Feeding Practices In Icds and Non-Icds Areas Some Observations In An Oldest Project

Authors

  • Sanjay Chaturvedi University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
  • J V Singh King George's Medical College, Lucknow
  • B C Srivastava King George's Medical College, Lucknow

Abstract

ICDS Scheme, launched in India in 1975-76. is perhaps one of the largest child development programmes in the world.Active community intervention for a qualitative change in child rearing parctices has been intensely advocated during rect:nt decades aud with health and nutritional education for 15-45 years women, ICDS is supposed to play a big role in it. Fortunately breast feeding is universally practised maternal norm in our country and that too for quite a long period but weaning is the area causing lot of concern.
As a part of a series of detailed community investigations, this study was conducted in Dalmau block (Dist. Rae Bareli, U.P.), one of the oldest projects in our county, to compare the feeding practices in ICDS and non-ICDS areas to take a view of schemes impact in terms of change in
child rearing habits.

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Published

1990-12-31

How to Cite

1.
Chaturvedi S, Singh JV, Srivastava BC. Feeding Practices In Icds and Non-Icds Areas Some Observations In An Oldest Project. Indian J Community Health [Internet]. 1990 Dec. 31 [cited 2024 Nov. 24];6(3):67-9. Available from: http://iapsmupuk.org/journal/index.php/IJCH/article/view/9

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 3 (1990)

Section

Original Article

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