Coverage vs Utilization of integrated child services scheme (ICDS): A community based study in urban block of Patiala, Punjab (India).

Autor: Jain I; Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Patiala, Punjab, India., Singh A; Department of Community Medicine, Gian Sagar Medical College and Hospital, Rajpura, Patiala, Punjab, India., Chaturvedi R; Department of Community Medicine, Gian Sagar Medical College and Hospital, Rajpura, Patiala, Punjab, India., Balgir RS; Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Patiala, Punjab, India.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of family medicine and primary care [J Family Med Prim Care] 2022 Feb; Vol. 11 (2), pp. 762-766. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Feb 16.
DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_484_21
Abstrakt: Introduction: Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme provides a wide range of health, nutrition and education services to children, women and adolescent girls. Maternal satisfaction usually influences service uptake and utilization. Therefore, in addition to coverage, the quality of services provided and end-user satisfaction need to be assessed.
Material and Methods: A cross-sectional community-level study was conducted in the urban block of the Patiala district in Punjab. A total of 54 AWCs were selected from a sample frame of 222 by applying a systematic random sampling technique. From each selected AWC, 20 mothers of registered beneficiaries (0-6 years) were randomly selected for interview. The data collected was entered and analysed using SPSS version 22.
Results: The present study revealed that most of the Anganwadis (87.19%) were regularly open for the provision of various ICDS services. However, only 48.02% of children received supplementary nutrition from AWC regularly. Only 32.36% of children who were sick were referred by AWW. Satisfaction with quantity and quality of food served was found to be 61% and 45.90% among mothers, respectively.
Conclusion: It was concluded that there is a need to improve the quality of services to overcome the problem of under-utilisation of services despite the wide coverage of ICDS services; regular orientation and training courses for AWWs should be conducted to ensure better service delivery to all beneficiaries.
Competing Interests: There are no conflicts of interest.
(Copyright: © 2022 Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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