Govt appoints IIHMR University to conduct NFHS in Chhattisgarh

Centre, state to use data from the survey to formulate policies on health and family welfare

Health research institute IIHMR University has been assigned with the task to conduct the National Family Health Survey (NFHS4) in Chhattisgarh. It was allotted by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). 

The survey is designed to provide information on population, family planning, maternal and child health, child survival, HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), reproductive health, and nutrition. The data would be needed by the central and state governments to formulate policies on health and family welfare issues. 

The institute will cover 946 primary sampling units (PSUs) from 18 districts of Chhattisgarh (as per Census 2011), its president SD Gupta said.  From these PSUs, 18,920 households (HH) would be covered. Out of the total PSUs 15,620 households (HH) would be covered for district module (22 HH will be selected from each PSU, where all eligible females’ interview will be taken), whereas state module would be executed in 300 PSUs covering 3,300 HH, in which eligible men will also be included in the survey, Gupta added. 

Through the NFHS4 survey, IIHMR University shall be able to achieve the goals of NFHS i.e to provide essential data on health and family welfare for policy and programmes purposes and providing information on important emerging health and family welfare issues.