1 / 54

2005-06 National Family Health Survey (NFHS-3)

2005-06 National Family Health Survey (NFHS-3). Key Findings. Contents. About NFHS-3 Household and individual haracteristics Fertility, marriage and family planning Maternal health Immunization and child health care Nutritional status HIV knowledge, behaviour and prevalence. Overview.

Download Presentation

2005-06 National Family Health Survey (NFHS-3)

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript


  1. 2005-06 National Family Health Survey (NFHS-3) Key Findings

  2. Contents • About NFHS-3 • Household and individual haracteristics • Fertility, marriage and family planning • Maternal health • Immunization and child health care • Nutritional status • HIV knowledge, behaviour and prevalence NFHS-3, India, 2005-06

  3. Overview • NFHS-3 is the third in the NFHS series of surveys, preceded by NFHS-1 in 1992-93 and NFHS-2 in 1998-99 • NFHS surveys are conducted under the stewardship of MoHFW • IIPS is the nodal agency for the National Family Health Surveys NFHS-3, India, 2005-06

  4. Contd.… • NFHS-3 is funded by USAID, DFID, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, UNICEF, and UNFPA • Macro International provided technical assistance to NFHS-3 • NACO and NARI provided assistance for the HIV component • NFHS-3 fieldwork was carried out by 18 Research Organizations including some Population Research Centres NFHS-3, India, 2005-06

  5. Scope of NFHS-3 • All 29 states are covered • Slum and non-slum areas of eight cities, i.e. Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Indore, Kolkata, Meerut, Mumbai, Nagpur • Interviews were conducted with • Women age 15-49 • Men age 15-54 NFHS-3, India, 2005-06

  6. Biomarkers Measured in NFHS-3 • Height and weight • Haemoglobin content in the blood to measure anaemia • Collection of blood samples for HIV testing NFHS-3, India, 2005-06

  7. NFHS-3 Sample for 29 states NFHS-3, India, 2005-06

  8. Contents • About NFHS-3 • Household and Individual Characteristics • Fertility, Marriage and Family Planning • Maternal Health • Immunization and Child Health • Nutritional Status of Children and Adults • HIV Knowledge, Behaviour and Prevalence NFHS-3, India, 2005-06

  9. Selected Household Characteristics Percent of households NFHS-3, India, 2005-06

  10. NFHS-3 finds some improvements in the household environment since NFHS-2 • 68% of households have electricity, up from 60% in NFHS-2 • 88% of households use an improved source of drinking water • Only 29% of households have improved toilet facilities NFHS-3, India, 2005-06

  11. Media Exposure 73% of urban households and 30% of rural households possess a TV NFHS-3, India, 2005-06

  12. NFHS-3 shows that even among those in the age group 15-19, only 89% of men and 74% of women are literate Education NFHS-3, India, 2005-06

  13. Measuring Health Inequities • NFHS-3 provides information on key population, health, and nutrition indicators for socially and economically vulnerable groups to examine health inequities • Caste/tribe status • Wealth status • Slum/non-slum population in eight cities NFHS-3, India, 2005-06

  14. What is the wealth index? • Uses information on 33 household assets and housing characteristics, such as ownership of consumer items, type of dwelling, source of water, and availability of electricity • Combines this information into a single wealth index, using a scientific method of assigning weights to individual components • The household population is divided into five equal groups of 20% each (quintiles) at the national level from 1 (lowest, poorest) to 5 (highest, wealthiest) NFHS-3, India, 2005-06

  15. Caste/Tribe Status NFHS-3, India, 2005-06

  16. Distribution of Households by Wealth Index and Residence NFHS-3, India, 2005-06

  17. Distribution of Households by Wealth Index and Caste NFHS-3, India, 2005-06

  18. Proportion of Households in the Highest Two Wealth Quintiles by State NFHS-3, India, 2005-06

  19. Contents • About NFHS-3 • Household and Individual Characteristics • Fertility, Marriage and Family Planning • Maternal Health • Immunization and Child Health • Nutritional Status of Children and Adults • HIV Knowledge, Behaviour and Prevalence NFHS-3, India, 2005-06

