Karnataka Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Pilot Project Chincholi Block in Gulbarga District Devadurga Block in Raichur District June, 2015

Nutritional Status-0-36 months children (Cohort Group) Under Weight Chincholi Block Normal % Moderate Severe No of Children Dec-15 (Baseline) 2484 64.89 780 20.38 564 14.73 3828 Jul-16 1219 64.3 386 20.4 291 15.35 1896 Dec-16 1358 71.3 347 18.2 200 10.50 1905 Mar-17 1475 77.4 316 16.6 114 5.98 Jun-17 1538 80.8 279 14.7 86 4.52 1903 Sep-17 944 88.1 101 9.4 27 2.52 1072 Under Weight – Weight for age Supplementation of Fortified Energy Food started in Chincholi Block in December,2016. The improvement in nutritional status before that is on account of behaviour change

Nutritional Status-0-36 months children (Cohort Group) Under Weight Chincholi Block

Nutritional Status-0-36 months children (Cohort Group) Wasting Chincholi Block Non wasted % Moderate Severe No of Children Dec-15 (Baseline) 2676 69.91 298 7.78 854 22.31 3828 Jul-16 1468 82.84 171 9.65 133 7.51 1772 Dec-16 1602 89.20 117 6.51 77 4.29 1796 Mar-17 1679 92.92 91 5.04 37 2.05 1807 Jun-17 1678 94.22 72 4.04 31 1.74 1781 Sep-17 962 94.97 38 3.75 13 1.28 1013 Wasting – Weight for height Supplementation of Fortified Energy Food started in Chincholi Block in December,2016. The improvement in nutritional status before that is on account of behaviour change

Nutritional Status-0-36 months children (Cohort Group) Wasting Chincholi Block

Nutritional Status-0-36 months children (Cohort Group) Stunting Chincholi Block Non Stunted % Moderate Severe No of Children Dec-15 (Baseline) 1096 28.63 683 17.84 2049 53.53 3828 Jul-16 607 34.24 381 21.49 785 44.28 1773 Dec-16 584 32.98 371 20.95 816 46.08 1771 Mar-17 502 28.57 370 21.06 885 50.37 1757 Jun-17 518 29.23 385 21.73 869 49.04 1772 Sep-17 343 34.47 234 23.52 418 42.01 995 Stunting – Height for age Supplementation of Fortified Energy Food started in Chincholi Block in December,2016. The improvement in nutritional status before that is on account of behaviour change Explanation: Stunting has increased, because as the incidence of wasting decreases the children no longer wasted enter the stunted category, this is a normal trend.

Nutritional Status-0-36 months children (Cohort Group) Stunting Chincholi Block

Nutritional Status-0-36 months children (Cohort Group) Under Weight Devadurga Block Normal % Moderate Severe No of Children Dec-15 (Baseline) 2051 53.37 959 24.95 833 21.68 3843 Jul-16 488 66.67 155 21.17 89 12.16 732 Dec-16 506 68.75 137 18.61 93 12.64 736 Mar-17 546 74.18 130 17.66 60 8.15 Jun-17 555 75.51 139 18.91 41 5.58 735 Sep-17 327 81.55 57 14.21 17 4.24 401 Under Weight – Weight for age Supplementation of Fortified Energy Food started in Devadurga Block in April,2017. The improvement in nutritional status before that is on account of behaviour change

Nutritional Status-0-36 months children (Cohort Group) Under Weight Devadurga Block

Nutritional Status-0-36 months children (Cohort Group) Wasting Devadurga Block Non Wasted % Moderate Severe No of Children Dec-15 (Baseline) 2651 68.98 310 8.07 882 22.95 3843 Jul-16 628 89.33 41 5.83 34 4.84 703 Dec-16 615 87.36 58 8.24 31 4.40 704 Mar-17 630 90.00 44 6.29 26 3.71 700 Jun-17 650 92.59 18 2.56 702 Sep-17 362 94.03 17 4.42 6 1.56 385 Wasting – Weight for height Supplementation of Fortified Energy Food started in Devadurga Block in April,2017. The improvement in nutritional status before that is on account of behaviour change

