One of the major objectives of the National Institute of Population Studies (NIPS) is to assist the Ministry of Population Welfare by assessing and evaluating the Population Welfare Programme. The Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey (PDHS) has been one of the major activities in this context.
The Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey (PDHS) was fielded on a national basis between the months of December 1990 and May 1991. The survey was carried out by the National Institute of Population Studies with the objective of assisting the Ministry of Population Welfare to evaluate the Population Welfare Programme and maternal and child health services. The PDHS is the latest in a series of surveys, making it possible to evaluate changes in the demographic status of the population and in health conditions nationwide. Earlier surveys include the Pakistan Contraceptive Prevalence Survey of 1984-85 and the Pakistan Fertility Survey of 1975.
