National Family Health Survey (NFHS)

Question 1

What is shown in survey?

Answer 1

“Substantial improvement seen in this fifthe edition in
maternal and child health indicators over NFHS-4(which was done in2015-16) was recorded in the present survey.”->Covered 17 states as of now & 12 states will be covered later.

Question 2

Findings

Answer 2

• fertility rate has further declined,
• contraceptive use has increased

-survey found considerable improvement in vaccination coverage among children
aged 12-23 months across all
States/UTs.

Question 3

Which are most vccinated states?

Answer 3

Himachal,Bengal,karnataka

Question 4

Maximum increase is seen in which states?

Answer 4

Gujrat,Nagaland,mizoram,karnataka

Question 5

Which states have seen decline than previous survey?

Answer 5

Goa,sikkim,kerala

Question 6

What is it?

Answer 6

NFHS is a large-scale, multi-round survey conducted in a representative sample of households throughout India.

All NFHSs have been conducted under the stewardship of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, with the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) Mumbai, serving as the nodal agency.

Established in 1956 under the joint sponsorship of Sir Dorabji Tata Trust, the Government of India and the United Nations (UN), IIPS has established itself as the premier institute for training and research in population studies for developing countries in the Asia and Pacific region.

Question 7

Assam related key findings?

Answer 7

• There were 1,012 females born during 2019-2020 per 1,000 males.
• more women and men were found to have tied the knot before reaching the permissible age

Question 8

What are some worrying facts?

Answer 8

1.Of the 22 States and UTs, there is an
increase in the prevalence of severe
acute malnutrition in 16 States/UTs
(compared to NFHS-4 conducted in
2015-16).

2. percentage of children
   under five who are underweight has
   also increased in 16 out of the 22
   States/UTs

3. Anaemia levels among
children as well as adult women have
increased in most of the States with a
decline in anaemia among children
being seen only in four States/UTs.

4. increase in the prevalence of other indicators such as adult malnutrition measured by those having a Body Mass Index of less than 18.5kg/m2 in many States/ UTs.
5. t most States/UTs also see an increase in overweight/obesity prevalence among children and adults.

6. increase in
childhood stunting (an indicator of
chronic undernutrition and considered a sensitive indicator of overall
well-being) in 13 of the 22 States/UTs
compared to the data of NFHS-4.

7.All indications from these initial
results of NFHS-5 are that we are likely to see an increase in prevalence of
childhood stunting in the country
during the period 2015-16 to 2019-20.

Question 9

What is piecemeal approach

Answer 9

made or done in separate stages rather than being planned and done as a whole.