NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Provider United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)Tabulations only Geography Croatia (HRV) Coverage type Country Time period covered 04/1996 - 05/1996 Series or system Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) MICS Program Surveys Data type Survey: Cross-sectionalHouseholdIndividualInterviewNationally representativeSubnationally representative Summary The Croatia Multiple Indicator Survey 1996 is part of MICS1, an international survey initiative to monitor the situation of children and women. The 1996 Croatia MICS provides baseline information for the study of progress in the areas of child nutrition and immunization in post-war Croatia. Information was collected on immunization rates, prevalence of breastfeeding, use of preventative health services and caregiver knowledge on the treatment of diarrhea and respiratory diseases in children. Data was gathered from household interviews of caretakers of children under 5 for 1,937 children. Keywords BCG vaccines, Breastfeeding, Children, DTP vaccines, Diarrhea, Dietary protein, Fruits and vegetables, Health care use, Health literacy, Health status, Housing conditions, Immunization, Infant care, Iron supplements, Mass media, Measles vaccines, Micronutrient supplements, Polio vaccines, Vaccination cards, Diarrheal diseases Citation Contributors United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) National Institute of Health (Italy) Children's Hospital Zagreb Funders United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Ministry of Health (Croatia) Suggested citation Children's Hospital Zagreb, National Institute of Health (Italy), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). Croatia Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 1996. GHDx Entry last modified on: Sep 12, 2023