Nigeria - National Nutrition and Health Survey 2015, Third Round

Version 1.0(June, 2016).

2015

The Global Nutrition Report (GNR) 2015 places Nigeria among the countries displaying commitment to reduce hunger and improve nutrition in children and women. Although it still is one of the five large low-middle income countries where more than half of children under age 5 are either stunted or wasted, the trends in meeting the global World Health Assembly Resolution (WHAR) targets are positive and Nigeria is obtaining “some progress”.

This survey report presents the results of the National Nutrition and Health Survey conducted in all the 36 States of Nigeria and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in July and September 2015. It is the second national survey to assess the nutritional and health status of children under 5 years of age and of women in the reproductive age group (15-49 years), the first being conducted from February to May 2014. In order to provide reliable data for planning and monitoring of key activities, new key indicators have been added: Malaria Intermittent Preventive Treatment in pregnancy for women in the reproductive age group, antenatal care coverage and HIV testing during ANC.

The objectives of the survey are:

1. Determine the prevalence of acute malnutrition among children 6 to 59 months of age using WHZ, Mid Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) and bilateral oedema;

Determine the prevalence of chronic malnutrition and underweight among children 0 to 59 months of age;

2. Determine the prevalence of acute malnutrition among women 15 to 49 years of age using MUAC;

3. Assess the prevalence of diarrhoea and use of ORS and zinc among children under-five years two weeks preceding the survey;

4. Estimate coverage of vitamin A supplementation and deworming among children 6 to 59 and 12 to 59 months of age respectively within the last six months;

5. Determine the coverage of DPT3/Penta3 and measles immunization among children 12-23 months of age;

6. Determine the proportion of under five children with Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) symptoms and proportion of children with fever received treatment;

7. Determine the ownership and universal access of mosquito nets, and utilization of mosquito nets by children 0-59 months;

8. Assess the practice of skilled birth attendants, contraceptive prevalence rate and antenatal care coverage among women 15 to 49 years; and

9. Determine the proportion of women 15 – 49 years received HIV testing and intermittent preventive treatment during antenatal care.

Sample survey data [ssd]

Household