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xxxixTable 4.29: Distribution of mothers/caregivers by measurement particulars ofheight and weight of their child (Contd..)(Percentage)Intervention districts Control districtParticularsInterventionAWCsIntermediateAWCsControlAWCsTime when the child was weighedlast time (n=) 652 665 7311 week back 10.1 8.4 6.72 week back 14.1 11.9 33.11 month back 39 44.1 36.92 or more months back 33.9 32.2 16.9Not Specified 2.9 3.5 6.3Whether Verified from thecard (n=) 652 665 731Verified 11.3 11.3 10.1Not verified 19.9 25.6 8.3Card was not available 68.7 63.2 81.5• Nearly four – fifths of them reported that weight or height or both were ever taken inboth intervention and control district.• A vast majority of them (93% in both intervention and control districts) reported AWC asthe place where the measurement was taken.• AWW was reported as the main worker who took measurement (91% in intervention and80% in control district). About half of the respondents in control district also reportedthat ANM had taken the measurement.• When the respondents were asked about time of weighing their reference child last, 64percent in intervention districts (58% in Janjgir and 68% in korba ) and 77 percent incontrol district reported that their child was weighed during the last month. In majority ofthe cases (66% in intervention districts and 81% in control district), the card was notavailable (Table 4.29).51 4.6 Cleanliness and hygienic practicesInformation on hand washing practices of the respondents before cooking food, serving foodto children and eating food was ascertained. Further, they were asked what material they usedduring hand washing and what safe practices following while cooking and keeping the foodafter preparation. They were also asked how often they gave bath to their child. This chapterdiscusses on all these aspects.4.6.1 Hand washing practices during handling foodAll the surveyed respondents were asked whether they washed their hands before cookingfood, serving food to children and eating food. Table 4.30 provides their responses. Thefollowing findings have emerged from this table.Baseline Study Of Early Childhood Care And Development Project In ChattisgarhApril,2012