This survey was conducted in Afar region Zone 2, Abala Woreda, by Goal Ethiopia among in selected clusters among children aged 6 and 59 months. The objective of this survey was to estimate the prevalence of acute and chronic malnutrition among children aged 6 to 59 months (or 65-<110cm in height), and to examine the current health status of the survey population by considering mortality and morbidity rates and child vitamin A supplementation and vaccination status, and to assess the food security situation.  The findings of this survey revealed the following.

1. 13.6% of them were classified as acutely malnourished, which includes 0.5% (n=5) of severely malnourished children. The prevalence of chronic malnutrition in Abala Woreda was 14.4%. About 37.6% of the sample children had been ill two weeks prior to the day of the survey. ARI/cough, diarrhea, and malaria were the most prevalent illnesses amongst the surveyed children. A total of 49.2% of the ill cases were treated in the nearby health facilities. The percentage of children vaccinated against measles, TB, and who received vitamin A in the last 6 months were 64.4%, 7.7%, and 81.1% of the respondents respectively.
2. Regarding food security level; 82.3% of households were currently reliant on wheat, 90.3% of households were currently reliant on free relief food, and 9.7% of households were purchasing their main source of food, 63.7% of households had sold livestock to purchase grain. Their coping strategies in the last 3 months were 15.3% of households sold personal assets in the last three months, 98.6% of the households were eating two or more meals a day, and none of the households had consumed unusual food.
3. Regarding access to water 54.0% of household’s main water source was unprotected, and 41.4% of households had to walk over one hour one way to collect water at the time of the survey. In addition, 79.7% of households gave the meal priority given to young children at mealtime, and 70.0% of communities agreed that they had to travel over one hour one way to the nearest health facility. 85.7%, 6.7%, and 33.3% households responded that there was below-average pasture condition, water availability for livestock was average, and of reported livestock in good condition respectively.

• Nutrition
• malnutrition
• acute malnutrition
• vaccination
• measles
• TB
• water
• survey
• Abala Woreda
• Afar region

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The 2005 dataset on a nutrition survey was conducted by Goal Ethiopia using 30 x 30 two-stage random cluster in Afar region Abala Woreda, Zone 2 among 964 children aged 6-59 months conducted between October 6 and October 10, 2005.  The data set captures information on the prevalence of global acute malnutrition or nutritional status, morbidity status, health-seeking condition,  child vaccination, and supplementation includes vaccinated against measles, TB, and Vitamin A supplementation, household characteristics including the condition of food security, coping strategies for accessibility to water, meal priority is given, and community discussion which includes the level of access to health facilities, condition of the pasture, availability of water for livestock, and the condition of livestock. Generally, the objective of the survey was to estimate the prevalence of acute and chronic malnutrition, examine the current health status of the survey population by considering mortality and morbidity rates and child vitamin A supplementation and vaccination status, and assess the food security situation among children aged 6 to 59 months (or 65-<110cm in height).

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