NPC begins demographic, health survey in Ekiti State

The National Population Commission (NPC), on Thursday said it had commenced another round of Demographic and Health Survey in Ekiti state.

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According to the Commission, the programme which will be conducted in all the 16 local government areas of the state, commenced on Dec. 4, 2023 and end on May 4, 2024.

The NPC Director in the state, Mr Richard Adebola, made the disclosure in Ado-Ekiti at a gathering organised for media executives in the state by the Federal Commissioner, representing Ekiti state at the NPC, Mr Ayodeji Ajayi.

Adebola said, “The programme was to collect high quality data on fertility levels and references, contraceptive use, maternal and child health, childhood immunization, breastfeeding and child feeding practices, women’s dietary diversity as well as violence against women.”

Other objectives of the programme mentioned by the NPC Director include access factors that impact on maternal health such as antenatal delivery care and treatment of pregnancy related conditions.

It also include accessing the nutritional status of women between the age of 15 to 49 and children under the age five through anthropometric measures and conducting blood testing on women between the ages of 15-49 years and children of ages 6 to 59 months among others.

As part of the preparation for the state, the NPC boss disclosed that the Commission had concluded plans to ensure full automation of the Electronic Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (E-CVRS) in the first quarter of 2024.

He solicited the support of the media in achieving the objectives of the programme and other activities of the Commission.

Earlier, the Federal Commissioner representing Ekiti state at NPC, Mr Ayodeji Ajayi, thanked media professionals in the state for their support and positive reportage of the activities of the Commission in the last few years.

Ajayi said the event was organised to appreciate the staff of the Commission for their dedication to duties in 2023 and solicited for more support.