N Sivasubramanian, Iqbalmahammad Mansuri Ayshabanu, K Priscilla, S Vijayabanu, N Vijayalakshmi, B Mahalakshmi, Kathiresan Amudha, K Ponmari
Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Nootan College of Nursing, Sankalchand Patel University, Visnagar, Gujarat-384315, India.
Department of Community Health Nursing, Nootan College of Nursing, Sankalchand Patel University, Visnagar, Gujarat - 384315, India.
Bioinformation. 2025 Apr 30;21(4):725-729. doi: 10.6026/973206300210725. eCollection 2025.
Hunger and appetite play a vital role in children's growth and development. Reduced appetite in school-aged children can lead to malnutrition, poor academic performance and weakened immunity. Therefore, it is of interest to evaluate the efficacy of cumin water in enhancing hunger levels among school-aged children. Hence, a total of 120 children with reduced appetite were randomly divided into experimental and control groups. The experimental group received cumin water daily for four weeks, while the control group followed their usual diet. Hunger levels were assessed pre- intervention and post-intervention using a standardized hunger scale. The experimental group demonstrated a significant improvement in hunger levels compared to the control group (p < 0.05). Key factors influencing hunger included age, family type, parental occupation and deworming practices.
饥饿和食欲在儿童的生长发育中起着至关重要的作用。学龄儿童食欲下降会导致营养不良、学业成绩不佳和免疫力减弱。因此,评估孜然水提高学龄儿童饥饿水平的功效具有重要意义。因此,共有120名食欲下降的儿童被随机分为实验组和对照组。实验组连续四周每天饮用孜然水,而对照组则维持其日常饮食。在干预前后使用标准化饥饿量表评估饥饿水平。与对照组相比,实验组的饥饿水平有显著改善(p < 0.05)。影响饥饿的关键因素包括年龄、家庭类型、父母职业和驱虫措施。