Abstract

towards physical maintenance of the body. Objectives: 1. To assess the knowledge scores on anorexia
nervosa among adolescent girls in selected college of rural areas. 2. To assess the knowledge scores on
anorexia nervosa among adolescent girls in selected college of urban areas. 3. To compare the knowledge
scores on anorexia nervosa among adolescent girls of rural and urban colleges. 4. To find out the association
between knowledge scores of adolescent girls with their demographic variables in selected college of rural
areas. 5. To find out the association between knowledge scores of adolescent girls with their demographic
variables in selected college of urban areas. Nullhypotheses: HO1: There is no significant difference in
between the knowledge scores of adolescent girls in selected rural and urban areas. HO2: There is no
significant association of knowledge scores of rural adolescent girls with their demographic variables.
HO3: There is no significant association of knowledge scores of urban adolescent girls with their demographic
variable. Materials and methods: Non-experimental, comparative research design was adopted to conduct
the study. Hundred adolescent girls selected through non- probability purposive sampling technique. Result:
The overall knowledge scores on anorexia nervosa in rural college, among 50 adolescents’ girls that majority
of 33(66%)having moderate knowledge, 15(30%) having inadequate knowledge, 2(4%) having adequate
knowledge. In urban college, among 50 adolescents’ girls that majority of 43(86%) having moderate
knowledge, 6(12%) having adequate knowledge, 1(2%) having inadequate knowledge. The mean sores of
knowledge regarding anorexia nervosa among rural adolescent girls 13.16 and S.D 4.234 and the urban
adolescent girls mean was 17.04 and S.D was 2.891, obtained “t” value was 5.35, which is highly significant
at 0.01 level. Hence it is proved that there are significant difference in between rural and urban
knowledge scores regarding anorexia nervosa among adolescent girls. Conclusion: The study findings
concluded that there is significant difference in rural and urban knowledge scores.

Key words: Anorexia Nervosa, Knowledge, Adolescent Girls.