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Niger Nutrition and Child Survival Survey 2012

General Info

Provider 
National Institute of Statistics (Niger)
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Geography 
Niger (NER)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
June, 2012 - August, 2012
Series or system 
Niger Nutrition and Child Survival Survey
Data type
Survey: Cross-sectional - Household - Individual - Interview - Nationally representative - Urban-rural representative
Summary 

The Nutrition and Child Survival Survey conducted in 2012 examined the nutritional status and survival of children in Niger. The Standardized Monitoring and Assessment of Relief and Transitions (SMART) methodology was used to collect data. Data collected included anthropometric measurements, household characteristics, and presence of bilateral edema. A total of 9,347 children ages 0-59 months from 7,799 households were sampled.

Keywords 
Anthropometry, BCG vaccines, Breastfeeding, Child anthropometry, Child mortality, Children, DTP vaccines, Family size, Height, Immunization, Infant mortality, Insecticide-treated bednets, Malnutrition, Measles vaccines, Mortality, Nutrition, Polio vaccines, Prevalence, Summary birth history, Weight

Citation

Contributors 
Ministry of Public Health (Niger)
National Institute of Statistics (Niger)
Funders 
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
World Food Programme (WFP)
Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FewsNet)
Helen Keller International
Suggested citation 
Ministry of Public Health (Niger), National Institute of Statistics (Niger). Niger Nutrition and Child Survival Survey 2012.
Source URL:https://ghdx.healthdata.org/record/niger-nutrition-and-child-survival-survey-2012