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. 2023 Sep;12(9):1759-1763.
doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_377_23. Epub 2023 Sep 30.

Key findings from NFHS-5 India report: Observing trends of health indicators between NFHS-4 and NFHS-5

Saparya Tripathi  1 , Vineet K Pathak  2 , Chandrakant Lahariya  3
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Key findings from NFHS-5 India report: Observing trends of health indicators between NFHS-4 and NFHS-5

Saparya Tripathi et al. J Family Med Prim Care. 2023 Sep.

Abstract

The National Health Family Survey (NFHS) is one of the largest cross-sectional surveys in the world and plays a very important role in seeing the health sector's growth in India. Its comprehensiveness in data points serves as a baseline for policymakers to amend or continue the health policy at the national and state levels. It is also imperative to look up the survey's major findings and compare the same with the previous survey finding to obtain a trend (positive/negative) of the placed data indicators. In writing this information, we aim to provide a researched paper to undergraduates and postgraduates in medical education to identify the trends or gap pockets in NFHS-4 and NFHS-5. These findings might help them as an educational piece of work and further research evidence in their local community. Also, the present work is the compilation of demographic characteristics and major health indicators.

Keywords: Fertility; NFHS; health indicators; mortality; national program; rate; survey.

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Showing the distribution of chapters in NFHS-5 report
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Showing household and respondent characteristics comparison of NFHS-4 and NFHS-5
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Showing fertility preferences comparison of NFHS-4 and NFHS-5
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Figure 4
Showing infant and child mortality rate comparison of NFHS-4, NFHS-5 and SRS-2016-18
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Figure 5
Showing maternal health indicators comparison of NFHS-4 and NFHS-5
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Figure 6
Showing child health indicator comparison of NFHS-4 and NFHS-5
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