1) Percentage of youngest children age 6-23 months living with their mother who consumed foods rich in vitamin A.
2) Percentage of youngest children age 6-23 months living with their mother who consumed foods rich in iron.
3) Percentage of children age 6-59 months who live in a household with iodized salt.
Coverage:
Population base: (KR file, HR file).
a) Youngest living children 6-23 months of age living with their mother (indicators 1-2)
b) Living children 6-59 months of age living in households with salt tested (indicator 3)
Time period:
a) The previous day and night before the survey (indicators 1-2)
b) Current status at time of interview (indicator 3)
Numerators:
1) Number of youngest living children 6-23 months living with their mother who consumed foods rich in vitamin A at any time in the day or night preceding the interview (any of v414g, h, i, j, k, m, n = 1)
2) Number of youngest living children 6-23 months living with their mother who consumed foods rich in iron at any time in the day or night preceding the interview (any of v414g, h, m, n = 1)
3) Number of children 6-59 months living in households in which salt was tested having iodized salt (b5 = 1 & b19 in 6:59 & h234a = 1)
Denominators:
a) For numerators 1-2: Number of youngest living children 6-23 months of age living with their mother (b5 = 1 & b19 in 6:23 & youngest child living with mother – see Calculation of denominator in Percentage of children fed the minimum dietary diversity, the minimum meal frequency, the minimum milk feeding frequency, and the minimum acceptable dietError! Reference source not found.)
b) For numerator 3: Number of living children 6-59 months of age living in households with salt tested (b5 = 1 & b19 in 6:59 & h234a in 0,1)
Variables: KR file.
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caseid |
Case Identification |
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b5 |
Child is alive |
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b19 |
Current age of child in months |
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v414g |
Gave child eggs |
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v414h |
Gave child meat (beef, pork, lamb, chicken, etc) |
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v414i |
Gave child pumpkin, carrots, squash (yellow or orange inside) |
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v414j |
Gave child any dark green leafy vegetables |
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v414k |
Gave child mangoes, papayas, other vitamin A fruits |
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v414m |
Gave child liver, heart, other organs |
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v414n |
Gave child fish or shellfish |
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hv234a |
Result of salt test for iodine |
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v005 |
Women’s individual sample weight |
For denominator for indicators 1-2): See Percentage of children fed the minimum dietary diversity, the minimum meal frequency, the minimum milk feeding frequency, and the minimum acceptable diet for the selection for the denominator.
For indicator 3): To calculate the salt iodization indicator for children, it is first necessary to merge the salt iodization variables from the household recode (HR file) to the children’s recode (KR file) using the cluster and household numbers (see Matching and Merging Datasets in Chapter 1.)
Numerator divided by denominator, multiplied by 100.
Missing values and “don’t know” excluded from numerator (assumes did not consume or receive).
Indicator 3: Children living in households that were not tested or where information is missing on salt content are excluded from numerator and denominator.
The indicators on children who consumed foods rich in iron, who consumed foods rich in vitamin A, and children who live in households with iodized salt are no longer included in the DHS-8 tabulation plan.
UNICEF Iodine Monitoring https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition/iodine/#resources
WHO. 2007. Assessment of iodine deficiency disorders and monitoring their elimination: a guide for programme managers. 3rd ed. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789241595827
API Indicator IDs:
CN_MIAC_C_VAF, CN_MIAC_C_IRF, CN_MIAC_C_IOD