COVERAGE OF NUTRITION AND HEALTH INTERVENTIONS IN PUNJAB: INSIGHTS FROM THE NATIONAL FAMILY HEALTH SURVEY-4
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It is crucial to understand the coverage of nutrition and health interventions to gain further insights into their effectiveness and impact. We present this Data Note that describes the coverage of a set of key nutrition and health interventions in the state of Punjab, situated in the north-western plains of India. The findings here are based on data from the National Family Health Survey 2015-2016.
India’s policy framework for health and nutrition is robust and includes most evidence-based nutrition and health interventions. Two large-scale national program platforms – the Integrated Child Development Services and the National Health Mission together provide the public sector delivery platforms with the mandate to deliver these interventions across the country. India’s efforts at scaling up nutrition interventions are now also supported by the National Nutrition Mission (or POSHAN Abhiyaan).
Findings of this Data Note reveal that in Punjab interventions like iodized salt, any antenatal care (ANC) visits, mother and child protection (MCP) card, iron and folic acid (IFA) supplementation, weighing, tetanus toxoid injection, institutional birth, skilled birth attendant, postnatal care for mothers, full immunization, and care seeking for acute respiratory infection (ARI) have achieved high coverage (≥75%). However, the coverage of postnatal care is higher for mothers than for babies. Many women receive some IFA but fewer are consuming IFA for at least 100 days during pregnancy. Though oral rehydration salt (ORS) is provided during childhood diarrhea in some cases, zinc is provided less frequently. Sometimes when children are weighed, the mother does not receive counselling on the child’s growth. For deeper insights into the coverage of key nutrition and health interventions, with district-wise status, please download this Data Note on "Coverage of Nutrition and Health Interventions in PUNJAB: Insights from the National Family Health Survey-4".
