TO assess the utilization of Integrated Child
Development Services (ICDS) in 1-6 year old children at a subcentre area in
rural Goa
Dr. Saroj Salelkar MBBS, DPH, PDCR
Insurance Medical Officer-
Goa
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ABSTRACT
A cross-sectional study was
carried out at Sub center Mandur area for 1-6 year old children with the
following aims (1) To assess the utilization of Integrated Child Development
Services (2)To identify the reasons for non-utilization if any (3)To evaluate
the nutritional status of the utilizer in
comparison with
the non-utilizer of ICDS scheme. It was observed that 47.1% of the children
under study were utilizing whereas 52.9% were not-utilizing the scheme. Of the
non-utilizers, 43% availed services of the nursery school and 48.5% of the
children did not utilize the services because the distance of the anganwadi
centers was more than 1 kilometer. There was no significant difference between
the nutritional status of the utilizer and non utilizer of the ICDS scheme. The
reasons for this could be multifactorial ranging from higher socioeconomic
status to higher literacy rates in the state of Goa.
