Assessment of knowledge and skills about growth monitoring amongst multipurpose workers in an ICDS project.
Knowledge and skills amongst 34 multipurpose workers working in an ICDS project about growth monitoring was assessed using interview technique. All workers had correct knowledge about rationale of growth monitoring. A total of 73.5% and 94.1% had knowledge that flattened growth curve indicates no weight gain and descending growth indicates decrease in weight, respectively.
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Nutrition Unit, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
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Gaur
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D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D002662:Child Health Services; D006128:Growth; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D016730:Program Development