Yemen - Hajjah Nutritional Status and Mortality Survey 2015
General Info
Original or alternative title
Nutrition and Mortality Survey in Lowland and Mountainous Ecological Zones Hajjah Governorate, Yemen, 27 August-9 September 2015
Provider
Coverage type
Subnational
Time period covered
August, 2015 - September, 2015
Data type
Survey:
Cross-sectional - Household - Individual - Interview
Summary
The purpose of this survey was to investigate the levels of nutrition and malnutrition present in children aged 6-59 months. The survey also sought to estimate crude and under-five death rates. To collect this information, this survey adopted the UNICEF Standardized Monitoring and Assessment for Relief and Transition (SMART) methodology.
The data were collected through in-person household interviews and anthropometric measurements taken from children. This survey took place in the mountainous and lowland zones in Hajjah. The sample size for this survey was 497 mountainous zone households and 502 lowland zone households.
Keywords
Adult mortality, Breastfeeding, Child anthropometry, Child mortality, Children, Diarrhea, Diarrheal diseases, Diet, Edema, Employment, FFQ, Family composition, Family size, Fever, Height, Household deaths, Household water treatment, Immunization, Infant mortality, Lower respiratory infections, Malnutrition, Measles, Measles vaccines, Mortality, Polio vaccines, Prevalence, Sanitation, Symptoms, Vaccination cards, Violence, Vitamin A supplements, Water supply, Weight
Citation
Funders
Suggested citation
Ministry of Public Health and Population (Yemen), Yemen UNICEF. Yemen - Hajjah Nutrition and Mortality Survey 2015.