ICDS Child Health and Nutrition Data from a Randomized Control Trial in Tamil Nadu

Six survey rounds of data from a randomized control trial aimed at improving health and nutrition for children ages 3-6 served by the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) in Tamil Nadu, India. The data package contains 7 datasets and was authored by Alejandro Ganimian of The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Dataverse.

Use Cases

• Evaluate the impact of the ICDS program based on health and nutrition outcomes for children ages 3-6.
• Analyze longitudinal trends based on data collected across 6 survey rounds.
• Conduct causal inference analysis based on the randomized control trial design.
• Study regional public health policy effectiveness based on data from Tamil Nadu, India.

Strengths

• Data originates from a randomized control trial, a strong design for causal inference.
• Contains longitudinal data collected across 6 distinct survey rounds.
• Focuses on a specific age group (children ages 3-6) and geographic region (Tamil Nadu, India).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Dataverse

Collection Method

Collected via surveys as part of a randomized control trial.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-02 14:45:58; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Tamil Nadu, India