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Diet and Nutritional Status of Rural Population, Prevalence of Hypertension and Diabetes among Adults, and Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices

India, 2009 - 2012
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IND_2009_2012_DNSRPPHDAIYCFP_v01_M_v01_A_ESS
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Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR, भारतीय आयुर्विज्ञान अनुसंधान परिषद), National Institute of Nutrition of India (भारत के राष्ट्रीय पोषण संस्थान)
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  • Identification
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Sampling
  • Data collection
  • Data Access
  • Disclaimer and copyrights
  • Contacts
  • Metadata production

    • Identification

    Survey ID number

    IND_2009_2012_DNSRPPHDAIYCFP_v01_M_v01_A_ESS
    Title

    Diet and Nutritional Status of Rural Population, Prevalence of Hypertension and Diabetes among Adults, and Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices
    Country
    Name Country code
    India IND
    Study type

    Individual Food Consumption/Dietary Survey [hh/ifcs]
    Abstract

    The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR, भारतीय आयुर्विज्ञान अनुसंधान परिषद) established the National Nutrition Monitoring Bureau (NNMB) in 1972 in the States of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh. The NNMB has been carrying out repeat surveys in both rural and tribal areas, by visiting the same villages about every 10 years. The general objective of this survey was to assess the current diet and nutritional status and time trends among rural population in all 10 NNMB States.
    Kind of Data

    Sample survey data [ssd]
    Unit of Analysis

    Individuals

    Scope

    Notes

    The survey collected information on:

    • SUBJECTS: information on the participants such as age, sex and geographical location
    • CONSUMPTION: information on all foods consumed by each participant in each survey day, including quantities and nutrient values

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    National coverage, only rural areas
    Universe

    General population was covered in the survey.

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name
    Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR, भारतीय आयुर्विज्ञान अनुसंधान परिषद), National Institute of Nutrition of India (भारत के राष्ट्रीय पोषण संस्थान)

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure

    The survey was a cross-sectional community-based survey, carried out in 10 States of India, and it employed a multi-stage probability sampling procedure.
    Weighting

    No surveys weights were used in this survey.

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    2009-02-23 2012-12-21
    Mode of data collection
    • Face-to-face [f2f]
    Data Collection Notes

    Individual 24-hour quantitative dietary recalls were collected from all survey respondents, covering both weekdays and weekends. No repeated dietary recalls were collected. A single respondent provided information for themselves and every other household member (e.g. the person responsible for cooking). A parent or other guardian was a proxy respondent for preschool children aged under 7 or for participants with communication disorders (e.g., hearing impairment, intellectual disability).

    Data Access

    Confidentiality
    Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? Confidentiality declaration text
    yes The users shall not take any action with the purpose of identifying any individual entity (i.e. person, household, enterprise, etc.) in the micro dataset(s). If such a disclosure is made inadvertently, no use will be made of the information, and it will be reported immediately to FAO
    Access conditions

    Micro datasets disseminated by FAO shall only be allowed for research and statistical purposes. Any user which requests access working for a commercial company will not be granted access to any micro dataset regardless of their specified purpose. Users requesting access to any datasets must agree to the following minimal conditions:

    • The micro dataset will only be used for statistical and/or research purposes;
    • Any results derived from the micro dataset will be used solely for reporting aggregated information, and not for any specific individual entities or data subjects;
    • The users shall not take any action with the purpose of identifying any individual entity (i.e. person, household, enterprise, etc.) in the micro dataset(s). If such a disclosure is made inadvertently, no use will be made of the information, and it will be reported immediately to FAO;
    • The micro dataset cannot be re-disseminated by users or shared with anyone other than the individuals that are granted access to the micro dataset by FAO.
    Citation requirements

    Diet and Nutritional Status of Rural Population, Prevalence of Hypertension and Diabetes among Adults, and Infant and Young child feeding practices, 2009-2012; Indian Council of Medical Research, National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad. Harmonized for the Global Dietary Database.

    Disclaimer and copyrights

    Disclaimer

    The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Affiliation Email
    Food and Nutrition Division Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations [email protected]

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    DDI_IND_2009_2012_DNSRPPHDAIYCFP_v01_M_v01_A_ESS_FAO
    Producers
    Name Abbreviation Affiliation Role
    Food and Nutrition Division ESN Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Metadata producer
    Statistics Division ESS Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Metadata adapted for FAM
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