Dominican Republic National Micronutrient Survey 2009
General Info
Original or alternative title
La Encuesta Nacional de Micronutrientes 2009
Coverage type
Country
Time period covered
March, 2009 - April, 2009
Data type
Survey:
Cross-sectional - Household - Individual - Interview - Nationally representative - Urban-rural representative
Summary
The purpose of the survey, conducted in March and April of 2009, was to update the micronutrient indicators in planning and implementing food fortification interventions. 3,300 households were selected for the sample size which were expected to have information for approximately 800 children ages 6 to 59 months and 1,020 women ages 15 to 49. Interviews were conducted in person at the home and at the store where households bought their bread.
Data were collected on sociodemographic information, household data and location, fortified food purchase and consumption, nutritional supplementation, smoking habits in women, and brand of flour purchased from bakeries.
Keywords
Anemia, Antibiotics, Assets, Blood tests, Calcium, Children, Cooking fuels, Dietary sodium, Dietary sugar, Education, Family composition, Family size, Folic acid supplements, Health facilities, Health literacy, Hemoglobin, Hospitals, Household air pollution, Housing conditions, Housing materials, Internet, Iodine deficiency, Iodine supplements, Iron, Iron deficiency, Iron supplements, Marital status, Mass media, Micronutrients, Nonprofits, Pharmacies, Pregnancy, Processed foods, Public health facilities, Refrigeration, Sanitation, Sickle cell disorders, Telephones, Tobacco smoking, Transportation, Urine tests, Vitamin A deficiency, Vitamin A supplements, Water supply
Citation
Contributors
Suggested citation
Center for Social and Demographic Studies (Dominican Republic) (CESDEM), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama, Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance (Dominican Republic), UNICEF International Child Development Center (ICDC), World Bank. Dominican Republic National Micronutrient Survey 2009.