1Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Government Thiruvannamalai Medical College, Thiruvannamalai
2Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala
3Medical Officer, Kanchipuram District Hospital, Tamilnadu
*Correspondence to: Dr. Sivakumar D, Assistant Professor, Department of Community medicine, Government Thiruvannamalai Medical College, Thiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, E mail: kumarsiva2010@yahoo.com, Mobile: 08056458035
Online published on 9 January, 2019.
Integrated Child Development Services is the largest national programme for the development of mothers and children in the world. The services are rendered through Anganwadi worker (AWW) at Anganwadi centre (AWC). An evaluation study is carried out to assess the perception of anganwadi services provided by the beneficiary mothers of 3 to 6 year old children in Urban ICDS blocks in Kozhikode Corporation
A cross sectional descriptive study was carried out in 4 urban ICDS blocks in Kozhikode. Data was collected using pretested semi structured questionnaire and interviewing beneficiary mothers of 3 to 6 year old children.
Out of 234 mothers interviewed, 221(94.4%) of mothers perceived that the children were getting supplementary nutrition regularly from anganwadi centres. A large majority 196(83.8%) of mothers were satisfied with the PSE activities conducted in AWC'S. A large proportion 207(88.5%) of mothers perceived that AWW's did not inform about the date, time, place of health checkup. A large proportion of mothers 158(67.5%) felt that AWW's did not offer any referral advice for the children during illness. About 129(55.1%) of mothers perceived that health education session were conducted occasionally in AWC's.
In conclusion according to mother's perception health checkup, health education services and referral services were poor.
Supplementary nutrition, Preschool education, Health checkups, Referral services, Immunisation, Health education
