Mauritania National Nutrition Survey Using the SMART Methodology June 2015
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Enquete Nutritionelle Nationale Utilisant la Méthodologie SMART Mauritanie, Juin 2015
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June, 2015 - June, 2015
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Cross-sectional - Individual - Nationally representative
Summary
The Mauritania National Nutrition Survey conducted in 2015 assessed the nutritional status and mortality rates of children under 5 years. The survey adopted the Standardized Monitoring and Assessment of Relief and Transitions (SMART) methodology to collect data. Anthropometric measurements were taken for children ages 6-59 months, and retrospective mortality rates were calculated for children ages 0-59 months. A total of 14,634 households were canvassed and anthropometric measurements were recorded for 13,780 children.
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Ministry of Health (Mauritania). Mauritania National Nutrition Survey Using the SMART Methodology June 2015.