National Family Health Survey (MCH and Family Planning) Goa 1992-93.

This final report for Goa state in India is part of series of state-level reports provided from the National Family Health Survey implemented during 1992-93. Survey methodology is given. Topics of discussion supplemented by tables and figures include: household demographic and socioeconomic characteristics nuptiality fertility family planning fertility preferences morbidity mortality maternal and child health infant feeding and child nutrition and knowledge of AIDS. The nationally representative sample included 89777 ever married women 13-49 years old; the Goa sample included 3141 women from 3741 households. Selected information is also provided on the health of 1152 children born to women in the sample in the preceding 4 years before the survey. 28% of population was under 15 years old. 8% was 60 years or older. The sex ratio was 1015 females per 1000 males. Almost 75% of females and 90% of males were literate. 94% of children 6-14 years old were attending school. 64% were Hindus 5% Muslim 31% Christian and under 1% from other religions. The singulate mean age of marriage was 30.6 years. The median age of first marriage was 22.8 years. Fertility was 1.9 children in a lifetime. 7% of all pregnancies ended in spontaneous abortion. Currently married women had an average of 2.7 births of which 0.18 died. The median birth interval was 35 months. The median duration of postpartum amenorrhea was 4.1 months. 48% were contraceptive users: 38% users of a modern method and 10% a traditional method. Highest contraceptive use was among persons 35-39 years old: 59%. Current use was lowest among Christians. 72% of modern methods were supplied by the public sector. 28% of currently married women desired another child of which 50% (14% of all currently married women) preferred a birth interval of 2 years. 33% desired no more children. 31% were sterilized. Sex preference was not very strong in Goa. Blindness either partial or complete was reported for 27 per 1000 population. 5 per 1000 had limb impairments. 2 per 1000 had a bout of malaria during the 3 months prior to the survey. 2 per 1000 had tuberculosis and 0.2 per 1000 had leprosy. The crude death rate was 6.5 per 1000. Infant mortality during 1988-92 was 32 per 1000 births and child mortality was 7 per 1000. Only 42% of women had heard of AIDS.