Chennai
mothers are unhappy with the cleanliness of surroundings in the survey conducted
amongst mothers across 17 State Capitals of India. Chennai, while it seems to be
well above other cities, loses out to its immediate neighbours, Bangalore and
Thiruvanantapuram in the Child Health Quotient.
Lifebuoy Child Health Quotient, a survey conducted
amongst mothers of 17 state capitals of India, to gauge the perception that
mothers have with regards to the health of their children. Chennai’s mothers
are extremely satisfied with the quality of education available in their
city, putting the city score to 99 on this parameter. Again when it comes to
nutritious food, Chennai mom’s are happy about the quality of nutrition that
their kids are having. However they are not very happy with the weight gain
of their child although they seem satisfied with the growth of their
children.
The survey was carried out amongst 17 state capitals with mothers of
children in the age group of 4-12 years. The objective of the survey was to
bring forth the perception and satisfaction of mothers with respect to the
physical, mental and social aspects of their child’s health and factors that
influence these.
The report paints a mixed picture of children’s overall health across 17
state capitals. Lucknow and Kolkata have emerged clear winners, surpassing
the others. The mothers are most satisfied with the health of their child in
these cities with CHI of 109, which is way above the national average of
100. Following closely are Bangalore with CHI of 108 & Chandigarh with CHI
107. 4 of the high scoring cities are amongst the top 6 metros- Kolkata,
Bangalore, Delhi and Chennai. Bhopal and Mumbai rank at the bottom of the
Child Health Quotient.
- North and South zones score high on Mother’s satisfaction
- Southern state mothers, excepting Hyderabad, happy with the health
of their children
- Thiruvanantapuram ranks 5th, Chennai ranks 7th & Hyderabad ranks
12th in the Lifebuoy Child Health Quotient
- Bangalore mothers are 99% satisfied with extracurricular activities
and the well being of their children as against Chennai’s mom’s at 93%
and 91%
- However, Bangalore at 93% loses out to Chennai at 94% when it comes
to satisfaction with growth of children
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