Mrs. Amaka Ezenwa, the Project Director, National Demographic Health Survey (NDHS), has said that the survey was a tool that assists policy makers and programme managers in monitoring and designing programmes for improved healthcare delivery.
Ezenwa, who is also the Deputy Director, Research and Planning, National Population Commission (NPopC), said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja.
She explained that the NDHS was conceived to help in designing programmes that would improve reproductive services in the society.
The NDHS project director noted that the survey helped in providing up-to-date information on background characteristics of respondents.
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According to her, the health survey which takes place every five years to gather information is specifically collected on fertility levels, marriage, fertility preferences, awareness and use of family planning methods as well as child feeding methods.
She recalled that the 2013 survey was used for checking nutritional status of women and children, adult and childhood mortality, awareness and attitude regarding HIV and AIDS, female genital mutilation and domestic violence.
Ezenwa also said that the significance of the survey was the fact that it helped in providing data to monitor the population as well as health situation in the society.
The official stated that it also helped in providing reliable information on maternal, child and adolescent health and nutrition.
She added that the survey was also used to monitor how the society had fared in the health sector and to bridge gaps where necessary. (NAN)
