Key Indicators from National Family Health Survey-3 for Tamil Nadu (2005-2006) | ||||||||||
Particulars | NFHS-3 (2005-06) | Residence | Education | NFHS-2 (1998-99) | NFHS-1 (1992-93) | |||||
Urban | Rural | Chennai | No education2 | < 8 years complete2 | 8-9 years complete2 | 10 years complete and above2 | ||||
Marriage and Fertility | ||||||||||
1. Women age 20-24 married by age 18 (%) | ||||||||||
2. Men age 25-29 married by age 21 (%) | ||||||||||
3. Total fertility rate (children per woman) | ||||||||||
4. Women age 15-19 who were already mothers or pregnant at the time of the survey (%) | ||||||||||
5. Median age at first birth for women age 25-49 | ||||||||||
6. Married women with 2 living children wanting no more children (%) | ||||||||||
6a. Two sons | ||||||||||
6b. One son, one daughter | ||||||||||
6c. Two daughters | ||||||||||
Family Planning (currently married women, age 15-49) | ||||||||||
Current use | ||||||||||
7. Any method (%) | ||||||||||
8. Any modern method (%) | ||||||||||
8a. Female sterilization (%) | ||||||||||
8b. Male sterilization (%) | ||||||||||
8c. IUD (%) | ||||||||||
8d. Pill (%) | ||||||||||
8e. Condom (%) | ||||||||||
Unmet need for family planning | ||||||||||
9. Total unmet need (%) | ||||||||||
9a. For spacing (%) | ||||||||||
9b. For limiting (%) | ||||||||||
Maternal and Child Health | ||||||||||
Maternity care (for births in the last 3 years) | ||||||||||
10. Mothers who had at least 3 antenatal care visits for their last birth (%) | ||||||||||
11. Mothers who consumed IFA for 90 days or more when they were pregnant with their last child (%) | ||||||||||
12. Births assisted by a doctor/nurse/LHV/ANM/other health personnel (%)1 | ||||||||||
13. Institutional births (%)1 | ||||||||||
14. Mothers who received postnatal care from a doctor/nurse/LHV/ANM/other health personnel within 2 days of delivery for their last birth (%)1 | ||||||||||
Child immunization and vitamin A supplementation1 | ||||||||||
15a. Children 12-23 months fully immunized (BCG, measles, and 3 doses each of polio/DPT) (%) | ||||||||||
15b. Children 12-23 months who have received BCG (%) | ||||||||||
15c. Children 12-23 months who have received 3 doses of polio vaccine (%) | ||||||||||
15d. Children 12-23 months who have received 3 doses of DPT vaccine (%) | ||||||||||
15e. Children 12-23 months who have received measles vaccine (%) | ||||||||||
16. Children age 12-35 months who received a vitamin A dose in last 6 months (%) | ||||||||||
Treatment of childhood diseases (children under 3 years)1 | ||||||||||
17. Children with diarrhoea in the last 2 weeks who received ORS (%) | ||||||||||
18. Children with diarrhoea in the last 2 weeks taken to a health facility (%) | ||||||||||
19. Children with acute respiratory infection or fever in the last 2 weeks taken to a health facility (%) | ||||||||||
Child Feeding Practices and Nutritional Status of Children1 | ||||||||||
20. Children under 3 years breastfed within one hour of birth (%) | ||||||||||
21. Children age 0-5 months exclusively breastfed (%) | ||||||||||
22. Children age 6-9 months receiving solid or semi-solid food and breastmilk (%) | ||||||||||
23. Children under 3 years who are stunted (%) | ||||||||||
24. Children under 3 years who are wasted (%) | ||||||||||
25. Children under 3 years who are underweight (%) | ||||||||||
Nutritional Status of Ever-Married Adults (age 15-49) | ||||||||||
26. Women whose Body Mass Index is below normal (%) | ||||||||||
27. Men whose Body Mass Index is below normal (%) | ||||||||||
28. Women who are overweight or obese (%) | ||||||||||
29. Men who are overweight or obese (%) | ||||||||||
Anaemia among Children and Adults | ||||||||||
30. Children age 6-35 months who are anaemic (%) | ||||||||||
31. Ever-married women age 15-49 who are anaemic (%) | ||||||||||
32. Pregnant women age 15-49 who are anaemic (%) | ||||||||||
33. Ever-married men age 15-49 who are anaemic (%) | ||||||||||
Knowledge of HIV/AIDS among Ever-Married Adults (age 15-49) | ||||||||||
34. Women who have heard of AIDS (%) | ||||||||||
35. Men who have heard of AIDS (%) | ||||||||||
36. Women who know that consistent condom use can reduce the chances of getting HIV/AIDS (%) | ||||||||||
37. Men who know that consistent condom use can reduce the chances of getting HIV/AIDS (%) | ||||||||||
Women`s Empowerment | ||||||||||
38. Currently married women who usually participate in household decisions (%) | ||||||||||
39. Ever-married women who have ever experienced spousal violence (%) |