Investigation into differential attitudes of village women of Kerala towards the applied nutrition programme

Abstract

An investigation in to the differential attitude of village women in Kerala towards the ANP was conducted in the N. E. S. blocks of Trivandrum District, where ANP was implemented 350 participants of the ANP camps formed the respondents of the study. The attitude was measured by using a scale specifically developed by the authors for this purpose. The analysis of the data revealed that the attitude of respondents is generally favourable towards ANP. Education, age, previous knowledge about the programme, previous participation in ANP camps etc. have positive influence on creating a favourable attitude towards the programme. It is also found that favourable attitude is a prerequisite for the effective participation in the ANP.