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Tonga National Nutrition Survey 1986

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
The 1986 National Nutrition Survey of the Kingdom of Tonga
Geography 
Tonga (TON)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
05/1986 - 12/1986
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Urban-rural representative
Summary 

The Tonga National Nutrition Survey conducted in 1986 aimed to collect information on the nutritional status of children and adults nationwide, and to identify nutritional problems and their causes. Data were collected by questionnaire which included modules for children aged 0-4 years, men aged 20-49 years, and women aged 15-49 years. The questionnaire collected information on topics such as dietary habits, feeding patterns, maternal and child health care, anthropometric measurements, and nutritional knowledge. Additional blood sampling was performed for female participants. All 5 divisions of Tonga were surveyed.

This source appears in the WHO Global Database on Anemia, Nutrition Landscape Information System. A report may be available through library systems.

Keywords 
24HR dietary recall, Anemia, Antenatal care, Anthropometry, Aplastic and other non-nutritional anemias, Ascariasis, Body mass index, Breastfeeding, Child anthropometry, Children, Diet, Health education, Height, Hemolytic anemias, Hookworm disease, Malnutrition, Nutrition, Occupations, Pregnancy, Prevalence, Summary birth history, Trichuriasis, Weight
GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 5, 2021