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xcvi9.2.2 Personal care, hygiene and habit formationThis sub-component has been subdivided into three activities—hand washing practices,independent toileting and eating independently; their analysis is shown in Table 9.3. It maybe noted that the largest percent of AWCs on all the activities under this sub-component fallsin level 1 (second level), though 21 percent to 31 percent AWCs also fall in the best level(score 2). The mean score for the intervention districts is less than 1 but the score in thecontrol district is more than 1, suggesting that condition/situation of the AWCs in the controldistrict on the dimension under study is better than the intervention/intermediate AWCs.Table 9.3: Distribution of AWCs by levels of hand washing and hygiene practicesand mean scores(Percentage)Q.No. Scoring on personal care,hygiene and habit formationInterventionAWCsIntermediateAWCsControlAWCs(n=) 62 60 621. Hand washingChildren do not wash hands aftertoileting or before meals.41.9 33.3 8.1Children wash hands for one ofthese activities.35.5 50 38.7Children wash hands bothafter toileting and beforeeating food. 22.6 16.7 53.2Mean score 0.807 0.834 1.4512 Independent toiletingLess than one third of thechildren above age 3 years cando toileting without assistance.30.6 21.7 17.7About half of the children above 3years can do toileting withoutassistance.61.3 65 41.9More than half of the childrenabove 3 years can dotoileting without assistance. 8.1 13.3 40.3Mean score 0.775 0.916 1.2253. Eating independentlyLess than one third of thechildren above age 3 years caneat most of a meal on their own.38.7 38.3 6.5About half of the children aboveage 3 years are able to feedthemselves and complete most ofthe meal on their own.41.9 43.3 25.8More than half of thechildren above age 3 yearsable to feed themselves andcomplete most of the mealon their own 19.4 18.3 67.7Baseline Study Of Early Childhood Care And Development Project In ChattisgarhApril,2012