TY - JOUR T1 - Effect of education given to the nomadic women on the nutrition, health and hygiene of the tribe, and the role of nomadic women in development of nutrition culture and hygiene TT - تاثیر آموزش های تغذیه و بهداشت به زنان عشایری در سلامت ایل و نقش زنان عشایری در گسترش فرهنگ تغذیه و بهداشت JF - J-Mazand-Univ-Med-Sci JO - J-Mazand-Univ-Med-Sci VL - 13 IS - 41 UR - http://jmums.mazums.ac.ir/article-1-351-en.html Y1 - 2003 SP - 55 EP - 64 KW - Health Ëducation KW - Health KW - Nutrition KW - Women-Ëducation N2 - Background and purpose: Ïn the recent years, a good nutritional status is known as an development index, and women as growers of the next generation play very important role in each society. Therefore in the developing countries nutrition education has been a priority in the economic development nationwide for the health, economical and social programmers. Materials and methods: With cooperation of educated girls and nomadic teachers a one year educational program containing health and written nutrition principles was prepared for the nomadic families. The society under study were 141 nomadic ghashgai families, selected randomly based on the population of the tribes. The collected data were studied by direct observation. Results : The mean energy requirment for performance of the work assigned only to women is 1270 calories, and the amount of energy spent by women in shared work with men is 790 calories, and the mean required energy for performance of the work assigned to men is about 830 calories. Per capita need of energy for a family within 24 hours is 3300 calories. Ït was determined that to be about 1500 calories for women and 1860 calories for rest of the family members. Significant amount of the food was given to dogs and hens. The percentage of malnutrition in the children under 6 years in the tribe family under study prior to and after interferance education was significant (P M3 ER -