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Burkina Faso National Nutrition Survey 2016

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
Enquête Nutritionnelle Nationale 2016
Provider 
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
Tabulations only
Geography 
Burkina Faso (BFA)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
09/2016 - 09/2016
Series or system 
Burkina Faso National Nutrition Survey
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
  • Subnationally representative
Summary 

The National Nutrition Survey conducted in 2016 collected data on feeding practices, malnutrition, obesity, morbidity, Vitamin A supplmentation coverage, and de-worming efforts. Data were collected from 9,599 children under 5 years of age canvassed from 10,849 households. 

The survey adopted the Standardized Monitoring and Assessment of Relief and Transitions (SMART) methodology to collect data.

Keywords 
Antihelminthics, Birth certificates, Breastfeeding, Child anthropometry, Dairy products, Diarrhea, Edema, Education, Family composition, Family size, Fever, Fruits, Health status, Height, Legumes, Meat, Nutrition, Starchy vegetables, Vegetables, Vitamin A deficiency, Weight
GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 5, 2021