Nigeria National Nutrition and Health Survey 2014
General Info
Original or alternative title
Nutrition and Health Survey Using SMART Methods
Coverage type
Country
Time period covered
February, 2014 - May, 2014
Data type
Survey:
Cross-sectional - Household - Individual - Interview - Nationally representative
Summary
The 2014 Nigeria National Nutrition and Health Survey (NNHS) implemented the Standardized Monitoring and Assessment of Relief and Transition (SMART) methodology, and covered all 36 states in the country. The survey assessed the nutritional and health status of women ages 15-49 years and children under 5 years, vitamin A supplementation, and deworming coverage. For 2014, additional topics such as access to safe drinking water and sanitation were also examined.
Data were collected from 20,939 children under 5 and 23,942 women from 25,567 households.
Keywords
Antenatal care, Anthropometry, Antihelminthics, Birth control pills, Breastfeeding, Child anthropometry, Condoms, Contraceptives, DTP vaccines, Diaphragms, Diarrhea, Diet, Edema, Height, IUDs, Immunization, Injectable contraceptives, Insecticide-treated bednets, Iron supplements, Malaria, Malnutrition, Measles vaccines, Nutrition, Oral rehydration therapy, Pentavalent vaccines, Pregnancy, Reproductive health, Respiratory infections, Sanitation, Sexual sterilization, Skilled birth attendants, Spermicides, Traditional birth control, Vaccination cards, Vitamin A supplements, Waste disposal, Water supply, Weight, Zinc
Citation
Contributors
Funders
Suggested citation
National Bureau of Statistics (Nigeria). National Nutrition and Health Survey 2014-v1.0.