in anemia because iron is used to make hemoglobin, which is the component of red blood cells that attaches to oxygen and transports it. Iron deficiency can be caused by insufficient dietary iron intake and or absorption, or by significant blood loss during the menstruation and delivery. Pregnant women and lactating women are amongst the highest groups at risk for iron deficiency anaemia. A quantitative research approach with quasi experimental design was considered. After getting permission from the concerned authority the researcher started data collection. 40 samples were selected by adopting. Non probability - purposive sampling on the basis of selection criteria. Among 40 samples, 20 samples were considered as experimental group and 20 samples were considered as control group. After the investigator collected the demographic data from samples. Then the investigator assessed the hemoglobin level (pretest) in experimental group and control group by using Sahli’s haemoglobinometer. Then 150ml of beetroot juice was given to the experimental group for continuous up to 20 days. In posttest on 20th day, hemoglobin level was assessed for experimental and control group by using the same Sahli’s haemoglobinometer. It was proven that the beetroot juice is effective for improving the hemoglobin level among antenatal mothers with anaemia.