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Yemen - Abyan Nutrition and Retrospective Mortality Survey 2018

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General Info
Geography 
Yemen (YEM)
Abyan
Coverage type 
Subnational
Time period covered 
02/2018 - 02/2018
Series or system 
Yemen Nutritional Status and Mortality Survey
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Subnationally representative
Summary 

The purpose of the 2018 Abyan Nutrition and Retrospective Mortality Survey was to investigate the levels of nutrition and malnutrition present in children ages 0-59 months and women ages 15-49 years. 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 aged 6-59 months. Anthropometric measurements were collected from 1,077 children, and nutritional assessments were collected from 1,647 women.