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Thailand National Nutrition Survey 1995

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
Thailand Fourth National Nutrition Survey
Provider 
Ministry of Public Health (Thailand)
Tabulations only
Geography 
Thailand (THA)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
05/1995 - 06/1995
Series or system 
Thailand National Nutrition Survey
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
Summary 

The Thailand National Nutrition Survey 1995 focused on the food and nutritional situation within the country. Data were collected with one-day food records with instructions for the sample population to complete, household interviews, and optional anthropometric assessments. The anthropometric assessments included height and weight measurements, blood collection and testing, and dietary survey at the household and individual level. The targeted population was comprised of infants and preschool-age children, school-age children, pregnant women, and lactating women. Of the targeted population, 4,074 households were successfully interviewed. 

This source appears in the WHO Global Database on Anemia, Nutrition Landscape Information System.

Keywords 
Agriculture, Anemia, Anthropometry, Aplastic and other non-nutritional anemias, Ascariasis, Child anthropometry, Dairy products, Dental caries, Dermatitis, Diet, Education, Family composition, Family size, Fish, Fruits, Goiter, Height, Hemolytic anemias, Hookworm disease, Income, Jaundice, Malnutrition, Marital status, Meat, Obesity, Otitis media, Periodontal diseases, Pregnancy, Prevalence, School enrollment, Sense organ diseases, Sore throat, Starchy vegetables, Thyroid gland disorders, Trichuriasis, Upper respiratory infections, Vegetables, Vitamin A deficiency, Weight, Hemoglobin
GHDx Entry last modified on: Oct 2, 2023