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Sierra Leone Micronutrient Survey 2013

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
SLMS 2013
Provider 
GroundWork LLC
Tabulations only
Geography 
Sierra Leone (SLE)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
11/2013 - 12/2013
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
  • Subnationally representative
  • Urban-rural representative
Summary 

The purpose of this survey was to collect data on micronutrient deficiencies, anemia, and malaria. The data were collected in order to monitor current national nutritional programs and plan for future nutrition intervention endeavors. 

Data were collected with household, child, and women questionnaires. Interviews were conducted in 1,359 participating households. From these households, 945 non-pregnant women ages 15-49, 865 children under age 5, and 178 pregnant women were interviewed. Salt specimens were collected from the households to test for iodine quantity. Blood and urine samples were collected from the selected women and children.

Keywords 
Agriculture, Anemia, Antihelminthics, Assets, Birth weight, Blood tests, Breastfeeding, Breathing difficulty, Children, Cooking fuels, Cough, Dairy products, Diarrhea, Diet, Education, Electricity, Employment, Family composition, Family size, Fever, Fish, Folic acid supplements, Fruits, Health literacy, Health status, Hemoglobin, Household air pollution, Household water treatment, Housing conditions, Housing materials, Hygiene, Iodine deficiency, Iron deficiency, Iron supplements, Legumes, Literacy, Livestock, Lower respiratory infections, Malaria, Malnutrition, Marital status, Mass media, Meat, Micronutrient supplements, Micronutrients, Milk, Oral rehydration therapy, Parental survival, Pregnancy, Processed foods, Refrigeration, Religion, Sanitation, Starchy vegetables, Telephones, Tobacco smoking, Transportation, Urine tests, Vegetables, Vitamin A supplements, Water supply, Whole grains
GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 5, 2021