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Yemen - Abyan Nutritional Status and Mortality Survey 2012-2013

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General Info
Geography 
Yemen (YEM)
Abyan
Coverage type 
Subnational
Time period covered 
12/2012 - 01/2013
Series or system 
Yemen Nutritional Status and Mortality Survey
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
Summary 

The purpose of this survey was to investigate the levels of nutrition and malnutrition present in children aged 6-59 months. The survey also sought to estimate crude and under-five death rates. To collect this information, this survey adopted the UNICEF Standardized Monitoring and Assessment for Relief and Transition (SMART) methodology.

The data were collected through in-person household interviews and anthropometric measurements taken from children. This survey was performed in districts directly and indirectly affected by conflict. The sample size for this survey was 892 households in directly affected by conflict districts and 960 households indirectly affected by conflict.

Keywords 
Adult mortality, Breastfeeding, Child anthropometry, Child mortality, Children, Diarrhea, Diarrheal diseases, Diet, Edema, Education, Employment, FFQ, Family composition, Family size, Fever, Fishing, Health behaviors, Health care access, Health facilities, Height, Household deaths, Household water treatment, Hygiene, Immunization, Infant mortality, Insecticide-treated bednets, Literacy, Lower respiratory infections, Malnutrition, Marital status, Measles, Measles vaccines, Mortality, Pharmacies, Polio vaccines, Prevalence, Private health facilities, Public health facilities, Sanitation, Symptoms, Traditional medicine, Vaccination cards, Violence, Vitamin A supplements, Water supply, Weight
GHDx Entry last modified on: Oct 18, 2021