Table 3.
Results of probit regression
| T 1: Access to ICDS | T 2: Access to ICDS for last 6 months | T 3: Access to ICDS with regular visits | T 4: Access to ICDS with regular eggs | T 5: Access to ICDS with advice on general nutrition | T 6: Access to ICDS with knowledge of growth of child | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District (Howrah ref)
Uttar Dinajpur |
−0.26 | −0.32 | −0.12 | −0.95*** | −0.03 | 0.01 |
| BPL card holder (Yes ref) | 0.1 | 0.13 | 0.85** | 0.6 | 0.46 | 0.26 |
| No | ||||||
| Perception about availability of AWC in locality (No ref) Yes | 2.43*** | 2.76*** | 2.21*** | 2.13*** | 2.03*** | 2.89*** |
| Toilet at home (Yes ref) | 0.62** | 0.45* | 0.21 | 0.79*** | −0.25 | −0.31 |
| No | ||||||
| Edu‐Emp (illiterate unemployed ref) | ||||||
| Illiterate employed | 0.90** | 0.40 | 0.35 | 0.62 | 1.56*** | 1.29*** |
| Literate unemployed | 0.21 | 0.41 | −0.01 | 0.33 | −0.28 | −0.21 |
| Literate employed | 0.07 | 0.36 | −0.05 | 0.18 | 0.49 | 0.51 |
| Received SNP from AWC when pregnant (No ref) Yes | 1.05*** | 0.91*** | 1.94*** | 0.93*** | 1.57*** | 1.25*** |
| Child put on early Breastfeeding (Yes ref) | −1.1*** | −0.53*** | −0.85*** | −1.45*** | −0.90*** | −0.77*** |
| No | ||||||
| AWW informed about colostrums (No ref) | −0.35 | −0.23 | −0.25 | −0.23 | 0.47 | 0.31 |
| Yes | ||||||
| Received advise from AWW when pregnant (No ref) | −0.01 | 0.17 | −0.29 | 0.12 | 0.53 | 0.47 |
| Yes | ||||||
| Pseudo R2 | 0.20 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.23 | 0.20 | 0.15 |
| LR Chi2 | 109.74*** | 66.46*** | 60.21*** | 119.92*** | 74.72*** | 53.26*** |
| No of observations | 383 | 383 | 383 | 383 | 383 | 383 |
AWC = Anganwari centers; AWWs = Anganwari workers; ICDS = integrated child development scheme; SNP = supplementary nutritional programs; Edu‐Emp = education and employment.
***
Significant at 1% level.
**
Significant at 5% level.
*
Significant at 10% level.
Source: Analysis of primary data