Chad National Nutrition Survey Using SMART Methodology 2015
General Info
Original or alternative title
Evaluation Nationale de la Situation Nutritionnelle par la Methodologie Smart au Tchad
Provider
Coverage type
Country
Time period covered
October, 2015 - November, 2015
Series or system
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
Citation
Contributors
Suggested citation
Ministry of Public Health (Chad), National Centre for Nutrition and Food Technology (CNNTA) (Chad), National Institute for Statistics, Economic and Demographic Studies (INSEED) (Chad), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). Chad National Nutrition Survey Using SMART Methodology 2015.