Abstract
Background: Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme is world’s largest community-based Programme Objective: To assess the coverage, impact, and reasons for non-utilization of supplementary nutrition among ICDS beneficiaries Methodology: To assess the coverage, impact, and reasons for non-utilization of supplementary nutrition among ICDS beneficiaries Results: 66 % of the beneficiaries are aware of the supplementary nutrition availability, while only 52% of them acquire the services. Only 24% of the adolescents are aware of the supplementary nutrition being given in ICDS and none of them are availing it. 28.7 % of the beneficiaries are getting. Conclusion: 52% of the study participants were utilizing the services and the major reason for non-utilization was inferior quality of the grains and unawareness, mainly among adolescent females. Positive impact could be seen with reduction in SAM cases, immunization updation but nutrition education needs to be upgraded.
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