Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: June | Volume: 7 | Issue: 6 | Pages: 408-413
Utilisation of Anganwadi Services among Nursing Mothers in Rural Telangana: A Cross Sectional Study
Harikrishna BN1, Kishore Y Jothula2, Nagaraj K3, Navya BS4
1Dept of Community medicine, ESIC Medical College, Sanath Nagar, Hyderabad, Telangana
2Dept of Community and Family medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bibinagar, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district, Telangana
3Dept of Community Medicine, Sri Padmavathi Medical College for Women, SVIMS University, Tirupati, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh
4Student, ESIC Medical College, Sanath Nagar, Hyderabad, Telangana
Corresponding Author: Kishore Y Jothula
ABSTRACT
Background: Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) is an important scheme which delivers a package of services to improve the health status of mother and child. Inspite of providing useful services for free of cost, there is a gap in utilisation of services from the beneficiaries.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 103 nursing mothers with a pre-tested, semi structured questionnaire in order to assess utilisation of anganwadi services. Data collected was analysed using SPSS software.
Results: Supplementary nutrition (91.3%) was the most common anganwadi service utilized by nursing mothers followed by, health check-ups (89.3%), Nutrition & health Education (84.5%) and referral services (70.9%).
Conclusions: Apart from supplementary nutrition and health check-up, there is a need to sensitise and motivate beneficiaries to utilise the other services offered by anganwadi centre.
Keywords: Anganwadi centre, Health check-up, Nursing mothers, Supplementary nutrition,
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