National Family Health Survey-2 1998-99Bihar.PPT

National Family Health Survey-2 1998-99 Bihar Contents of Presentation Food Consumption Nutritional Status of Women and Children Infant Feeding Practices Anaemia Prevalence Items Women Consume at Least Once a Week Women’s Consumption of Milk/Curd Women’s Consumption of Chicken/Meat/Fish Women’s Food Consumption Differs by Standard of Living Contents of Presentation Food Consumption Nutritional Status of Women and Children Infant Feeding Practices Anaemia Prevalence Measuring Equipment Solar-powered digital scale with an accuracy of ± 100 grams Adjustable wooden measuring board specially designed for use in the field (accurate to nearest 0.1 centimetre) Women’s Height Standard “nutritionally at health risk” height is less than 145 cm, with a range of 140-150 cm NFHS-2 mean height for women in Bihar is 150 cm 20 percent of women in Bihar are nutritionally at health risk Body Mass Index (BMI) Definition: Weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared (kg/m2) Chronic energy deficiency if BMI less than 18.5 Percent of Women With Chronic Energy Deficiency by State Indices of Children’s Nutritional Status Height-for-age (stunting): measure of “chronic” undernutrition Weight-for-height (wasting): measure of “acute” undernutrition Weight-for-age (underweight): composite measure of both “chronic” and “acute” undernutrition Malnutrition Among Children Underweight and Severely Underweight Children (NFHS-1 and 2) Percent of Children Underweight by State Percent of Children Underweight by Region Malnutrition Is a Critical Problem Over half of children under three years of age are underweight. This proportion is one of the highest in the country. The proportion of underweight children declined from 63% in the early 1990s to 54% in NFHS-2. In addition, the proportion of severely underweight children (26%) is the highest of any state in India, although it has declined from 32% since NFHS-1. Contents of Presentation Food Consumption Nutritional Stat