Knowledge and opinion of stakeholders and beneficiaries about supplementary food provided in anganwadis
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The research study was conducted in four villages of Dharwad district of Karnataka
state during 2012-13 to know the “Knowledge and opinion of stakeholders and beneficiaries
about supplementary food provided in anganwadis.” Ex-post facto research design was
employed in the present research study. From each village 40 stakeholders and 40
beneficiaries were randomly selected. Stakeholders were community people, parents and
anganwadi teachers. Beneficiaries were adolescent girls, pregnant women, lactating mothers
and anganwadi children. Thus the total sample selected for the study was 320. The data was
collected from the selected sample through personal interview with the help of pretested
structured interview schedule. The collected data were tabulated and analyzed by using
suitable stastical tools. The results showed that comparison of knowledge of beneficiaries,
stakeholders and anganwadi teachers about supplementary food provided in anganwadis.
There was significant difference observed between these three groups on knowledge about
supplementary food provided in anganwadis. On the whole anganwadi teachers had high
knowledge when compared to stakeholders and beneficiaries. In case of opinion 45 per cent
of the beneficiaries had favourable opinion, 40.84 per cent of stakeholders had highly
favourable opinion and 60 per cent of anganwadi teachers had favourable opinion about
supplementary food provided in anganwadis. In case of beneficiaries age, education level,
land holding, organizational participation and cosmopoliteness were positively and
significantly related to knowledge level. In case of stakeholders education level,
organizational participation, extension participation and scientific orientation were positively
and significantly related to knowledge level. Organizational participation was negatively and
significantly related to opinion of beneficiaries. Education level, extension participation and
scientific orientation were positively and significantly related to the opinion of respondents.
Majority of the respondents had medium level of knowledge about anganwadi activities, food
and health facilities provided in anganwadis. Hence concerned functionaries should take
adequate steps to create awareness by organizing camps and trainings to increase the
knowledge level of beneficiaries and stakeholders about the programme.
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