National Family Health Survey

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National Family Health Survey

Following a decision of the state cabinet, the police are now booking men who married girls aged below 14, under the stringent Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 and those who married girls aged between 14 and 18 under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006. (File Photo)

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Marriage is a social institution in India and Assam is no exception

08 Feb 2023 12:30 AM

The replacement fertility level is usually fixed at 2.1, since it is the average number of children per woman that is needed to keep a balance between the number of births and deaths in a country to maintain the population. (Photo: Representational/Pexels)

India's population has started to decline, fertility rate below replacement level

For the first time, India has more women than men with a ratio of 1020 to1000

25 Nov 2021 1:56 PM

The Yogi Adityanath government in UP has hardly lagged behind and has made proposals of a similar nature. (PTI Photo)

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According to the last population census (2011), the rate of growth of population among Muslims was higher than the Hindus

14 Jul 2021 12:30 AM

Child nutrition crisis may derail India’s aspirations

The underfed hugely outnumber the overfed but alongside the crisis of child under-nutrition, we are also seeing a rise in child obesity

17 Dec 2020 7:45 AM

In principle, the people belonging to the Scheduled Tribe (23 per cent) and Scheduled Caste (17 per cent) are the worst victims to perpetual poverty and marginalisation.

Malnutrition crisis plagues Odisha

ST, SC population worst hit by menace.

13 Feb 2020 5:25 AM

In Odisha, community workers like the accredited social health activist, anganwadi and auxiliary nurse midwife play a central role in treating children with SAM.

‘Odisha malnutrition rises, needs urgent intervention’

SAM children, as the experts pointed out, have a much higher risk of death.

20 Nov 2019 2:10 AM

National Family Health Survey-4 data for Gujarat had shown that 32.4 per cent of the 43 per cent under-five mortality was among the urban poor.

The many faces of anaemia in Gujarat’s urban settlements

To ensure that healthy eating becomes the norm, a Mahila Arogya Samiti of about 20 women was formed for four slums.

12 Aug 2019 4:26 AM

Survey has shown positive trends in other key health indicators, like decline in anemia in women, said an govt official. (Photo: File)

Stunting declines to 34.7 pc in 2017-18 from 38.4 pc in 2015-16

National Family Health Survey is based on the information collected from 1.12 lakh households.

17 Mar 2019 4:25 PM

Shravasti is one of the most backward districts in the state and according to the National Family Health Survey (NFHS), nearly 70 per cent marriages fall in the category of child marriages. (Representational Image)

‘Publish age of bride, groom on wedding cards’

Meena said that he will be holding a meeting with printers in the district to discuss the issue and address their queries, if any.

15 May 2018 2:26 AM

A tribal child who was underweight before being given a traditional balanced diet.

MP: Tribal villages show the way to combat malnutrition

A low-cost model using traditional delicacies has helped children gain weight naturally as villagers donate their surplus grains for the project.

26 Feb 2018 4:47 AM

Statistics of the survey show that even in urban areas, only 59 per cent of women use contraceptives on a regular basis, though among men the use is 81 per cent.

HIV stigma still haunts, need more awareness

Indian youth continue to harbour misconceptions about HIV, say experts.

03 Feb 2018 2:15 AM

As per the Millennium Development Goals India Country Report 2015, the proportion of underweight children below three years was estimated at 52 per cent in 1990. (Photo: Representational Image/PTI)

A ‘women-centric’ approach for gains in nutrition

On the one hand, there are states like Kerala and Goa which have a low burden of undernutrition.

27 Sep 2017 3:15 AM

Officials say the rate of immunisation in Mewat is low mainly because of rumours that the vaccines being administered under the Indradhanush programme would have a sterilising effect on children. (Photo: File/Representational Image)

Haryana: Muslim-dominated Mewat fears sterilisation from vaccines

The immunisation rate in Mewat is 13 per cent, much lower than the state average of 62.2 per cent.

04 May 2017 11:56 AM

The survey report states that nine out of 10 children in the age group of 6-23 months in Uttar Pradesh do not get adequate diet. (Representational Image)

9 out 10 children in UP don’t get adequate diet: National Family Health Survey

A study done by Child Rights and You, based on the NFHS findings, says that only 5.3 per cent children in the state get adequate diet.

08 Apr 2017 1:32 AM

Poor health of mothers adversely affects the physical and cognitive development of the child, rendering a very poor start to life along with lifelong implications. (Representational image)

Most Indian kids deprived of good diet

The national capital, being the centre of power, ideally should have had better status.

07 Apr 2017 2:08 AM

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