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Rise in teenage pregnancy, higher anaemia rate in women: NFHS-5 phase data

Updated: December 15, 2020 22:05 IST It indicates an increase in average out of pocket expenditure (OOPE) per delivery in public health facilities in some States. Share Article AAA States like Manipur, Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Nagaland had shown an increase in teenage pregnancies. Photo for representational purpose.   | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement It indicates an increase in average out of pocket expenditure (OOPE) per delivery in public health facilities in some States. The 5th National Family Health Survey (NFHS 5) data for 17 States and 5 Union Territories released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has indicated a stark disparity in access to the Internet by men, in contrast to women in a number of States.

Findings of NFHS-5 show India s population is stabilising: Population Foundation of India

All 17 states have witnessed an increase in the use of modern contraceptives of family planning. The proportion of women with unmet need for family planning, who want to stop or delay child-bearing but are not using any method of contraception, has declined in all states, except Meghalaya and Andhra Pradesh. Except for Manipur, all states have reported an increase in users getting information on side effects of current contraceptive methods, said Poonam Muttreja, executive director of PFI. Health concerns must receive higher priority in terms of resources allocated towards public health, she said, adding that frontline health workers, who bear the burden of health issues on the ground, must be compensated fairly.

India s population is stabilising as total fertility rate declines across states

India s population is stabilising as total fertility rate declines across states   Mon, Dec 14 2020 10:35:54 PM New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS): India s population is stabilising as per the Fifth National Family Health Survey as the total fertility rate has decreased across majority of the states. Of the 17 states analysed in the NFHS-5 data, except for Bihar, Manipur and Meghalaya, all other states have a TFR of 2.1 or less, which implies that most states have attained replacement level fertility. The first set of findings from the fifth round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS), conducted in 2019-20 were released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India on Saturday, December 12th, four years after the last survey (NFHS-4, 2015-16).

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