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lxxxTable 8.7: Knowledge of AWWs about correct breast feeding practices(Percentage)Correct breast feeding practices Intervention districts / ControlCategory of AWCsIntervention Intermediate Raigarh(n=) 61 59 61Feeding colostrum immediately after birthCorrect 100 100 98.4Incorrect 0 0 1.6Start BF within 1 hour of birthCorrect 98.4 93.2 98.4Incorrect 1.6 6.8 1.6Exclusive BF for 6 months, no water or no otherliquid item along with breastfeedingCorrect 95.1 94.9 85.2Incorrect 4.9 5.1 14.8Continuation of BF for more than one yearCorrect 96.7 94.9 85.2Incorrect 3.3 5.1 14.8• On asking preventive measures for keeping a new born healthy and protecting him/herfrom any illness, 76 percent reported that nothing should be applied on the cord. Othermeasures cited by AWWs were: “delay in giving a bath (61%), “placing the baby incontact with mother’s skin for warmth” (57%), “initiation of early breast feeding” (59%)and “drying and keeping the baby warm” (49%). (Table 8.8).Table 8.8: Knowledge of AWWs about preventive measures for keeping a newborn healthy and protecting from any illness(Percentage)Preventive measures for keeping a new Intervention districts / Controlborn healthy and protecting from anyCategory of AWCsillnessIntervention Intermediate Raigarh(n=) 61 59 61Delay in giving a bath 62.3 62.7 57.4Applying nothing on the cord 80.3 78 68.9Drying and keeping the baby warm 47.5 50.8 49.2Placing the baby in contact with mother’s skin forwarmth 49.2 57.6 63.9• About 92 percent of AWWs [lower in Raigarh (80%)] reported of drawing growthmonitoring charts for all children enrolled at their AWC. Out of them, 74 percent reportedof drawing monitoring charts for children aged 3 years and above every six months (Table8.9).Baseline Study Of Early Childhood Care And Development Project In ChattisgarhApril,2012