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Chad National Nutrition Survey Using SMART Methodology 2015

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
Evaluation Nationale de la Situation Nutritionnelle par la Methodologie Smart au Tchad
Provider 
Humanitarian Response, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
Tabulations only
Geography 
Chad (TCD)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
10/2015 - 11/2015
Series or system 
Chad National Nutrition Survey Using SMART Methodology
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
Summary 

The National Nutrition Survey conducted in 2015 examined the nutrition status and situations in Chad. The Standardized Monitoring and Assessment of Relief and Transitions (SMART) methodology was used to collect data. This is the ninth SMART conducted in Chad and the first with national coverage.

Data collected included vitamin A supplementation, deworming practices, immunization status and coverage, mortality, anthropometric measurements, and infant and child feeding practices. The sample included 12,818 children under-5 and 12,859 women ages 15-49 from 13,832 households.

Keywords 
Agriculture, Anthropometry, Antihelminthics, Breastfeeding, Child anthropometry, Children, Dairy products, Diarrhea, Education, Employment, Family size, Fever, Fish, Fishing, Fruits and vegetables, Height, Household deaths, Hygiene, Insecticide-treated bednets, Iodine supplements, Legumes, Literacy, Livestock, Marital status, Meat, Mortality, Nutrition, Respiratory infections, Sanitation, Vaccination cards, Vitamin A supplements, Waste disposal, Water supply, Weight
GHDx Entry last modified on: Dec 21, 2021