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Profile of Youth in I ndia

Profile of Youth in I ndia. Analysis of NFHS-3 Data. NFHS-3, India. Youth in India constitutes one-fifth of total population. The youth population has an important role to play as potential demographic dividend by constituting skilled stock of human capital.

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Profile of Youth in I ndia

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  1. Profile of Youth in India Analysis of NFHS-3 Data NFHS-3, India

  2. Youth in India constitutes one-fifth of total population. • The youth population has an important role to play as potential demographic dividend by constituting skilled stock of human capital. • The youth population also has an important role in demographic evolution. NFHS-3, India

  3. National Youth Policy-2003 The commitment of the entire nation to the composite and all round development of the young sons and daughters of India and seeks to establish an All-India perspective to fulfill their legitimate aspirations so that they are all strong of heart and strong of body and mind in successfully accomplishing the challenging task of national reconstruction and social changes that lie ahead. NFHS-3, India

  4. Contents of Presentation • Profile of youth • Knowledge about selected health related issues • Attitudes towards selected population, health and gender concerns • Behaviour of youth in health related spheres • Health and nutritional profile of youth NFHS-3, India

  5. Profile of Youth • Education • Mass media exposure • Employment • Marriage NFHS-3, India

  6. UNFPA definition of youth, population- age 15-24 - is adopted for this report • NFHS-3 interviewed 47,590 women and 24,997 men age 15-24: • 31% of women and 38% of men are from urban areas • 37% of women and 32% of men are from the two lowest wealth quintiles NFHS-3, India

  7. Literacy Rates Among Youth • Literacy rate among women • Age 15-77% , age 24 - 63% • Urban 86%, rural 62% • Never married 84%, ever married 55% • Poorest HHs 33%, richest HHs 97% NFHS-3, India

  8. Education Among Youth • 29% of women (47% of urban and 20% of rural) have 10+ years of schooling. • 38% of men (49% of urban and 31% of rural) have 10+ years of schooling. NFHS-3, India

  9. School Enrollment Among Youth School attendance rate at age 15-17 34% of women and 49% of men age 15-17 attended school in the year 2004-05.

  10. Most youth are exposed to some form of media • 70% of women and 88% of men have at least weekly exposure to television, radio, or newspapers/magazines. • Majority of women with no education and women in rural areas are not regularly exposed to any media. NFHS-3, India

  11. Employment among Youth NFHS-3, India

  12. Many youth are economically active. • 36% of women and 67% of men age 15-24 are employed. • Almost all men with no education and ever married men are employed. • The majority of employed women are agricultural workers; whereas, there is greater diversity in male employment. • Less than two-thirds of employed women (63%) earn cash for their work, compared with 88 percent of employed men. NFHS-3, India

  13. Percentage of Married Youth by Age Figures in white indicate percentage married excluding gauna not performed Figures in yellow indicate percentage married including gauna not performed NFHS-3, India

  14. Many youth marry below legal age at marriage • Half of women and about one in five men age 15-24 are married. • 19% of women age 15-17 and 7% of men age 15-20 are married. • In Bihar  (38%), Jharkhand (36%), Rajasthan (31%), and West Bengal (26%) more than one-fourth of women age 15-17 are arried, though many of them have not started living with husband. NFHS-3, India

  15. Many youth are heading households • One percent of women and 8% of men age 15-24 are household heads. • 29% of currently married men age 15-24 are heading their own households. • Youth in households headed by youth are poorer than youth in households headed by someone who is older. NFHS-3, India

  16. Knowledge of Youth of Selected Family Planning and Health Issues • Knowledge of family planning methods • Awareness of AIDS • Knowledge of HIV/AIDS NFHS-3, India

  17. Most youth have heard of available modern contraceptive spacing methods • 93% of women know of female sterilization, but only 83 percent know about pills and 71 percent each know about IUDs and condoms. • 93% of men know about condoms, but only 78 percent know about pills and 37 percent know about the IUD. • Only 8% of women and 15% of men know about emergency contraception. NFHS-3, India

  18. A majority of youth lack comprehensive knowledge of HIV/AIDS • About two-thirds of women and 88 percent of men have heard of AIDS . • Three out of four men know that the risk of HIV/AIDS can be reduced by condom use or by limiting sex to one uninfected partner; however, less than half of women know about these ways of HIV/AIDS prevention. • Only 20 percent of women and 36 percent of men have comprehensive knowledge about HIV/AIDS. • In many states, less than one-half of women have heard of AIDS. NFHS-3, India

  19. In high HIV prevalence states many youth are not aware of AIDS. • In two high HIV prevalence states of Manipur and Tamil Nadu, almost all young women and men are aware of AIDS. • In the remaining four high prevalence states of Maharashtra, Nagaland, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka less than 76-86 percent of women but 90-95 percent men know of AIDS. NFHS-3, India

  20. Youth’s Attitudes toward Selected Population, Health and Gender Concerns • Family size preference • Family life education • Gender role attitudes NFHS-3, India

