Utilisation of Supplementary Nutrition Service at Anganwadi Centres in a Block of Ganjam District, Odisha: A Cross-sectional Study
Introduction: In India, the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme provides a package of services to different groups of the target population. The Anganwadi Centre (AWC) is the focal point for delivery of these services. At AWCs, supplementary food is provided to children below six...
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JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
2021
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| Sumario: | Introduction: In India, the Integrated Child Development Services
(ICDS) scheme provides a package of services to different groups
of the target population. The Anganwadi Centre (AWC) is the focal
point for delivery of these services. At AWCs, supplementary food
is provided to children below six years, adolescent girls, pregnant
women and lactating mothers.
Aim: To assess the pattern of utilisation of supplementary nutrition
by the beneficiaries and to explore the factors leading to non
utilisation of supplementary nutrition.
Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study
conducted from October 2016 to October 2018 in AWCs in
Ganjam district, Odisha, India. Multistage random sampling was
used to select the AWCs. By using table of random numbers,
24 AWCs were selected. From each AWC, 12 beneficiaries were
selected randomly. So a total of 288 beneficiaries were selected.
Out of 288 beneficiaries, 240 beneficiaries were eligible for
supplementary nutrition. Rates and proportions were calculated.
The Chi-square test was used for testing association between
variables.
Results: All the AWCs were providing supplementary food as per
menu chart and were using standard measure for distribution of
raw food. Supplementary food was consumed by 188 (78.3%)
beneficiaries. The reason given by most of the respondents
{28 (53.8%)} for non utilisation of supplementary nutrition was
that they did not like the taste of the food. A statistically significant
association was found between utilisation of supplementary
nutrition and factors like education, socio-economic status and
occupation of women.
Conclusion: Although supplementary nutrition was provided by
all the AWCs, it was not consumed by some beneficiaries due
to lack of variety, taste and bad quality of food. The Take Home
Ration (THR) was shared among the family members resulting
in dilution of the service. |
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