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Karnataka: Congress' DK Shivakumar raises concerns over NFHS data on stunt
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 20 (ANI): Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar has raised concerns over the data released by the National Family Health Survey-5 that 35 per cent of children under the age of five in Karnataka are stunted.
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Is it OK for wife to refuse sex if she's tired? Here's what Indian men hav
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): At a time when the debate over the criminalisation of marital rape is still hot, the National Family Health Survey-5 (2019-21) has revealed that a large section of men believe a woman refusing sex to her husband is justified if she's had a long day.
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India's total fertility rate declines from 2.2 to 2.0: National Family Hea
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): The report of the fifth round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) revealed that the total fertility rate of India has declined from 2.2 to 2.0 indicating the significant progress of population control measures.
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Health teams conduct door to door fever survey in Hyderabad
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], January 23 (ANI): As part of the door to door fever survey announced by T Harish Rao, the Urban Primary Health Centre (UPHC) conducted a fever survey on Saturday in the Kachiguda area of Hyderabad.
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Inaugural public health survey of new dads to help improve outcomes for en
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Chicago (Illinois) [US], January 22 (ANI): It is a known fact that while federal legislation requires tracking and reporting data on maternal health behaviours around childbirth, fathers tend to get overlooked in these public health efforts to improve maternal and infant outcomes.
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Women have the right to menstrual hygiene & Radiologist-Entrepreneur D
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 30 (ANI/GIPR): The National Family & Health Survey (2015-16) reported that only 48.2 per cent women in rural India had access to hygienic methods of protection during their menstrual period. While this figure is slightly better in the urban parts of the countr
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NeoLacta PHBM powder: A new innovation in human milk nutrition for babies
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI/PNN): The National Family Health Survey (NFHS) data indicates that only 54.9 per cent of children are exclusively breastfed, and the average period of exclusive breastfeeding is only 2.9 months.
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There're 1020 females per 1000 males in India, says MoS Health
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): In India, there are an estimated 1020 females per 1000 males, as per the fifth round of the National Family Health Survey.
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India has more women than men, first time on record
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 25 (ANI): the first time since the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) began in 1992, India has more women than men on record.
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Project Baala' partners with mountaineer Nitish Singh, accelerates awarene
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 27 (ANI/BusinessWire India): In India, menstruation continues to be shrouded as a taboo, and about 12.1 out of 33.6 crore menstruating women use sanitary napkin in the country as per National Family Health Survey. To address the situation and expanding its initiativ
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Sportz Village Schools' 11th Annual Health Survey highlights the impact th
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 26 (ANI/NewsVoir): The previous year has been extremely challenging with the shutdown imposed by the pandemic. While this has affected society, it has been especially disruptive for children. More than 320 million children in India were affected by school
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Take charge of your mental health with Future Generali now
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 2 (ANI/PNN): Mental health illness is an unaddressed issue in India. One in every five Indians suffers from some kind of mental health issue, according to World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates.
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