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Nepal - Rapti Adolescent Girls Nutrition Status Survey 1992-1993

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General Info
Geography 
Nepal (NPL)
Rāptī
Coverage type 
Subnational
Time period covered 
04/1992 - 03/1993
Data type
Survey:
  • Household
Summary 

Survey data can be found in the report entitled, "A Study on the Factors Influencing Nutritional Status of Adolescent Girls in Nepal," which may be available through interlibrary loan.

The survey was conducted in three communities in the Rapti zone: Satbariya, Jinabang, and Thabang.  The sample included a total of 660 households. Height and weight measurements were taken along with measurement of triceps skinfold thickness. Blood samples were collected to assess hemoglobin levels.  

The survey covered socioeconomic factors affecting the nutritional status of adolescent girls and included a 24-hour food and activity recall questionnaire, which also covered micronutrient intake during the past 15 days. Survey participants were examined for clinical signs of Vitamin A deficiency, anemia, and iodine deficiency, including goiter and xeropthalmia.

Keywords 
Anemia, Anthropometry, Blood tests, Body mass index, Breastfeeding, Child labor, Diarrheal diseases, Diet, Education, Family size, Fertility, Goiter, Health care access, Health care use, Health literacy, Health status, Height, Hemoglobin, Hospitals, Hygiene, Immunization, Iodine deficiency, Literacy, Lower respiratory infections, Malnutrition, Marital status, Marriage age, Menstruation, Night blindness, Pharmacies, Pregnancy, Prevalence, Sanitation, School enrollment, Tobacco smoking, Traditional medicine, Vitamin A deficiency, Weight
GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 5, 2021