NFHS 5

&
NFHS 4
Indicators
Presented By-
Aditya N Gokhroo
Indian Institute of Management, Kashipur
 Table of Contents
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Population and Maternal and Child Child Vaccinations
Household Profile Health

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Treatment of Nutritional Status of Issues in Haridwar
Childhood diseases Children
Population and
Household Profile

● Population below 15 years of age

● Population with improved drinking water source
● Households using iodized salts

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 Population Below 15 years of age

Possible Reasons
● Fewer children are born
● Families with children moving to
larger cities
● Young and better educated people
migration
 Population with improved drinking water source

Possible Reasons
● Poor water supply
● Lack of infrastructure
● Poverty and inequality gap among
households
 Households using Iodized salt

Possible Reasons
● Unawareness about the benefits of Iodine
● Access to iodized salt to poor household
● Improper practise of storage of salt
● Less access of iodized shops at retail
shops
Maternal and Child
Health

● Children born at home and taken to hospital within

24 hours

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 Children born at home and taken to hospital within 24
hrs

Possible Reasons
● Inadequate transportation facilities
● Lack of awareness
● Inaccessibility to health facility nearby
Child Vaccinations

● Children receiving their vaccinations at public

health facility

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 Children receiving their vaccinations at Public Health
Facility

Possible Reasons
● Infrastructure quality at health facility
● Vaccination service at the facility
● Inadequate staffing
● Sparsely located facility
● Lack of awareness
Treatment of
Childhood diseases

● Children with fever symptoms taken to hospital

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 Children with fever symptoms taken to health facility

Possible Reasons
● Inaccessibility to health services
● Inadequate transportation facilities
● Unavailability of nursing staff
● Lack of infrastructure
● Lack of awareness
● Treatment from Local doctors
Nutritional Status of
Children
● Children who are wasted
● Children who are severely wasted
● Children who are overweight
● Children who are underweight

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 Children who are Wasted

Possible Reasons
● Poor nutritional status of women during
pregnancy
● Poor breastfeeding and feeding practices
● Lack of sanitisation and hygiene
● Poor access to quality health services
● Limited access to safe drinking water
● Food insecurity
 Children who are Severely Wasted

Possible Reasons
● Severe acute malnutrition
● Lack of nutritious food
● Repeated bouts of diseases such as
diarrhoea,measles, and malaria
● Compromising of child’s
immunity
 Children who are underweight

Possible Reasons
● Insufficient calories intake
● Limited food
● Oral or neurological issues
● Vomiting
● Pancreatic problems
● Growth affected by kidneys
● Genetic disorders or family history
 Children who are Overweight

Possible Reasons
● Regularly eating high-calorie foods
● Lack of exercise
● Socioeconomic factors prompting
people to buy frozen meals, cookies etc.
● Psychological factors like stress etc.
Issues in Haridwar

● High income not translation to better health

● High child mortality
● Poor female survival in rural areas
● Haridwar has much lower level of institutional delivery
compared to its neighbouring districts

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Haridwar has the lowest full immunization coverage
Undernutrition is a major concern
Highest total fertility rate of 2.7
● Haridwar also reports very high prevalence of diarrhea
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