Awareness and Consumption of Millets-Related Food among College Girls: A Survey Study

Abstract

Millets are a group of small-seeded grasses. Millets are nutritious and are also known as a superfood or smart food, which is mainly grown in arid and semi-arid environments. This study focuses on assessing the millets awareness and consumption of millets-related food among college girls. The study was conducted with a sample of 62 girls from Mahila Mahavidyalaya, BHU, Varanasi were selected using simple Purposive Random Sampling Method. Information related to awareness of millets and their consumption was collected from college girl students through self-constructed questionnaire. For analysis of data Percentage was utilised. Study concluded that 59.61% of the college girls said that the elders in their house used to consume millets in the form of roti. 93.54% college girls were aware of the use of millets whereas 6.45% girls were not aware about the use of millets. 80.64% college girls were consuming millets in their diet whereas 19.35% girls were not using millets in their diet. 82.25% girls were aware that millets are available in the market in different forms whereas 17.74% college girls were not aware that millets are available in the market or not. Maximum 46.77% girls were aware about the roti dish made by millets, 33.87% girls were aware about Khichadi and percentage were low 11.29% and 8.06% for Halwa respectively. Therefore, there is a need to make college girls aware about millets. The present study recommends that awareness can be developed through schools, colleges, and social media and by organizing workshops on various types of millets for their better health