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