POPLINE Document Number: 276705
Corporate Author(s):
Academy for Educational Development [AED]. Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance Project [FANTA]
ORC Macro. MEASURE DHS+
Source citation:
Washington, D.C., AED, FANTA, 2004. 21 p. (USAID Cooperative Agreement No. HRN-A-00-98-00046-00)
Abstract:
Initiated by USAID in 1984, the DHS assists developing countries to collect, analyze, and use data to improve national programs to address family planning, maternal and child health, child survival, HIV/AIDS and other STIs, and reproductive health. The household questionnaire of the DHS collects information on the nutritional status (anthropometric indicators) of women and young children, anemia prevalence, and use of iodized salt. The women’s questionnaire covers questions on infant and young child feeding including breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices, and micronutrient supplementation of women and children. The Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance (FANTA) Project, in collaboration with ORC Macro/DHS hosted a meeting on November 14, 2003 to review the nutrition sections of the current questionnaire as well as the presentation of nutrition data in the DHS documents. FANTA and its partners and colleagues in other cooperating agencies, academic institutions, and bi- and multilateral institutions draw on the DHS reports to inform their policy guidance and applied programming work in the areas of nutrition, health, and food security. As USAID prepares to begin a new five-year DHS program, it is an opportune time to discuss and recommend modifications to the current indicators, survey questions, and presentation of data related to nutrition. (excerpt)
Keywords:
Demographic and Health SurveysIndex page
Questionnaires
Child
Women
Anthropometry
Infant Nutrition
Breastfeeding
Supplementary Feeding
Child Development
Demographic Surveys
Population Dynamics
Demographic Factors
Population
Youth
Age Factors
Population Characteristics
Measurement
Research Methodology
Nutrition
Health
Biology