Open AccessA review of selected nutrition & health surveys in India
Author(s) -
Komal S. Rathi,
Preeti Kamboj,
Priyanka Gupta Bansal,
Gurudayal Singh Toteja
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.578
H-Index - 87
ISSN - 0971-5916
DOI - 10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_1808_18
Subject(s) - national health and nutrition examination survey , environmental health , public health , health information national trends survey , medicine , survey data collection , health statistics , population health , population , health information , economic growth , health care , nursing , statistics , mathematics , economics
Assessment of the status of health and nutrition of a population is imperative to design and implement sound public health policies and programmes. The various extensive national health and nutrition surveys provide national-level information on different domains of health. These provide vital information and statistics for the country, and the data generated are used to identify the prevalence and risk factors for the diseases and health challenges faced by a country. This review describes the various national health and nutrition surveys conducted in India and also compares the information generated by each of these surveys. These include the National Family Health Survey, District Level Household Survey, Annual Health Survey, National Nutrition Monitoring Bureau Survey, Rapid Survey on Children and Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey.