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Kenya - TURKANA SMART NUTRITION SURVEY 2015

Kenya
Ministry of Health
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Identification

Survey ID Number
DDI-KEN-MOH-TRK-2015-V001
Title
Kenya - TURKANA SMART NUTRITION SURVEY 2015
Country
Name Country code
KENYA KEN
Abstract
Turkana County department of health in collaboration with nutrition partners (UNICEF, Save the Children international, World Vision, Aphia Plus, and Gain) successfully conducted Four SMART surveys in June 2015. Four (4) independent surveys will be conducted concurrently to cover the whole County. This ensured all the livelihood zones in the county (pastoral, agro-pastoral and formal employment/business/petty trade) were covered. The survey zones are Turkana Central (Central and Loima sub counties), Turkana North (North and Kibish sub counties), Turkana South (South and East sub counties) and Turkana West (West Sub County).
The main goal of the survey was to determine the prevalence of malnutrition among the children aged 6- 59 months old, pregnant and lactating mothers and contributory factors for malnutrition. The specific objective of the survey were;
1. To determine the prevalence of acute malnutrition among under five year old children, pregnant and lactating women
2. To determine the immunization coverage for measles, Oral Polio Vaccines (OPV 1 and 3), and vitamin A supplementation in children aged 6-59 months;
3. To estimate coverage of iron / folic acid supplementation during pregnancy in women of reproductive age
4. To determine de-worming coverage for children aged 12 to 59 months;
5. To determine the prevalence of common illnesses;
6. To collect information on possible underlying causes of malnutrition such as household food security, water, sanitation, and hygiene practices.
Unit of Analysis
Household and Individuals

Version

Version Description
V001

Scope

Topics
Topic
NUTRITION
Keywords
Keyword
SMART SURVEY

Coverage

Geographic Coverage
County level
Universe
The survey covers population within county

Producers and sponsors

Primary investigators
Name
Ministry of Health
Producers
Name
Ministry of Health
Funding Agency/Sponsor
Name
Ministry of Health and Partners

Sampling

Sampling Procedure
Multi-stage cluster sampling
Weighting
No weighting

Data Collection

Data Collection Mode
Face to Face

Metadata production

DDI Document ID
DDI-KEN-MOH-TRK-2015-V001
Producers
Name Abbreviation Role
Ministry of Health MOH Data collection and Analysis
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