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lxxxiiiTable 8.13: knowledge of AWWs about fathers’ support in child care(Percentage)Particulars Intervention districts / ControlCategory of AWCsIntervention IntermediateRaigarhWhether fathers get engaged in care of thechildren (n=) 61 59 61Yes 90.2 98.3 86.9Help provided by fathers (n=) 55 58 53Giving bath 83.6 91.4 90.6Helps in eating 60 48.3 84.9Takes the child to AWC 36.4 36.2 54.7Helps in learning 32.7 29.3 54.7Helps in dressing 38.2 34.5 49.1Plays with child 30.9 29.3 28.3Whether interaction with fathers (n=) 61 59 61Yes 65.5 56.9 64.2From the table, the following findings have emerged.• About 92 percent of AWWs reported involvement of fathers in taking care of the children• Mainly they involvement themselves in giving bath (89%) and helping the child in eating(64%), taking the child to AWC (42%) and helping in dressing the child (40%).• Sixty two percent of AWWs interact with fathers90 8.5 Activities undertaken in AWCs8.5 1 Activities undertaken to implement ICDS in the areaThe AWWs were asked three types of questions to assess what activities they hadundertaken to implement ICDS scheme in the area. The first question was on what activitiesthey had undertaken for implementation of the ICDS in their own area.. In the secondquestion they were asked all the services they provided at AWCs; the response wasvoluntary, without any probe. In the third question, they were asked about their activities ongenerating community awareness of their services. These three questions are being analyzedin this section.The AWWs were asked whether they had undertaken various activities to implement ICDSprogramme in the area. They were asked about each activity one by one. Their responses areshown below in Table 8.14:Baseline Study Of Early Childhood Care And Development Project In ChattisgarhApril,2012