National Institute of Population Studies Islamabad

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National Institute of Population StudiesIslamabad
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Scope of Work

• Demographic and health surveys
• Evaluation of various components of Population
  Welfare Programme
• Population Projections
• Training

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Coverage

• Demographic and Health Surveys (National Level)
• Evaluation of FP Programme Components (National
  Level)
• Population Projections (National and Provincial
  levels)
• Training (Population programme personnel, Health
  programme NGOs,

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Periodicity

• Demographic and Health Surveys
• After every 3-4 years
• Evaluative surveys/studies
• On the request of MoPW
• Population Projections
• Periodic, on the request of Planning Commission
• Training
• Occasional but being made regular

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Type of data collected
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Characteristics of Households and Respondents

• Household composition
• Age-sex composition of the household population
• Marital status
• Educational attainment
• Housing characteristics
• Possession of durable goods at HH level
• Exposure to mass media

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Fertility

• Fertility levels and trends
• Children ever born
• Birth intervals
• Age at first birth
• Teenage fertility
• Desire for children
• Sex preference for children
• Ideal family size
• Fertility planning
• Consanguineous marriages

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Reproductive Health

• Antenatal, delivery and postnatal care
• Infertility
• Abortion
• AIDS/RTIs and STDs
• Health of women

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Family Planning

• Knowledge of family planning methods and sources
• Contraceptive use
• Knowledge of the fertile period
• Age at sterilisation
• Sources of supply and accessibility of
  contraception
• Cost of contraception
• Attitude of couples towards family planning
• Family planning messages on electronic media
• Acceptability of family planning messages on
  electronic media
• Intentions about future use of contraception
• Reasons for non-use of contraception
• Unmet need for family planning

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Infant, Child health and Mortality

• Levels and trends in infant and child mortality
• Differentials in infant and child mortality
• Causes of death in early childhood
• High-risk fertility behaviour
• Immunisation of children
• Breastfeeding practices
• Nutritional status of children
• Indirect and direct estimation of maternal
  mortality
• Causes of maternal mortality

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Collection Procedure

• Representative sample by FBS
• Household interviews (Ever married women of
  reproductive age-15-49 years)
• Pre-coded questionnaires
• Male / Female Interviewers (mostly post-graduates
  selected from respective areas)
• Qualitative studies (Focus group discussions,
  in-depth interviewers)

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Compilation of Data

• Data entry software
• (FOXPRO PC edit Microsoft Access CSPro etc)
• Data analysis is done through SPSS

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Dissemination Process

• Dissemination Seminars
• Distribution of reports through mail
• Soft copies of data set on request

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