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Hi I would like to know a few details about the survey which has been conducted by the International Institute for Population Sciences on District Level Household and facility Survey (DLHS)?

[Pathak]

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India has nominated the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai as the nodal organization for conducting the District Level Household and facility Survey (DLHS).It is a household survey at the district level and in DLHS-3, the survey covered 611 districts in India.

The total number of households signifying a district varies from 1000 to 1500 households. The DLHS-3 is intended to provide information on various segments like family planning, maternal and child health, reproductive health of ever married women as well as adolescent girls, utilization of maternal and child healthcare services at the district level for India.

An important component of DLHS-3 is the incorporation of Facility Survey of health institution (Sub centre, Primary Health Centre, Community Health Centre as well as District Hospital) accessible to the sampled villages. The focal point of DLHS-3 is to provide health care and utilization indicators at the district level for the augmentation of the activities under National Rural Health Mission (NRHM).

The ongoing District Level Household Survey (DLHS) is the 3rd round and preceding two rounds were passed out during 1998-99 and 2002-04 under the auspices of MoHFW and IIPS as the national nodal agency.

Contact Details:

IIPS
COORDINATORS
DLHS-3, PROJECT, IIPS
Name E-mail Tel / Mobile No.
Prof. F. Ram , Director
IIPS director@iips.net
fram@iips.net
Off. : 91-22-42372888