ASSESSMENT OF NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF ANGANWADI CHILdrEN (0-6 YEARS) IN URBAN AND RURAL AREAS OF NAGPUR WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO ANGANWADI SERVICES- A COMPARATIVE CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Mahendra Dhanvijay; Prashant Bagdey; Uday Narlawar

Volume : IX, Issue : IV, April - 2020

ASSESSMENT OF NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF ANGANWADI CHILdrEN (0-6 YEARS) IN URBAN AND RURAL AREAS OF NAGPUR WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO ANGANWADI SERVICES- A COMPARATIVE CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Mahendra Dhanvijay, Prashant Bagdey, Uday Narlawar

Abstract :

Introduction: Children are in a constant phase of development. Their body is in a phase of constant wear–tear and repair, their ain is developing, bones are growing. These growing children require constant supplementation of calories, proteins and micronutrients to keep the pace of increased demands of the body. Method: This cross–sectional study was conducted among children up–to 6 years registered in anganwadi. Malnutrition of children in urban and rural area were studied with special reference to anganwadi services. Results: ICDS scheme was used by 77% children in urban area and by 80% children in rural area regularly. 84.02% children of urban area and 93.25% children of rural area had taken vitamin A. 84.86% of children in urban area and 91.33% of children in rural area had taken deworming tablets. Conclusion: Malnutrition was more when ICDS scheme participation in anganwadi, vitamin A supplementation and deworming were low.