This survey was a cross-sectional study design with a regional and national level representative sample of 16,868 participants conducted between August 1 to August 31, 2015. The objective of the survey was to generate a piece of end-line information on the major nutritional indicators and other determinants that can measure the outcome of nutrition intervention programs implemented over the last five years since 2008 in Ethiopia. The findings of this result show the following.

Nationally, the prevalence of stunting, wasting, and underweight in children 6 to 59 months were found to be 34.1%, 10.8%, and 24.2% respectively. Twenty percent of Ethiopian women of reproductive age were thin or chronic energy deficient (BMI less than 18.5 kg/m2) and 9.5% were overweight and 3.6 % were obese (BMI 25 kg/m2).

1. Nationally total goiter rate was 10.7% in women and 3.7% in school-age children. Though the national total goiter rate was lower in school-age children, the highest prevalence of goiter was found in Diredawa (14.1%), Benshangul Gumuz (11.4, %) and Harari (5.4%). The total goiter rate in women of reproductive age was also high in Benshagul Gumuz (28.1%), Diredawa (20%), Tigray (19.9%), and Amhara (10.4%). The national iodized salt coverage that was tested using a rapid test kit was 84.5%. The prevalence of night blindness among children under 5 was 0.6 %, contributed by only three regions namely Oromia, Benishangul-Gumuz, and Dire Dawa. The prevalence of Bitot spot was 0.2% and was solely reported from the Oromia region.
2. Pre-lacteal feeding practice was high at the national level (17%) and the highest Pre-lacteal practice was reported in Afar (32.1%) and Somali (48.8%). Nationally breastfeeding initiation within one hour improved from 46% to 65.3% in the last five years. In most regions, 75% of women didn’t know how to prevent vitamin A deficiency and 46.4% did not know how to prevent iron deficiency. Twenty-one percent of women know the importance of consuming iodized salt. Nationally, 47.7% of households were mild food insecure, and 29% were moderate food insecure. Among regions, the highest prevalence of severe food insecurity was reported in the Somali region (39.6%) and the lowest in Addis Ababa (3.3%). The national prevalence of minimum dietary diversity (>five food groups) in reproductive-age women was improved from 13% to 20 % in the last five years.

• Ethiopian
• household
• National
• Nutrition Program End-Line Survey

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The 2015 Ethiopian National Nutrition Program End-Line Survey dataset is generated by a nationally representative household survey among 16,868 participants (male, female including children in the household) conducted in nine regions and two cities administrative between August 1 to August 31, 2015. This cross-sectional survey captures information related to household socioeconomic & demographic characteristics, household food security, and dietary diversity, child feeding practice, and children's nutritional status, child morbidity, women's nutritional status, and nutrition knowledge attitude and practice were collected through questionnaires. This dataset also provides results of salt samples from the household, Anthropometry (weight, height, and MUAC), and the prevalence of stunting, wasting, and underweight in children 6 to 59 months were assessed. Generally, this survey is important to generate end-line information on major nutritional indicators and other determinants that can measure the outcome of nutrition intervention programs implemented over the last five years in Ethiopia ( since 2018).

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