Overview of National Family Health Survey 1
The first large health survey in India is the National Family Health Survey 1, which was conducted from 1992-1993. Except for Sikkim, Kashmir, and a few union territories, all states completed NFHS-1. It almost covered 99% of India’s total population. The main success of this survey was that it provided separate estimates for rural and urban areas. The ministry choose Mumbai’s International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) to provide technical guidance and coordination for NFHS-1.
Objectives of NFHS 1:
- The primary goal of the NFHS 1 was to collect detailed information about family planning, family planning strategies, knowledge about family planning, family planning devices, family sizes, and fertility rates.
- Collecting data on socioeconomic and demographic indicators of both the child’s and mother’s health.
- Obtaining information on nutrition, vaccinations, and fertility rates in the country.
- To obtain information about the weight of the children
- Another major goal is to collect data on breastfeeding, food supplements, and the level of health care provided to women before and after delivery.
Essentially, health surveys are conducted in the manner of questionnaires, allowing authorities to collect all relevant information without leaving anything out. The questionnaire used for NFHS-1 is the same in all states in India, but to learn about some specialties in a few states, other information was gathered, such as child marriages in Rajasthan and AIDS awareness in the society.
National Family Health Survey (NFHS-1 to NFHS-5)
The National Family Health Survey is a massive survey that takes place all over the country and the main goal of this survey is to collect key information about families in India that will help the Ministry of India design policies that will benefit the country’s most backward people groups. The National Family Health Survey began in 1992 and is the first round of the survey. Four additional surveys have been conducted to date, the most recent being the National Family Health Survey-5 (NFHS 5) which began in 2018-2019 but is not finished yet due to the COVID -19 lockdown situations in the country.
Contact Us