South Africa National Food Consumption Survey

South Africa National Food Consumption Survey - Fortification Baseline 2005

General Info

Original or alternative title

NFCS-FB-I

Provider

South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition (SAJCN)

Tabulations only

Geography

South Africa (ZAF)

Coverage type

Country

Time period covered

February, 2005 - May, 2005

Data type

Survey: Cross-sectional - Household - Individual - Interview

Summary

The 2005 South Africa National Food Consumption Survey: Fortification Baseline (NFCS-FB) assessed the anthropometric and micronutrient status of children, 1-9 years old, and women of reproductive age, 16-35 years old. The survey aimed to inform the development of nutrition education and promotion. Data were collected through a screening tool and five questionnaires: a sociodemographic questionnaire (SDQ), a knowledge, attitude, and beliefs questionnaire (KABQ), a food procurement questionnaire (FPQ), a household food inventory questionnaire (HFIQ), and a hunger scale questionnaire (HSQ). Anthropometric measurements were recorded for all participants. There were also questions about brand name foods that are fortified, and vitamin A testing of maize meal was conducted.

Keywords

Anemia, Anthropometry, Assets, Blood tests, Body mass index, Child anthropometry, Children, Cooking fuels, Coping behavior, Dietary supplements, Education, Employment, Employment benefits, Family composition, Food expenditures, Food security, Health education, Health literacy, Height, Hemoglobin, Household air pollution, Housing, Housing conditions, Housing materials, Income, Iodine supplements, Iron deficiency, Iron supplements, Iron-deficiency anemia, Marital status, Mass media, Medical tests, Micronutrient supplements, Nutrition, Poverty, Public social assistance, Refrigeration, Sanitation, Telephones, Urine tests, Vitamin A deficiency, Vitamin A supplements, Water supply, Weight, Zinc

Citation

Contributors

Department of Health (South Africa)

South African Medical Research Council

University of Cape Town

University of Limpopo

University of Kwazulu-Natal

Stellenbosch University

University of Pretoria

University of the Free State

North-West University

University of the Western Cape

Funders

Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

Suggested citation

Department of Health (South Africa), North-West University, South African Medical Research Council, Stellenbosch University, University of Cape Town, University of Kwazulu-Natal, University of Limpopo, University of Pretoria, University of the Free State, University of the Western Cape. South Africa National Food Consumption Survey - Fortification Baseline 2005.