Zambia Food Consumption and Micronutrient Status Survey 2008
General Info
Original or alternative title
FCMS 2008
Coverage type
Subnational
Time period covered
January, 2008 - December, 2008
Series or system
Data type
Survey:
Cross-sectional - Household - Individual - Interview - Rural only
Summary
The purpose of the Zambia Food Consumption Survey was to assess the macronutrient and micronutrient deficiencies in rural populations of the country. The cross-sectional rural study focused on children 6 to 59 months old and women 15 to 49 years old in the Northern and Luapula Provinces in 2008.
Food consumption was measured using the 24-hour recall method and interviews were conducted to collect information on dietary habits, sociodemographic status and lifestyle. Blood samples were also drawn to determine serum ferritin, zinc, folate, vitamin B12, retinol, C-reactive Protein (CRP) and Alpha-1-acid Glycoprotein (AGP). The sample size was 213 children and 222 women in Luapula and 367 children and 378 women in the Northern Province.
Keywords
24HR dietary recall, Agriculture, Anemia, Assets, Blood tests, Breastfeeding, Calcium, Children, Cooking fuels, Dairy products, Diarrhea, Dietary fiber, Dietary protein, Education, Electricity, Employment, Family composition, Family size, Fever, Fish, Folic acid, Food industry, Fruits, Hemoglobin, Household air pollution, Housing conditions, Housing materials, Income, Iron deficiency, Iron-deficiency anemia, Livestock, Malaria, Mass media, Meat, Nutrition, Pregnancy, Processed foods, Refrigeration, Respiratory infections, Starchy vegetables, Symptoms, Telephones, Transportation, Vegetables, Vitamin A deficiency, Whole grains, Zinc
Citation
Contributors
Suggested citation
Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, National Food and Nutrition Commission (Zambia), Tropical Diseases Research Centre, UNICEF International Child Development Center (ICDC). Zambia Food Consumption and Micronutrient Status Survey 2008.