Lok Sabha Question No. 1102 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-22
Subject: NFHS 2015-16
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Ritesh Pandey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1102 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND NOVEMBER, 2019

## NFHS 2015 - 16

## 1102. SHRI RITESH PANDEY:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether as per the National Family Health Survey 2015 - 16, Uttar Pradesh has 51 per cent full immunisation coverage for children as compared to 62 per cent in rest of India, if so, the possible reasons for this difference;

- (b) whether the Government proposes to take any special measures in this regard; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) : The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare conducted National Family Health Survey (NFHS) - 4 (2015 - 16) and NFHS - 3 (2005 - 06) wherein inter - alia information was collected on full immunization coverage for children of age 12 - 23 months.

As per the NFHS - 4, the percentage of children (of age 12 to 23 months) who were fully immunized in Uttar Pradesh and India were 51.1 percentage and 62.0 percentage respectiv However, while comparing with NFHS - 3, the percentage of children (of age 12 to 23 months) who were fu lly immunized in Uttar Pradesh and India were 23.0 percentage and 43.5 percentage respectively. The details are at Annexure .

The low coverage of Uttar Pradesh as per the National Family Health Survey 2015 - 16 is largely due to partially immunized childr en. The reasons for partial immunization are mainly awareness  gap ,  migration  of  parents,  service  delivery  gap/refusal  and  apprehension  du adverse events following immunization (AEFI) like fever, irritability etc.

- (b) & (c) : Immunization  programin  th e  country  including  in  Uttar  Pradesh is  being strengthened by increasing awareness through enhanced Information Education and Communication (IEC) activities to make the immunization programme more successful .

Uttar  Pradesh had conducteda special  drive  known  as 'Mission  Indradhanush' in 6 phasesacross all the districts whereina total of 1.76 crore ofchildren and 49.04 lakh ofpregnant women were vaccinated. Uttar Pradesh had lso conducted 'Gram Swaraj Abhiyaan' in 3387 villages across all the districts and 'Extended Gram Swaraj Abhiyaan' in 5130 villages across all the districts .

| Percentage of Children age -12 23 months who received all basic vaccinations* Immunized) at any time before the survey   | Percentage of Children age -12 23 months who received all basic vaccinations* Immunized) at any time before the survey   | Percentage of Children age -12 23 months who received all basic vaccinations* Immunized) at any time before the survey   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                                                          | NFHS - 3 (2005 - 06)                                                                                                     | NFHS - 4 (2015 - 16)                                                                                                     |
| India                                                                                                                    | 43.5                                                                                                                     | 62.0                                                                                                                     |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                            | 23.0                                                                                                                     | 51.1                                                                                                                     |