Critical Appraisal to improve the data quality in the National Family Health Survey

Dr.K.Tamilselvi; Dr.Vani Archana

Volume : VIII, Issue : IX, September - 2019

Critical Appraisal to improve the data quality in the National Family Health Survey

Dr. K. Tamilselvi, Dr. Vani Archana

Abstract :

National Family Health Survey is one of the pillars of health planning and policy-making in the country. These surveys primarily serve to provide essential data on health to nation. However, the critical appraisal of data quality is important to improve the same. This article is based on the experience of National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-4 that includes assessing field agency, interviewers, etc. and suggests improving the quality of data.