Palestine - Nutrition Survey-2002

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Reference ID PSE-PCBS-NS-2002-V1.0
Year 2002
Country Palestine
Producer(s) Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics - Palestinian National Authority
Sponsor(s) Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics - PCBS - Financial assistance
United Nations Childrens Fund - UNICEF - Financial assistance
Palestinian Economic Council for Development & Reconstruction Administration - PECDAR - Financial assistance
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Overview
Identification
Country
Palestine
Title
Nutrition Survey-2002

Translated Title
مسح التغذية 2002

Study Type
Other Household Health Survey
ID Number
PSE-PCBS-NS-2002-V1.0
Version
Version Description
Version 1.0 dataset for public distribution

Production Date
2002-12-12
Overview
Abstract
the survey is conducted to collect data on the health and nutritional status of the Palestinian Population in Palestine , especially children aged 6-59 months and women aged 15- 49 years, in order to facilitate the assessment and monitoring of health and nutritional status.

Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]

Units of Analysis
Household, individual

Scope
Notes
The questionnaire was consisted of the following parts:

1. Household part: consisted household roster including demographic variables such as age, sex, date of birth, smoking, health insurance, labor force status, education variables, and others. Dwelling part: including questions on housing conditions such as main drinking water source and other socio-economic indicators.

2. Women part: this part was designed to collect data from women 15-54 years old. It consists of the following sections:

Hb measurements: Including Hb level in the blood, pregnancy status for women, number of pregnancies during women reproductive life, and iron tablets supplementation.

Mother Nutritional behavior, knowledge of anemia causes and prevention, access to health services, and impact of Israeli measures on children's nutritional status

3. Child Health Questionnaire: This questionnaire includes, Breastfeeding status, prevalence of chronic diseases among children, vitamins supplementation, complementary feeding, child weight at birth, and nutritional behavior during first years of child age.

4. Anthropometric measurements and Hb level for children aged 6-59 months: Includes questions on height and weight for children and an Hb test for them.

Topics
TopicVocabularyURI
nutrition [8.7] CESSDAhttp://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
general health [8.4] CESSDAhttp://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
specific diseases and medical conditions [8.9] CESSDAhttp://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
health care and medical treatment [8.5] CESSDAhttp://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
Keywords
Nutritional Status
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
The Data are representative at region level (West Bank, Gaza Strip), locality type (urban, rural, camp)

Geographic Unit
- Region (West Bank, Gaza Strip)

- locality type (urban, rural, camp)

- Governorates

Universe
The survey covered all the Palestinian households who are a usual residence in Palestine.

Producers and Sponsors
Primary Investigator(s)
NameAffiliation
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics Palestinian National Authority
Other Producer(s)
NameAffiliationRole
United Nations Children's Emergency Fund
Ministry of Health
Birzeit University
Funding
NameAbbreviationRole
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics PCBSFinancial assistance
United Nations Childrens Fund UNICEFFinancial assistance
Palestinian Economic Council for Development & Reconstruction Administration PECDARFinancial assistance
Metadata Production
Metadata Produced By
NameAbbreviationAffiliationRole
Palestinian Central Bureau of StatisticsPCBSPalestinian Nationa AuthorityProduction and execute the survey
Date of Metadata Production
2014-08-26
DDI Document Version
Version 1.0 Aug 2014

DDI Document ID
DDI-PSE-PCBS-NS-2002-V1.0

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