Baseline Assessment of the pilot intervention project “Use of Fortified Atta by Community using small chakki for wheat flour fortification in tribal blocks of Udaipur District, Rajasthan”

Agency : GAIN-PMU, IIHMR

This study was aimed to conduct an independent baseline assessment of GAIN’s innovative project in intervention and control block of Udaipur district in Rajasthan. The objectives of the study were to assess the present knowledge among rural families of micro-nutrient fortification and their attitude and behaviour towards regular use of fortified flour for family members. The focus was on pregnant women, lactating women, children under the age of five and adolescent girls. The study also assessed the fortification of flour done at small chakkis in the villages. In addition, the anaemia status among pregnant women, lactating mother, children under the age of five, adolescent girls and selected general population was also assessed. The study was conducted in three blocks of Udaipur District in Rajasthan.

The finding of the study reveals that the families which used fortified flour felt minor change in taste. However, one in three respondents was satisfied by its use. Most of the chakki owners did not know the health benefits of the fortified flour. However, awareness of micronutrients mixed during the process of fortification was found to be relatively better. Prevalence of malnutrition among children under the age of five was found to be high.



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