Fifty percent of elderly suffer from chronic diseases, 40 percent are disabled: LASI Wave 1 report
The LASI Wave 1 field survey, conducted across 35 states and UT from April 2017 to December 2018, was released by Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan.
Jan 07, 2021 11:25:33 IST
Around 55 percent people above the age of 60 years suffer from a chronic disease, according to the wave, one of the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI) released on Wednesday. According to the report, around 40 percent have some form of disability and 20 percent suffer from mental health issues. Also, 27 percent of this population group, which translates to roughly 35 million people, have multi-morbidities. The LASI Wave 1 field survey, which was conducted across 35 states and Union Territories from April 2017 to December 2018 was released by Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan virtually on Wednesday.
59.5 % women between age 14-59 are anaemic in BTR: NFHS
The fifth round report of National Family Health Survey (NFHS) shows that women in Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) are highly anaemic
| 30 Dec 2020 4:57 PM GMT
Guwahati: The 5th round report of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 2019-20 gives valuable information on matters like health, population, and nutrition for the various States and Union Territories in India.
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India appointed International Institute of Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai as the nodal agency to survey.
In this 5th round, themes like preschool education, disability, access to a toilet facility and death registration, were added. The prime objective of the NFHS series has been to furnish high-quality data on health and family welfare and pertinent issues in this domain.
NFHS-5 finds steep dip in sex ratio at birth, BMC contests the figures
In contrast, the BMC’s birth registration data shows Mumbai city’s sex ratio at birth at 932 and Mumbai suburbs at 942 girls per 1,000 boys. Updated: December 24, 2020 10:02:15 am
Questions have been raised about the massive disparity in the data obtained by NFHS and BMC. (Representational Image)
The National Family Health Survey-5 has indicated a massive dip in the sex ratio at birth in the Mumbai Suburban district with only 703 newborn girls per 1,000 boys. This is a huge reduction over the NFHS 2015-16, which reported 932 girls per 1,000 boys.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said Wednesday that the data is erroneous and does not reflect the true situation in the Suburban district. The BMC said that as per its own internal reports the sex ratio at birth for the suburbs stands at 938.
Maharashtra records decline in sex ratio at birth: NFHS-5
Prof Usha Ram at the department of public health and mortality studies, International Institute of Population Sciences, told The Indian Express that comparison of sex ratio at birth from CRS and NFHS would be incorrect as both have their own limitations December 18, 2020 1:01:55 am
There are some districts that have shown a rise in sex ratio at birth. (Representational)
THE NUMBER of children born in the last five years in Maharashtra has recorded a drop by 11 points, according to the fifth round of National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5). The sex ratio at birth (SRB) stands at 913 girls/1,000 boys as against 924 girls/1,000 boys as per NFHS-4.
According to Dr K S James, director of International Institute of Population Sciences, the NFHS-5 has included new focal areas like non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including screening for cancers that have a high burden, like cervical, breast and oral cancer.
“There has been a complaint that NFHS does not collect enough information on other aspects like NCDs, which has been on the rise in the country,” Dr James told The Indian Express.
Data for screening of cancers has been newly reported in NFHS-5 and hence they are not progression based estimates, Dr James said, adding that it was a clear indication of low awareness levels despite non-communicable diseases being on the rise. “Western countries have to some extent controlled some of the NCDs as the screening is efficient. It is time to make a beginning here,” said Dr James.