Nutritional Status-0-36 months children (Cohort Group) Wasting Devadurga Block

Nutritional Status-0-36 months children (Cohort Group) Stunting Devadurga Block Non Stunted % Moderate Severe No of Children Dec-15 (Baseline) 939 24.43 614 15.98 2290 59.59 3843 Jul-16 179 25.94 166 24.06 345 50.00 690 Dec-16 209 30.78 158 23.27 312 45.95 679 Mar-17 163 23.87 176 25.77 344 50.37 683 Jun-17 183 26.91 170 25.00 327 48.09 680 Sep-17 96 24.94 108 28.05 181 47.01 385 Stunting – Height for age Supplementation of Fortified Energy Food started in Devadurga Block in April,2017. The improvement in nutritional status before that is on account of behaviour change Explanation: Stunting has increased, because as the incidence of wasting decreases the children no longer wasted enter the stunted category, this is a normal trend.

Nutritional Status-0-36 months children (Cohort Group) Stunting Devadurga Block

Chincholi Block Body Mass Index (BMI) Adolescent Girls(11-18 years)- Cohort Group Month Normal weight (>=18 to 24.5 kg /m2 ) % Moderate and thin underweight (>=16 to 18 kg /m2 ) Severe underweight (<16 kg /m2 ) No of AG Dec-15 (Baseline) 3731 43.08 2802 32.35 2128 24.57 8661 Mar-16 2231 76.56 446 15.31 237 8.13 2914 Jun-16 2195 74.33 501 16.97 257 8.70 2953 Dec-16 2242 75.85 476 16.10 238 8.05 2956 Mar-17 2339 79.10 431 14.58 187 6.32 2957 Jun-17 2337 80.56 397 13.68 167 5.76 2901 Sep-17 2046 86.22 236 9.95 91 3.83 2373 Supplementation of Fortified Energy Food started in Chincholli Block in December,2016. The improvement in nutritional status before that is on account of behaviour change

Chincholi Block Body Mass Index (BMI) Adolescent Girls(11-18 years)- Cohort Group

Devadurga Block Body Mass Index (BMI) Adolescent Girls(11-18 years)- Cohort Group Month Normal weight (>=18 to 24.5 kg /m2 ) % Moderate and thin underweight (>=16 to 18 kg /m2 ) Severe underweight (<16 kg /m2 ) No of AG Dec-15 (Baseline) 3237 38.96 2377 28.61 2695 32.43 8309 Mar-16 1219 66.43 372 20.27 244 13.30 1835 Jun-16 1293 70.23 336 18.25 212 11.52 1841 Dec-16 1275 69.22 338 18.35 229 12.43 1842 Mar-17 1323 71.55 311 16.82 215 11.63 1849 Jun-17 1354 73.39 286 15.50 205 11.11 1845 Sep-17 970 76.38 186 14.65 114 8.98 1270 Supplementation of Fortified Energy Food started in Devadurga Block in April,2017. The improvement in nutritional status before that is on account of behaviour change

Devadurga Block Body Mass Index (BMI) Adolescent Girls(11-18 years)- Cohort Group

Chincholi Block Decrease in LBW Incidence (in % of total births) {Source: Thayi Cards-VNV monthly monitoring tool}

Devadurga Block Decrease in LBW Incidence (in % of total births) {Source: Thayi Cards-VNV monthly monitoring tool}

1 month 3 1 2 months 2 3 months 12 8 4 months 35 60 5 months 6 Mothers of LBW children– duration with the Project (Between April, 2016 to August, 2017 ) Duration Chincholi Devadurga 1 month 3 1 2 months 2 3 months 12 8 4 months 35 60 5 months 6 6 months 10 7 months 8 months Total 61 91