COVERAGE OF NUTRITION AND HEALTH INTERVENTIONS IN KERALA: 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 Kerala that lies along the coastline, to the extreme south west of the Indian peninsula. 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 Kerala interventions like meeting the demand for family planning, iodized salt, antenatal care (ANC) visits, mother and child protection (MCP) card, iron and folic acid (IFA) provision, weighing, tetanus toxoid injection, institutional births, skilled birth attendant, postnatal care for mothers and full immunization have achieved high coverage (≥75%). However, coverage of postnatal care is higher for mothers than for babies, and food supplementation during postnatal period is lower compared to other periods. 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 KERALA: Insights from the National Family Health Survey-4".