-MorungExpress.com Over half of the male population in 15-49 years uses tobacco, 14.1% in female Dimapur: Alcohol consumption in ‘dry’ Nagaland, among people in the age group of 15-49 years, is higher than the national average, as per the latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) report. In addition, tobacco usage in Nagaland was also much higher than the all-India average, though both alcohol and tobacco consumption declined between 2015-16 (NFHS-4) and 2019–21. As per...
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Domestic violence in Northeast on downswing, says NFHS-5; experts doubt figures -Utpal Parashar
-Hindustan Times Women activists and experts from the region say that though the figures show a decline, they might not reflect the reality of the problem on the ground. The only exception was Assam where the figure increased from 24.5% in NFHS-4 to 32% in NFHS-5. Guwahati: Domestic violence faced by women seems to be declining in most parts of northeast India, except Assam, if figures of the recently released National Family...
More »Sharpest fall in population growth rate has been among Muslims: NFHS-5 data -Shahina KK
-TheFederal.com Data from National Family Health Survey debunk claims made by right-wing activists about a population boom in Islamic community as part of an alleged conspiracy to turn India into a Muslim-majority country The latest data obtained from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) debunk claims made by right-wing activists about a population boom in the Islamic community as part of an alleged conspiracy to turn India into a Muslim-majority country. The recently...
More »Marital rape debate: Govt’s family health survey spotlights consent issue
-IndiaToday.in According to the recently released National Family Health Survey 5 (2019-2021) report, 18 per cent of women in India are not able to say no to their husbands if they do not want to engage in sexual intercourse with them. The Delhi High Court pronounced its much-awaited verdict on criminalisation of marital rape on Wednesday. The bench was not able to make up its mind on whether a sexual act performed...
More »Nearly One in Five Households in India Practise Open Defecation: NFHS-5 Data
-TheWire.in The survey found that 83% of 636,699 households sampled had access to toilets, with greater accessibility in urban areas than in rural areas. New Delhi: Nearly one in five households in India practise open defecation, according to a health ministry report released on May 5, nearly two years after the Union government declared the country ‘open defecation free’. The report is part of the fifth edition of the National Family Health Survey...
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