Journal of FARM SCIENCES, Vol 27, No 2 (2014)

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Knowledge of stakeholders and beneficiaries about supplementary food provided in Anganwadis

Pratibha C. Salutagimath, D.A. Nithyashree

Abstract


The research study was conducted in four villages of Dharwad district of Karnataka state during 2012-13 to know the knowledge of stakeholders and beneficiaries about supplementary food provided in anganwadis. Ex-post facto research design was employed in the present research study. A total of four villages from 2 talukas covering 160 stakeholders and 120 beneficiaries were randomly selected. Stakeholders were community people, parents and anganwadi teachers. Beneficiaries were adolescent girls, pregnant women and lactating mothers. Thus the total sample selected for the study was 280. 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 statistical tools. The results showed that Anganwadi teachers had high knowledge regarding supplementary food provided by anganwadis as compared to beneficiaries and stakeholders. In case of beneficiaries age, education level, land holding, organizational participation and cosmopoliteness were positively and significantly related to knowledge level and in case of stakeholders it indicates that education level, organizational participation, extension participation and scientific orientation were positively and significantly related to knowledge level.

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