NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Provider Palestinian Central Bureau of StatisticsMicrodata access: Request Geography Palestine (PSE) Coverage type Country Time period covered 03/2002 - 06/2002 Data type Survey: Cross-sectionalHouseholdIndividualInterviewNationally representativeSubnationally representativeUrban-rural representative Summary The Palestine Nutrition Survey 2002 collected information about the nutritional status of children ages 6-59 months in 5,228 households (2,994 in the West Bank and 2,234 in the Gaza Strip). The sample for the 2002 Nutrition Survey was drawn from the sample of the Health Survey conducted in 2000. In addition to health information such as health care access and use, chronic conditions, micronutrient supplementation, and breastfeeding and early feeding practices, interviewers collected contextual information on household assets, income, and housing characteristics. Hemoglobin tests were conducted for consenting mothers and children, and anthropometric measurements were collected for all children. The Nutrition Survey 2002 may be purchased from the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS); a report is also available to download from the PCBS. Keywords Agriculture, Anemia, Assets, Asthma, Birth weight, Blood tests, Body mass index, Breastfeeding, Cardiovascular and circulatory diseases, Child anthropometry, Congenital anomalies, Diabetes, Education, Employment, Epilepsy, Family composition, Family size, Gestational age, Health care access, Health care use, Health insurance, Health literacy, Health status, Hemoglobin, Hospitals, Housing conditions, Income, Infectious diseases, Internet, Iron supplements, Livestock, Malnutrition, Marital status, Mass media, Maternal age, Micronutrient supplements, Pharmacies, Pregnancy, Preterm birth, Private health facilities, Public health facilities, Public social assistance, Sanitation, Telephones, Transportation, Vitamin A supplements, Water supply Citation Contributors Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics Birzeit University Publisher Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics Suggested citation Birzeit University, Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. Palestine Nutrition Survey 2002. Ramallah, Palestine: Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 23, 2023