  21. Family Size Preferences Percent distribution of women and men by ideal number of children NFHS-3, India

  22. Youth’s attitude toward gender roles is, in general, no more egalitarian than the attitude of the older cohort age 25-49 • More than half of youth (53% of women and 56% of men) agree that it is justified for a husband to beat his wife under specific circumstances. • About two-thirds of youth (64% of women and 68% of men) believe that a woman is justified in refusing to have sex with her husband for specific reasons. NFHS-3, India

  23. Behaviour of Youth in Health related Spheres • Initiation of fertility • Family planning use and unmet need • Sexual behaviour • Consumption of tobacco and alcohol NFHS-3, India

  24. Initiation of childbearing NFHS-3, India

  25. Early childbearing is the main feature of India’s fertility pattern • According to current fertility schedule, by the time a woman in India reaches age 25, she already has on an average 1.5 children. • More than half of total fertility is realized by the time women reaches age 25. • In all the states except Goa, by the time women reach age 25, they already have on an average at least one child. NFHS-3, India

  26. Trend in Contraceptive Prevalence Rate NFHS-3, India

  27. Family Planning Method Choice of Youth • Among the teenagers, the methods most often used are rhythm (4%), condom (3%), and withdrawal and pill (2% each). • One percent of teenagers have already undergone sterilization. • Among the age group 20-24, female sterilization is the preferred method. 13% of women age 20-24 are sterilized. • Among women age 20-24 also, 7 percent of women have chosen traditional methods, though condom (6%) and pill (4%) are also used by a sizeable proportion. NFHS-3, India

  28. Pattern of contraceptive use by youth reveals son preference NFHS-3, India

  29. Youth in India has a large unmet need for family planning. • 27% of teenage women and 21% of women age 20-24 have unmet need for family planning. • 25% of teenage women and 15% of women age • 20-24 have unmet need for spacing. • There has been is only a small decrease in the unmet need for family planning since NFHS-2. NFHS-3, India

  30. Early marriage leads to early initiation of sexual activity among women • 51% of women and 27% of men age 15-24 have ever had sexual intercourse. • One in every 10 women and 2% of men had sexual intercourse before age 15 years. • Among never married youth, 12% of men and less than 1% of women report ever having had sexual intercourse. NFHS-3, India

  31. There is evidence of higher-risk sex among male youth unprotected by condom use. • Among youth who have ever had sexual inter-course, men on average have had 1.8 partners, and women have had slightly more than one partner. • Among the 22% of men who had sexual intercourse in the 12 months prior to the survey, a little more than one-quarter had higher-risk intercourse, i.e., they had intercourse with a partner who was neither a spouse nor lived with them. • Among men who had higher-risk sexual intercourse, a little more than one-third used a condom at last higher-risk intercourse. NFHS-3, India

  32. TTobacco use and alcohol consumption are matters of concern. • 40% of men use tobacco in some form, including 19% who smoke cigarettes/bidis and 30 percent who consume paanmasala, gutkha, or other tobacco products. • 5% of female youth report tobacco use, mainly in the form of chewing tobacco. • One-fifth of young men and 1 percent of young • women age 15-24 consume alcohol. • Tobacco and alcohol consumption begin early: Even among men who are only 15 years of age, 16 percent use some form of tobacco and 6 percent consume alcohol. NFHS-3, India

  33. TTobacco use and alcohol consumption among men begin early NFHS-3, India

  34. Health and Nutritional Profile of Youth • Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections • Prevalence of HIV • Nutritional status • Anaemia • Domestic violence NFHS-3, India

  35. Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and STI Symptoms Percentage of women and men who ever had sexual intercourse reporting having an STI and/or symptoms of STI in the past 12 months NFHS-3, India

  36. Prevalence of STIs and STI symptoms is higher among never married men. NFHS-3, India

  37. HIV Prevalence Among Youth NFHS-3, India

  38. HIV Prevalence Among Youth in High HIV States NFHS-3, India

  39. Nutritional Status of Youth Men Women NFHS-3, India

  40. Anaemia Among Youth 56% 57% Women Men NFHS-3, India

  41. The high prevalence of spousal violence is a continuing hurdle to the achievement of health goals and gender equality • More than one in three married female youth (37%) have experienced physical, sexual, or emotional violence by their husband. • Seven percent of all female youth and 11 percent of married female youth have experienced sexual violence. NFHS-3, India

  42. Concluding Remarks • To fully exploit the demographic dividend, India’s youth need to be healthy, educated, skilled and forward looking. However, the report points out a few weak areas. • A sizeable proportion lacks education, even literacy • Early marriage • Burdened with childbearing and rearing • Large unmet need for family planning • Poor nutritional status • Substance abuse In knowledge, attitude and behaviour youth is not very different from the older counterpart. NFHS-3, India

  43. Concluding Remarks • In knowledge, attitude and behaviour use is not very different from the older counterpart. NFHS-3, India

  44. Thank You NFHS-3, India

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