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International Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Volume  1, Issue 2, July - December 2015, Pages 53-57
 

Original Article

A Study to Assess the Knowledge Regarding ICDS Services among Mothers at Selected Anganwadi Centre’s Tirupati

C. Prabhavathi, B. Kokilamma, P. Sudharani, M. Sreelatha

*M. Sc. Nursing Student, **Assistant Professor, ***Principal, ****Assistant Professor, Dept of Community Health Nursing, College of Nursing, SVIMS, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh 517507.

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Abstract

 Currently the most important scheme in the field of child welfare is the ICDS scheme. The blue print for the scheme was prepared by the department of social welfare in 1975. The project was sanctioned in October 1975. ICDS scheme was launched on 2 October 1975, the 106th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi the father of nation. Therefore, a study was conducted to assess the knowledge regarding ICDS services among mothers at selected [1]. Research design was cross-sectional descriptive design. The study was conducted at Anganwadi centres, Tirupati. Population includes mothers of under-five children. Sample size consists of 100 mothers of under-five children under inclusion criteria. Non-probability convenient sampling technique was adopted based on inclusion criteria. A structured knowledge questionnaire is used to assess the knowledge regarding ICDS services among mothers. The collected data were analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics. Study findings revealed that out of 100 mothers 53(53%) had moderate knowledge, 38 (38%) had adequate knowledge and only 9 (9%) had inadequate knowledge regarding ICDS services. The mean knowledge regarding ICDS services among mothers is 23.14 with the standard deviation of 4.362. There is a significant association between knowledge regarding ICDS services with age of mother, educational status of mother, educational status of father, monthly income, religion at p<0.01 level. A majority of mothers were having moderate knowledge regarding ICDS services and demographic variables were statistically significant, and hence it can be concluded that, there should be improve knowledge regarding ICDS services by providing education regarding various services for different groups in order to improve the utilization of ICDS services to improve maternal and child health.  


Corresponding Author : C. Prabhavathi