  20. Total Fertility Rate NFHS-3, India, 2005-06

  21. Marital Status Percent of women age 20-24 married by age 18 NFHS-3 NFHS-3, India, 2005-06

  22. Current Contraceptive Use by Method Percent of currently married women age 15-49 NFHS-3, India, 2005-06

  23. Trends in Contraceptive Use by Method Percent of currently married women age 15-49 NFHS-3, India, 2005-06

  24. Desire for No More Children among Women with 2 Children Percent NFHS-3, India, 2005-06

  25. Contents • About NFHS-3 • Household and individual characteristics • Fertility, Marriage and Family Planning • Maternal health care • Immunization and child health care • Nutritional status of children and adults • HIV knowledge, behaviour and Prevalence NFHS-3, India, 2005-06

  26. Trends in Antenatal Care NFHS-3, India, 2005-06 * For last births in the past 3 years

  27. Maternity Care (for most recent birth in the last 5 years) Percent NFHS-3, India, 2005-06

  28. Institutional Delivery NFHS-3, India, 2005-06

  29. Contents • About NFHS-3 • Household and Individual characteristics • Fertility, Marriage and Family Planning • Maternal Health • Immunization and Child Health • Nutritional Status of Children and Adults • HIV Knowledge, Behaviour and Prevalence NFHS-3, India, 2005-06

  30. Infant Mortality Rate Deaths at age 0-11 months per 1,000 live births NFHS-3, India, 2005-06

  31. Infant Mortality Rates Deaths at age 0-11 months per 1,000 live births NFHS-3, India, 2005-06

  32. Child Immunization Trends Percent of children age 12-23 months vaccinated NFHS-3, India, 2005-06

  33. NFHS-3, India, 2005-06

  34. Trends in Treatment of Childhood Diarrhoea with ORS Percent of children under age 3 with diarrhoea in the past 2 weeks NFHS-3, India, 2005-06

  35. Percentage of Children with Diarrhoea in the Past 2 Weeks who Received Any ORT or Increased Fluids by State NFHS-3, India, 2005-06

  36. Contents • About NFHS-3 • Household and individual characteristics • Fertility and its determinants • Maternal health care • Immunization and child health care • Nutritional status of children and adults • HIV knowledge, behaviour and Prevalence NFHS-3, India, 2005-06

  37. Trends in Child Nutritional Status Percent of children age under 3 years (Low-height-for-age) (Low-weight-for-height) (Low-weight-for- age) NFHS-3, India, 2005-06

  38. NFHS-3, India, 2005-06

  39. Anaemia among Children Percent of children 6-35 months with anaemia NFHS-3, India, 2005-06

  40. How Many Children Receive Services from an AWC? Percent of age-eligible children in areas with an AWC NFHS-3, India, 2005-06

  41. Nutritional Status of Adults Percent of women and men age 15-49 NFHS-3, India, 2005-06

  42. Malnutrition of Women by Residence and Education Percent of women age 15-49 NFHS-3, India, 2005-06

  43. Malnutrition of Men by Residence and Education Percent of men age 15-49 NFHS-3, India, 2005-06

  44. Contents • About NFHS-3 • Household and individual characteristics • Fertility, Marriage and Family Planning • Maternal health care • Immunization and child health care • Nutritional status of children and adults • HIV knowledge, behaviour and prevalence NFHS-3, India, 2005-06

  45. AIDS Awareness Percent of women and men age 15-49 who have heard of AIDS Women Men NFHS-3, India, 2005-06

  46. Most Adults Support Family Life Education in Schools • 63% women and 81% men think that information about HIV/AIDS should be taught in schools to both boys and girls • More than 40% of women and 60% of men are in favour of teaching both boys and girls about sexual behaviour and condom use to avoid sexually transmitted diseases • Adults are less likely to favour teaching about contraception than about HIV/AIDS NFHS-3, India, 2005-06

  47. Coverage of HIV Testing in NFHS-3 • Percent of eligible women age 15-49 and men age 15-54 whose blood was tested for HIV • Women: 85 percent • Men: 78 percent • Response rates are comparable to HIV test response rates on national household surveys worldwide NFHS-3, India, 2005-06

  48. HIV Prevalence HIV prevalence estimates are based on HIV tests of 102,946 blood samples: 52,853 from de facto women age 15-49 + 50,093 from de facto men age 15-54 NFHS-3, India, 2005-06

  49. HIV Prevalence by Residence and Sex, India HIV prevalence rate is 60% higher among males than females and 40% higher in urban areas than rural areas NFHS-3, India, 2005-06

  50. Summary and Highlights • Substantial improvements have been seen in child survival • Fertility continues to decline • Urban women have already reached replacement level fertility, but rural women even now have an average of three children • For the first time more than half of currently married women are using a contraceptive method NFHS-3, India, 2005-06

More Related