1) Percentage of children age 6-35 months who received Plumpy’Nut in the 7 days preceding the interview.
2) Percentage of children age 6-35 months who received Plumpy’Doz in the 7 days preceding the interview.
Coverage:
Population base: Living children 6-35 months of age (KR file)
Time period: 7 days preceding interview
Numerators:
1) Number of living children 6 -35 months who received Plumpy’Nut (or local name) in the 7 days preceding the interview (b5 = 1 & b19 in 6:35 & h80b = 1)
2) Number of living children 6 -35 months who received Plumpy’Doz (or local name) in the 7 days preceding the interview (b5 = 1 & b19 in 6:35 & h80c = 1)
Denominator: Number of living children 6-35 months of age (b5 = 1 & b19 in 6:35)
Variables: KR file.
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b5 |
Child is alive |
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b19 |
Current age of child in months |
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h80b |
In the last 7 days given: LOCAL NAME for ready to use therapeutic food |
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h80c |
In the last 7 days given: LOCAL NAME for ready to use supplemental food |
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v005 |
Women’s individual sample weight |
Numerator divided by denominator, multiplied by 100.
Missing values and “don’t know” excluded from numerator (assumes did not receive) but included in denominator.
Plumpy'Nut is a peanut-based paste given as a ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) for treatment of severe acute malnutrition. Plumpy’Doz is a soy-based ready-to-use supplementary food (RUSF) for treatment of moderate acute malnutrition.
UNICEF. 2013. Position Paper: Ready-to-use therapeutic food for children with severe acute malnutrition. https://www.unicef-irc.org/files/documents/d-3838-Position-Paper--Ready-to-.pdf
Valid International. 2006. Community-Based Therapeutic Care (CTC): Field Manual and Special Supplement https://www.fantaproject.org/focus-areas/nutrition-emergencies-mam/ctc-field-manual-and-supplement
WHO. Severe acute malnutrition. http://www.who.int/nutrition/topics/severe_malnutrition/en/
API Indicator IDs:
CN_THSF_C_PLN,CN_THSF_C_PLD