51% women in Hyderabad are either overweight or obese (Representational)
Hyderabad:
In Hyderabad, 51 per cent women are either overweight or obese, with a body mass index greater than or equal to 25 kg/m2, while it was 30.1 per cent for Telangana as a whole, according to the Council for Social Development (CSD) A collection made by 2019-20 said.
The compendium, published for the Planning Department, Telangana, was released by Special Chief Secretary (Planning) K Ramakrishna Rao on Monday to consolidate the newly formed state database. This collection shows 99 indicators at the district level.
“(With) 14.0 per cent Kumuram Bheem Asifabad has the lowest percentage of overweight or obese women (BMI 25.0 kg/m2) in Telangana State in 2019-2020. 30.1 per cent 9 for Telangana in 2019-2020. (with ) 51.0 per cent, Hyderabad has the highest percentage of overweight or obese women (BMI 25.0 kg/m2) in the state of Telangana in 2019-2020,” the report said.
In contrast, 18.8 percent of women in the state have BMI below normal levels. The report said that with 12.4 per cent, Hyderabad has the lowest percentage of women who have a below normal BMI, while Jogulamba Gadwal has the highest percentage with 27.5 per cent.
With 83.6 percent, Hyderabad has the highest percentage of literate women in the state of Telangana in 2019-2020, while it is 66.6 percent for the whole of Telangana and the lowest in the state at 45 percent Jogulamba Gadwal.
Wanaparthy recorded 100 per cent of pregnancy registrations for which mothers got a Mother and Child Protection (MCP) card in Telangana in 2019-2020, as against 96.7 per cent across the state.
In Telangana in 2019-2020, more than 60 percent of births in the state were done by caesarean section. Karimnagar has the highest percentage of births by caesarean section at 82.4 per cent, while Kumuram Bhim Asifabad recorded 27.2 per cent, which is the lowest in the state.
Based on two rounds of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) – Round 4 (2015-2016) and Round 5 (2019-2020) conducted after the formation of the state, this collection provides a comprehensive statistical picture of the health and demographic situation in Telangana. Is. , stated in the report.
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