scholarly journals Maternal health situation in Empowered Action Group of states of India: A comparative analysis of state reports from National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-3 and 4

2020 ◽  
Vol 83 (3) ◽  
pp. 293-306
Author(s):  
Shreyasi Roy ◽  
Jaydip Sen
Keyword(s):  
Maternal Health ◽  
Family Health ◽  
National Family Health Survey ◽  
Action Group ◽  
Key Indicator ◽  
National Family ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Health Situation ◽  
Key Indicators ◽  
Narrative Description

AbstractMotherhood is often claimed as the most positive and fulfilling experience. Nevertheless, there exist several women whose motherhood was associated with suffering, ill-health and even death. The condition is graver in few states of India which are socioeconomically backward (also called Empowered Action Group of states). The present study adopted a narrative description of various key indicators of maternal health as outlined in the NFHS-3 and NFHS-4 state reports. The prime focus was to examine whether the performance of those states has got better or worse in these two survey reports. The study has also discussed various factors related to the performance of each key indicator of maternal health. The overall limiting success of maternal health status in these states calls for improvement in execution of various maternal health related activities.

scholarly journals Correction to: Inequalities in the utilisation of maternal health Care in Rural India: Evidences from National Family Health Survey III & IV

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Balhasan Ali ◽  
Shekhar Chauhan
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Maternal Health ◽  
Health Survey ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Maternal Health Care ◽  
Rural India ◽  
National Family Health Survey ◽  
National Family

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scholarly journals Maternal Health in Haryana: Evidences from NFHS

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-35
Author(s):  
Ms Poonam Sandhir
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Maternal Health ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Maternal Health Care ◽  
National Family Health Survey ◽  
National Family ◽  
Education Of Women ◽  
Health Care Indicators ◽  
Fourth Round ◽  
Better Than

The paper is based on National Family Health Survey (NFHS) Haryana data collected during third and fourth round of survey. In terms of maternal health care indicators like ANC, IFA consumption, TT, assisted births, institutional births and PNC, Haryana performed better than India for parameters like TT, assisted deliveries and PNC; at par for IFA tablets and lower for ANC and institutional deliveries. Punjab was ahead of Haryana in terms of all these parameters. All these maternal health care indicators had a positive relationship with the raise in the educational level of the women. With the education the awareness level of women gets enhanced and they understand the importance of vital factors than their uneducated counterparts. Our policy planners and programme implementers should keep this important point well in mind that education is the key to easy eradication of all these problems and education of women will assist in achieving better results.

scholarly journals Does Socio-economic Inequality Exist in Micro-nutrients Deficiency among Children Aged 6-59 Months in India? Evidence from National Family Health Survey 2005-06 and 2015-16

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shobhit Srivast ◽  
Shubham Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Iron Deficiency ◽  
Vitamin A ◽  
Health Survey ◽  
Vitamin A Deficiency ◽  
Nutrient Deficiency ◽  
Family Health ◽  
National Family Health Survey ◽  
Iron Supplement ◽  
Action Group ◽  
National Family

Abstract Background: The decadal change in Vitamin A and iron supplement deficiency changed at significant levels but still a matter of issue in India. The deficiency of Vitamin-A decreased from 81.9% to 40.5%, and iron supplement deficiency decreased form 95.3% to 73.9% from 2005-06 to 2015-16 among children aged 6-59 months in India. The present study determines the socio-economic inequalities in Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) and Iron deficiency (ID) among children aged 6-59 months in India and to estimate the change in the percent contribution of different socio-economic correlates for such inequality from 2005-06 to 2015-16.Methods: Data from National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 2005-06 and 2015-16 was used for the analysis. Bivariate analysis and logistic regression analysis was used to carve out the results. Moreover, Wagstaff decomposition analysis was used to carry out socio-economic inequality analysis.Results: It was revealed that Vitamin A deficiency was reduced from 85.5% to 42.1% whereas ID was reduced from 95.3% to 73.9% from 2005-06 to 2015-16 respectively. Child’s age, mother’s educational status, birth order, breastfeeding status, place of residence and empowered action group (EAG) status of states were the factors which were significantly associated with Vitamin A deficiency and Iron deficiency among children. Moreover, it was found Vitamin A deficiency and Iron deficiency got more concentrated among children from lower socio-economic strata. A major contribution for explaining the gap for socio-economic status (SES) related inequality was explained by mother’s education, household wealth status, empowered action group status of states for both Vitamin A deficiency and Iron deficiency among children under five years in India.Conclusion: Schemes like the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) would play a significant role in reducing SES related gap for micro-nutrient deficiency among children in India. Proper implementation of ICDS will be enough for reducing the gap between rich and poor children regarding micro-nutrient deficiency.

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