?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Study+of+Profile%2C+Knowledge+and+Problems+of+Anganwadi+Workers+in+ICDS+Blocks%3A+A+Cross+Sectional+Study&rft.creator=Patil%2C+SB++&rft.creator=Doibale%2C+MK&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Objectives%3A+To+study+the+profile+of+Anganwadi+Workers+(AWWs).+To+assess+knowledge+of+AWWs+%26+problems+faced+by+them+while+working.+Study+Design%3A+Cross+sectional+study.+Methods%3A+Anganwadi+centres+were+selected+by+stratified+sampling+technique.+From+each+block+10%25+AWWs+were+enrolled+into+study.+The+functioning+of+AWWs+was+assessed+by+interviewing+Anganwadi+workers+for+their+literacy+status%2C+years+of+experience%2C+their+knowledge+about+the+services+rendered+by+them+and+problems+faced+by+them.+Result%3A+Most+of+AWWs+were+from+the+age+group+of+between+41-50+years%3B+more+than+half+of+them+were+matriculate+and+34(69.38%25)+workers+had+an+experience+of+more+than+10+years.+Majority+(81.63+%25)+of+AWWs+had+a+knowledge+assessment+score+of+above+50%25.+They+had+best+knowledge+about+nutrition+and+health+education+(70%25).+Of+the+workers+87.7%25+complained+of+inadequate+honorarium%2C+28.5%25+complained+of+lack+of+help+from+community+and+other+problems+reported+were+infrastructure+related+supply%2C+excessive+work+overload+and+record+maintenance.+Conclusions%3A+Majority+of+AWWs+were+beyond+40+years+of+age%2C+matriculate%2C+experienced%2C+having+more+than+50%25+of+knowledge+related+to+their+job.+Complaints+mentioned+by+them+were+chiefly+honorarium+related+and+excessive+workload.+&rft.publisher=Kakkilaya+BS&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2013-08-25&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F9149%2F1%2F2013-2-1.pdf&rft.identifier=++Patil%2C+SB++and+Doibale%2C+MK++(2013)+Study+of+Profile%2C+Knowledge+and+Problems+of+Anganwadi+Workers+in+ICDS+Blocks%3A+A+Cross+Sectional+Study.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F9149%2F