Abstract

Human body contains about 24 minerals among the different minerals calcium is a very important mineral in human metabolism, making up about 1-2% of an adult human’s body weight. The main sources of calcium in the diet are milk and milk products, sesame seeds and green leafy vegetables.This study is done to compare the level of knowledge regarding calcium rich diet between staff nurses and nursing students.Quantitative research approach and d escriptive design are selected to conduct the study on 15 staff nurses who are working in Narayana Medical College Hospital, Nellore and 15 nursing students who are training in Narayana Nursing Institution, Nellore selected by Non-probability convenience sampling technique. Self structured questionnaire is used to collect the data. Results showed that with regard to level of knowledge among 15 staff nurses, 9(60%) had moderate knowledge and among nursing students, 8(53.3%) had moderate knowledge regarding calcium rich diet.The study concluded that comparison of the level of knowledge between the staff nurses and nursing students revealed that, staff nurses had adequate knowledge than the nursing students regarding calcium rich diet.

Key words: Calcium, Calcuim rich diet, Bones.