960 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from India National Family Health Survey 1998-99 (NFHS-2) [FRIND2], published by dhsprogram.com. Every answer is a verbatim span of text the source prints, and each row carries the passage it sits in, its offset in that passage, the source quote, the page and the location in the document, so any row can be checked against the original. 656 of the 960 pairs (68.3%) are explanatory questions and 304 restate a figure. 96.25% of rows pass the corpus quality gate.
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| question | answer | context | answer_start | question_type | knowledge_quality_score | source_quote | source_page | source_location | confidence | validation_status |
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| What notable characteristic is observed regarding childbearing among young women? | the high level of childbearing among young women | In India, rural women and women from scheduled tribes and scheduled castes have somewhat higher fertility than other women, but fertility is particularly high for illiterate women, poor women, and Muslim women. Another striking feature is the high level of childbearing among young women. More than half of women age 20–49 had their first birth before reaching age 20, and women age 15–19 account for almost one-fifth of total fertility. | 239 | definition | 1.000 | Another striking feature is the high level of childbearing among young women. | 26 | page=26,block=0 | 0.850 | valid |
| What was not prioritized in the programme, affecting the quality of services and care? | not placed on informed choice, counselling, and follow-up services to clients | This emphasis had an adverse impact on the quality of services and care provided by the programme. Adequate emphasis was not placed on informed choice, counselling, and follow-up services to clients. | 121 | definition | 1.000 | Adequate emphasis was not placed on informed choice, counselling, and follow-up services to clients. | 37 | page=37,block=1 | 0.850 | valid |
| What information were mothers not asked regarding their children's vaccinations? | not asked the dates of vaccinations | For DPT and polio, information was obtained on the number of doses of the vaccine given to the child. Mothers were not asked the dates of vaccinations. To distinguish Polio 0 (polio vaccine given at the time of birth) from Polio 1 (polio vaccine given about six weeks after birth), mothers were also asked whether the first polio vaccine was given just after birth or later3. | 115 | definition | 1.000 | Mothers were not asked the dates of vaccinations. | 233 | page=233,block=1 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is the global significance of diarrhoea as a cause of death among children under age five? | the second most important killer of children under age five worldwide, following acute respiratory infection | Diarrhoea Diarrhoea is the second most important killer of children under age five worldwide, following acute respiratory infection. Deaths from acute diarrhoea are most often caused by dehydration due to loss of water and electrolytes. | 23 | definition | 1.000 | Diarrhoea Diarrhoea is the second most important killer of children under age five worldwide, following acute respiratory infection. | 250 | page=250,block=1 | 0.850 | valid |
| What are some other key sources of information about AIDS besides television? | the radio (42 percent), friends or relatives (31 percent), and newspapers or magazines (27 percent) | Seventy-nine percent of women report television as a source of their information about AIDS. Other important sources are the radio (42 percent), friends or relatives (31 percent), and newspapers or magazines (27 percent). Only 4 percent report that they received information about AIDS from a health worker. | 121 | definition | 1.000 | Other important sources are the radio (42 percent), friends or relatives (31 percent), and newspapers or magazines (27 percent). | 263 | page=263,block=1 | 0.850 | valid |
| What does the weight-for-age index measure in children? | a composite measure that takes into account both chronic and acute undernutrition | Each of these indices provides somewhat different information about the nutritional status of children. Weight-for-age is a composite measure that takes into account both chronic and acute undernutrition. Children who are more than two standard deviations below the reference median on this index are considered to be underweight. | 122 | definition | 1.000 | Weight-for-age is a composite measure that takes into account both chronic and acute undernutrition. | 295 | page=295,block=1 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is a key focus of the Family Welfare Programme of the Government of India? | Promotion of maternal and child health | Health, Health Care, and Nutrition Promotion of maternal and child health has been one of the most important components of the Family Welfare Programme of the Government of India. One goal is for each pregnant woman to receive at least three antenatal check-ups plus two tetanus toxoid injections and a full course of iron and folic acid supplementation. mothers of 65 percent of the children born in the three years preceding NFHS-2 received at least one antenatal check-up and 44 percent received at least three check-ups. For 67 percent of these births, mothers received the recommended number of tetanus toxoid vaccinations during pregnancy, up from 54 percent in NFHS-1. For 58 percent, mothers received iron and folic acid supplementation during pregnancy. Women in disadvantaged socioeconomic groups are less likely than other women to be covered by each of these interventions. | 35 | definition | 1.000 | Health, Health Care, and Nutrition Promotion of maternal and child health has been one of the most important components of the Family Welfare Programme of the Government of India. | 29 | page=29,block=0 | ||
| What does the term 'underweight' measure in relation to children’s nutritional health? | both chronic and acute undernutrition | Children who are more than two standard deviations below the median of an international reference population are considered underweight (measured in terms of weight-for-age), stunted (height-for-age), or wasted (weight- for-height). Stunting is a sign of chronic, long-term undernutrition, wasting is a sign of acute, short-term undernutrition, and underweight is a composite measure that takes into account both chronic and acute undernutrition. | 408 | definition | 1.000 | Stunting is a sign of chronic, long-term undernutrition, wasting is a sign of acute, short-term undernutrition, and underweight is a composite measure that takes into account both chronic and acute undernutrition. | 30 | page=30,block=0 | 0.700 | valid |
| What economic model has India followed for industrial development since 1948? | the concept of a mixed economy | At the time of independence, India had a weak industrial base. Since 1948, within the framework of planned development of the economy, India has adopted the concept of a mixed economy for overall industrial development. The industrial policy resolution of 1948 demarcated the scope for development of industries in the private sector and also provided for reservation of some areas for exclusive development in the public sector. In subsequent industrial policy statements, the government adopted a variety of measures to modify licensing policies and 1Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes are castes and tribes that the Government of India officially recognizes as socially and economically backward and in need of special protection from injustice and exploitation. | 153 | definition | 1.000 | Since 1948, within the framework of planned development of the economy, India has adopted the concept of a mixed economy for overall industrial development. | 35 | page=35,block=5 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is the purpose of collecting height and weight information? | assessing levels of nutrition prevailing in the population. | Status of Women: The questionnaire asks about women’s autonomy and violence against women. Knowledge of AIDS: Questions assess women’s knowledge of AIDS and the sources of their knowledge, as well as knowledge about ways to avoid getting AIDS. the health investigator on each survey team measured the height and weight of each woman and each of her children born since January 1995 (in states where fieldwork started in 1998) or January 1996 (in states where fieldwork started in 1999) [see Table 1.1 for the month and year of fieldwork in each state]. This height and weight information is useful for assessing levels of nutrition prevailing in the population. The health investigators also took blood samples from each woman and each of her children born since January 1995/1996 to assess haemoglobin levels. | 602 | definition | 1.000 | This height and weight information is useful for assessing levels of nutrition prevailing in the population. The health investigators also took blood samples from each woman and each of her children born since January 1995/1996 to assess haemoglobin levels. | 40 | page=40,block=1 |
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