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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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:689a1b934b98431c88572347e799b7b12021-11-10T15:31:28ZUtilisation of Supplementary Nutrition Service at Anganwadi Centres in a Block of Ganjam District, Odisha: A Cross-sectional Study10.7860/JCDR/2021/50762.154082249-782X0973-709Xhttps://doaj.org/article/689a1b934b98431c88572347e799b7b12021-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.jcdr.net/articles/PDF/15408/50762_CE[Ra1]_F[SH]_PF1(SG_SHU)_PN(KM).pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/2249-782Xhttps://doaj.org/toc/0973-709XIntroduction: 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.Smaranita SabatNivedita KarmeeJCDR Research and Publications Private Limitedarticleanganwadi serviceshot cooked mealsintegrated child development servicestake home rationMedicineRENJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, Vol 15, Iss 9, Pp LC09-LC12 (2021)
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topic anganwadi services
hot cooked meals
integrated child development services
take home ration
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spellingShingle anganwadi services
hot cooked meals
integrated child development services
take home ration
Medicine
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Smaranita Sabat
Nivedita Karmee
Utilisation of Supplementary Nutrition Service at Anganwadi Centres in a Block of Ganjam District, Odisha: A Cross-sectional Study
description 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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author Smaranita Sabat
Nivedita Karmee
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Nivedita Karmee
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title Utilisation of Supplementary Nutrition Service at Anganwadi Centres in a Block of Ganjam District, Odisha: A Cross-sectional Study
title_short Utilisation of Supplementary Nutrition Service at Anganwadi Centres in a Block of Ganjam District, Odisha: A Cross-sectional Study
title_full Utilisation of Supplementary Nutrition Service at Anganwadi Centres in a Block of Ganjam District, Odisha: A Cross-sectional Study
title_fullStr Utilisation of Supplementary Nutrition Service at Anganwadi Centres in a Block of Ganjam District, Odisha: A Cross-sectional Study
title_full_unstemmed Utilisation of Supplementary Nutrition Service at Anganwadi Centres in a Block of Ganjam District, Odisha: A Cross-sectional Study
title_sort utilisation of supplementary nutrition service at anganwadi centres in a block of ganjam district, odisha: a cross-sectional study
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