title: Assessment of knowledge and skills about growth monitoring amongst multipurpose workers in an ICDS project.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Nutrition Unit, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Kapil
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Sood
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Gaur
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhasin
mesh_terms: 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