Food and Nutrition Literacy among Muslim Women in Bhairabi Rural Municipality of Dailekh

Abstract

This research entitled Food and Nutrition Literacy among Muslim Women in Bhairabi Rural Municipality of Dailekh was carried out with the main objective to find out the knowledge of the Muslim women on food and nutritional health literacy. The study followed descriptive type of research design, and the nature of the study was quantitative. All the Muslim women of Bhairabi Rural Municipality of Dailekh district were the population of the study among which 115 Muslim women of age 15-45 years were selected by census method. Structured interview schedule was the tool used to collect data.

         The study found the respondents with five members in their families had inadequate food and nutritional health literacy. Respondents with four and more children had inadequate and 9.86 percent had adequate food and nutritional health literacy. Among the respondents who were illiterate, 56.34 percent have inadequate. Among the respondents who were literate, 43.66 percent have inadequate and 23.94 percent had adequate food and nutritional health literacy. The study found that 42.25 percent of the respondents who were laborers had inadequate food and nutritional health literacy.