This paper is published in Volume-7, Issue-4, 2021
Area
Health and Nutrition
Author
Kamalakanta Tripathy
Org/Univ
Fakir Mohan University, Balasore, Odisha, India
Pub. Date
16 August, 2021
Paper ID
V7I4-1779
Publisher
Keywords
Nutrition, Anganwadi, Children, Supplementary Food

Citationsacebook

IEEE
Kamalakanta Tripathy. Does Anganwadi make a difference in the nutritional status of children?, International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, www.IJARIIT.com.

APA
Kamalakanta Tripathy (2021). Does Anganwadi make a difference in the nutritional status of children?. International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, 7(4) www.IJARIIT.com.

MLA
Kamalakanta Tripathy. "Does Anganwadi make a difference in the nutritional status of children?." International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology 7.4 (2021). www.IJARIIT.com.

Abstract

ICDS centers, commonly known as Anganwadi Centres (AWC) started in the year 1975 mainly to fulfill the nutritional requirement of children along with essential integrated health services. The objective of this research is to know “how Anganwadi centers are working for improving the nutritional status among children”. Methods: The secondary data collected through the National Family Health Survey is used to analyze the effectiveness of Anganwadi Centres on child nutrition. Both bivariate and multivariate analyses have been carried out for this paper. Results: Over the years, the proportion of children accessing supplementary food from the Anganwadi/ ICDS has been declined. Further, recent data shows that percentage of children receiving food is high among poor households as compared to better-off households. However, the results of both bivariate and multivariate analyses show that there is no substantial difference in nutritional status of children between ICDS-covered and non-covered areas. Conclusion: There is no significant positive impact of supplementary nutrition through Anganwadi Centres on the malnutrition status of children. Therefore, the government should take steps for regular monitoring to ensure quality services through the Anganwadi centers. Then only, all the children will access adequate supplementary food and that would definitely make a change in the nutritional status of children.