NFHS-1

The first National Family Health Survey (NFHS-1) was an important component of the project to strengthen the survey research capabilities of the Population research Centres (PRCs) in India, launched by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW), Government of India, New Delhi, in 1991. The MOHFW designated the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai, as the nodal agency for providing co-ordination and technical guidance for NFHS-1. The data collection for the NFHS-1 in each state was undertaken by the field organizations, selected for this purpose, in collaboration with the PRCs of the respective state. The East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA and Macro International, Calverton, Maryland, USA provided technical assistance for all of the survey operations. Funding for the NFHS-1 was provided by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), New Delhi. UNICEF and Plan International provided the weighing scales for the survey.

Interviews were conducted with a nationally representative sample of 88,562 households and 89,777 ever-married women in the age group 13-49, from 24 states and the then National Capital Territory of Delhi (which later attained statehood) using uniform questionnaire, sample design and field procedures. The main objective of the survey was to collect reliable and up-to-date information on fertility, family planning, mortality, and maternal and child health. Data collection was carried out in three phases from April 1992 to September 1993. The NFHS-1 was a major landmark in the development in the demographic database for India.

Team at IIPS:

Project Directors:

  Dr. K. Srinivasan   Dr. K.B. Pathak

 Project Coordinators:

  Prof. Tara Kanitkar   Dr. T.K. Roy   Dr. B.M. Ramesh

National and International Consultants:

  Dr. Fred Arnold   Mr. David Cantor   Dr. Pavalavalli Govindswamy   Mr. Sushil Kumar
  Ms. Thanh Le   Dr. Robert D. Retherford   Ms. Sandra Rowland   Mr. O.P. Sharma
  Dr. Jeremiah M. Sullivan   Mr. Sanjay Tiwari   Dr. Vijay Verma

The Population Research Centres:

 PRC, Andhra University, Vishakapatnam   PRC, Kerala University, Thiruvananthapuram
  PRC, Guahati University, Guwahati   PRC, Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Government of Madhya Pradesh,Bhopal
  PRC, Patna University, Patna   PRC, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune
  PRC, Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi   PRC, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar
  PRC, JSS Institute of Economic Research, Dharwad   PRC, Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development Chandigarh
  PRC, M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara   PRC, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur
  PRC, Punjab University, Chandigarh   PRC, The Gandhigram Institute of Rural Health and Family Welfare Trust, Ambathurai   R.S., Tamil Nadu
  PRC, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla   PRC, Lucknow University, Lucknow
  PRC, Kashmir University, Srinagar
  PRC, Institute of Social and Economic Change, Bangalore

The Field Organizations:

  •   Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad
  •   Centre for Development Research and Training, Madras
  •   Centre for Management of Development Programmes, Hyderabad
  •   Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development, Chandigarh
  •   Indian Institute of Health Management Research, Jaipur
  •   MODE Research Private Limited, Calcutta
  •   VIMARSH, The Consultancy Group, New Delhi.

 

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