Utilization of Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) and its linkages with undernutrition in India

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dc.creatorSingh, Shri K
dc.creatorChauhan, Alka
dc.creatorAlderman, Harold
dc.creatorAvula, Rasmi
dc.creatorDwivedi, Laxmi K
dc.creatorKapoor, Rati
dc.creatorMeher, Trupti
dc.creatorMenon, Purnima
dc.creatorNguyen, Phuong Hong
dc.creatorPedgaonker, Sarang
dc.creatorPuri, Parul
dc.creatorChakrabarti, Suman
dc.date2024-07
dc.date2024-04-10T16:17:56Z
dc.date2024-04-10T16:17:56Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:00:31Z
dc.descriptionThe Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) programme has been the central focus of the POSHAN Abhiyaan to combat maternal and child malnutrition under the national nutrition mission in India. This paper examined the linkages between utilization of ICDS and underweight among children aged 6-59 months. The study utilized data from two recent rounds of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4 [2015-2016] and NFHS-5 [2019-2021]). Descriptive analyses were used to assess the change in utilization of ICDS and the prevalence of underweight at the national and state levels. Multivariable logistic regressions were performed to examine factors associated with the utilization of ICDS and underweight. Linkages between utilization of ICDS and underweight were examined using the difference-in-differences (DID) approach. Utilization of ICDS increased from 58% in 2015-2016 to 71% in 2019-2021. The prevalence of underweight decreased from 37% to 32% in the same period. Changes in ICDS utilization and underweight prevalence varied considerably across states, socioeconomic and demographic characteristics. Results from decomposition of DID models suggest that improvements in ICDS explained 9%-12% of the observed reduction in underweight children between 2016 and 2021, suggesting that ICDS made a modest but meaningful contribution in addressing undernutrition among children aged 6-59 months in this period.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/140791
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/91892
dc.languageen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceSingh, Shri K.; Chauhan, Alka; Alderman, Harold; Avula, Rasmi; Dwivedi, Laxmi K.; Kapoor, Rati; et al. 2024. Utilization of Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) and its linkages with undernutrition in India. Maternal and Child Nutrition 20(3): e13644. https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13644
dc.subjectchild development
dc.subjectchild health
dc.subjectchild nutrition
dc.subjectnutrition interventions
dc.subjectnutrition policies
dc.subjectnutritional status
dc.subjectunderweight
dc.titleUtilization of Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) and its linkages with undernutrition in India
dc.typeJournal Article

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