Profile of anganwadi workers and their knowledge about ICDS
Kant, L.; Gupta, A.; Mehta, S.P.
Indian Journal of Pediatrics 51(411): 401-402
1984
ISSN/ISBN: 0019-5456 PMID: 6526448 DOI: 10.1007/bf02776423Document Number: 581574
Profile of 96 anganwadi workers of Inderpuri project area in Delhi and their knowledge about Icds was assessed through a questionnaire. 92.71 percent Aww were trained, and only 17.71 perceent lived and worked in the small locality. The number of children under 2 they would expect in an anganwadi was known to only one (1.04%) and the number of pregnant and lactating mother to only 3.12 percent. Majority 92.71 percent could not tell full form of ICDS. Most of them (90.62%) could not enumerate all the services being provided and none could list out their job responsibilities. It is recommended that the existing training of AWWs needs to be evaluated and their continuous education strengthened.
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