Overview of National Family Health Survey 3

National Family Health Survey Rounds

To date, five rounds of the survey have been conducted, and the start and end years of the surveys are listed below....

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....

Overview of National Family Health Survey 2

The National Family Health Survey 2, India’s second health survey, was conducted from 1998-1999. It almost completely covered India’s total population. The NFHS 2 has gone through two stages. The stages were completed between November 1998 and March 1999. Almost 90,000 women aged 15 to 49 from 26 states were shortlisted for the NFHS-2. The NFHS-2 primarily provided information on state-level health data. It also provided detailed information on the changes that must be made in social and economic factors to achieve the desired results in terms of India’s health situation, as well as schemes related to them....

Overview of National Family Health Survey 3

National Family Health 3 is the third survey in the series, and it was conducted from 2005-2006. It is like NFHS 1 and 2 in that it is designed to collect important information about children, women, nutrition, mortality rate, reproductive health, and so on. NFHS-3 was also designed to provide information about family education, sexual behaviors, tuberculosis, and malaria. Women aged 15-49 and all men aged 15-54 were interviewed in the NFHS-3. Another important topic covered in NFHS-3 is the testing of adults for HIV. The NFHS-3 provided an estimate of the prevalence of HIV in the population, as well as separate reports for a few states. The National Family Health Survey-3 was conducted in all 29 states, involving more than 99%  of the population. Individual reports for slum and non-slum areas in the country were also provided by the National Family Health Survey-3. The ministry choose the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) in Mumbai to provide technical guidance and coordination for NFHS-3....

Overview of National Family Health Survey 4

The fourth survey in the series, National Family Health 4, was conducted in 2015-2016. It is like NFHS 1–3 in that it is intended to collect vital information about children, women, nutrition, mortality rates, reproductive health, and so on. In addition, NFHS-4 covers several new topics, such as the use of mosquito nets, malaria sprays, insurance, abortion rates, and women’s ownership of assets. The National Family Health Survey – 4 interviewed women aged 15-49 and men aged 15-54. Women aged 15-49, men aged 15-54, and young children were interviewed to learn about their nutritional status. A unique feature of the National Family Health Survey-4 is the collection of data on adults’ glucose levels, blood pressure, and HIV status. The National Family Health Survey – 4 is the first survey to collect data on glucose and blood pressure levels across the country. The National Family Health Survey – 4 covered all 29 Indian states and 7 Union Territories. The main difference between National Family Health Survey – 4 is that it is intended to provide key indicators on the whole....

Overview of National Family Health Survey 5

The recent round of the survey is the National Family Health Survey 5 conducted by MoHFW in 2018-2019 and it’s not finished yet due to the COVID lockdown situations in the country. The main aim is to obtain reliable information about emerging health and family issues. National Family Health Survey 5 is receiving technical assistance from ICF International and financial assistance from United States Agency for International Development. The NFHS 5 has successfully captured the data during 2019-2020 and almost seven lakh households are being used to cover the data. MoHFW declared the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai, as the main agency for all the rounds of NFHS....

National Family Health Survey 5 Key Findings:

The results are compared to the National Family Health Survey 4 data from 2015-2016....

Conclusion:

When we look at the national level, we can see that the infant mortality rate (IMR) and neonatal mortality rate (NMR) have both decreased significantly. Malnutrition, obesity, and insurance coverage, on the other hand, have all increased significantly. Breastfeeding rates among children under the age of six months have increased from 55% to 64%. The primary goal of the survey is to collect critical information about Indian families that will assist the Ministry of India in developing policies that will benefit the country’s most vulnerable people groups. If the Ministry conducts more of these surveys and continues to implement the schemes for the people, India will undoubtedly serve as a model for many other countries....