Beet root juice on haemoglobin among adolescent girls

Beetroot Juice for Hemoglobin among Adolescent Girls

Dr. N. Gayathri Priya, Mrs. M. Malarvizhi, and Mrs. Annal Jega Jothi 3 1. MSN, Ph.D., Reader, Sri Ramachandra College of Nursing, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, India. 2. MSN, Lecturer, Sri Ramachnadra College of Nursing, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, India. 3. Lecturer, MIOT College of Nursing, Chennai, India.

Adolescence is a time of intense physical growth. It is also a stage of stress and strain. Most of them are having poor access to proper health care, nutrition, and education. Beetroot juice for hemoglobin is particularly beneficial as an anemia remedy for children and teenagers. Many studies proved that beetroot also contributes to improving the hemoglobin level in the blood. Hence, a study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of beetroot juice on hemoglobin among adolescent girls. The objective of the study was to assess the effectiveness of beetroot juice on hemoglobin among adolescent girls. A true experimental study design was adopted, and the study was conducted at Aringar Anna Government Higher Secondary School, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. A total of 60 adolescent girls were selected for the study, in that 30 girls were in the experimental group and 30 girls were in the control group who fulfilled the inclusive criteria and were selected by using a simple random sampling technique. The freshly prepared beetroot juice was administered to the samples for 20 days in mid-morning. Pre- and post-assessment was done using the checklist for assessing the signs and symptoms of anemia and the cyanmethemoglobin method for checking hemoglobin level. The data analysis was done by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Samples in the experimental group showed a highly significant improvement in hemoglobin level following the administration of beetroot juice (p<0.001), in comparison with the control group. The nurses have to play a vital role in building the knowledge and understanding the importance of the prevention of anemia. This can be facilitated by motivating the nurse to improve the theory-based knowledge to educate the community to use locally available resources to improve the health. By this the anemia can be prevented among the adolescent girls, and in the future the complications due to anemia can be prevented.