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Volume 12 Issue 2 ( April- June) 2023

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Assessment of infrastructural and utility facilities of Anganwadi Centres in study district of western India
Dr.Prashant Dave, Dr. Mittal Rathod, Dr. Amrita Sarkar

Introduction: The ICDS program functions through a network of ‘Anganwadi Centres’ (AWCs) which are the focal points for servicedelivery and are managed by the Anganwadi Workers (AWWs). For better utilization of any health care services, the infrastructure where such services are provided must be meeting basic requirements for its functioning. So the study was focused on the place (AWC). Objectives: (1) to assess the infrastructural and other utility facilities AWCs (2) to find out differences in facilities of AWCs between rural and urban localities. Method: This cross sectional study was done at selected 120 AWCs of Rural and Urban areas of Jamnagar using simple random sampling. Aproformahaving questions related to physical infrastructure and utility facilities of AWCs was used for data collection. Results: About 87% AWCs had ‘pucca’ type of building. Of all AWCs, 77.5% had electricity supply. Separate kitchen was available in 87.5% AWCs with separate storage facility in 80%. Gas facility was available in 95% AWCs. Out of all AWCs, 70% had drinking water facility. Usable toilet facility was present in only 67.5% of AWCs that was more common in rural as compared to urban AWCs Conclusion:More than 70% of all AWCs had ‘pucca building’, electricity supply, separate kitchen, separate storage facility, gas facility and drinking water facilities. About 2/3rd AWCs had usable toilet facility. Electricity supply was seen more commonly in urban than rural AWCs. Usable toilet facility was seen more commonly in rural AWCs than urban ones.

 
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