Yemen - Ibb Nutritional Status and Mortality Survey 2012

General Info

Geography

Yemen (YEM)

Ibb

Coverage type

Subnational

Time period covered

November, 2012 - December, 2012

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 eastern and western highland zones in Ibb. The sample size for this survey was 729 eastern highland zone households and 816 western highland zone households.

Keywords

Adult mortality, Breastfeeding, Child anthropometry, Child mortality, Children, Diarrhea, Diet, Edema, Education, Employment, FFQ, Family composition, Family size, Fever, Fishing, Health behaviors, Health care access, Health facilities, Height, Household deaths, Household water treatment, Hygiene, Immunization, Infant mortality, Insecticide-treated bednets, Literacy, Lower respiratory infections, Malnutrition, Marital status, Measles, Measles vaccines, Mortality, Pharmacies, Polio vaccines, Prevalence, Private health facilities, Public health facilities, Sanitation, Symptoms, Vaccination cards, Violence, Vitamin A supplements, Water supply, Weight

Citation

Contributors

Ministry of Public Health and Population (Yemen)

UNICEF Yemen

Funders

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

European Commission for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (ECHO)

Suggested citation

Ministry of Public Health and Population (Yemen), Yemen UNICEF. Yemen - Ibb Nutrition and Mortality Survey 2012.