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Nutritional adequacy in undernourished children from 6 to 59 months of age, in Cantagalo, São Tomé e Príncipe

Sao Tome and Principe, 2015
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Reference ID
STP_2015_NAUCC_v01_M_v01_A_ESS
Producer(s)
Helpo Association (Associação Helpo), Faculty of Nutrition and Food Sciences of the University of Porto (FCNAUP, Faculdade de Ciências da Nutrição e Alimentação da Universidade do Porto)
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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

    STP_2015_NAUCC_v01_M_v01_A_ESS
    Title

    Nutritional adequacy in undernourished children from 6 to 59 months of age, in Cantagalo, São Tomé e Príncipe
    Abbreviation or Acronym

    NAUCC STP 2015
    Country
    Name Country code
    Sao Tome and Principe STP
    Study type

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

    The aim of the survey was to compare energetic and macronutrient intake with nutritional recommendations in undernourished children from 6 to 59 months of age in Cantagalo, Sao Tome e Principe. To assess the relationship between nutritional adequacy and undernutrition type and severity, age, breastfeeding and reported difficulties in access to enough food.
    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

    Sub-national coverage, only rural areas.
    Universe

    The population group covered in the survey was children from 6 to 59 months of age.

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name
    Helpo Association (Associação Helpo)
    Faculty of Nutrition and Food Sciences of the University of Porto (FCNAUP, Faculdade de Ciências da Nutrição e Alimentação da Universidade do Porto)

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure

    The study employed convenience sampling, a non-probability technique that selects participants based on their proximity to the researcher. A survey was applied to 118 caregivers of children from 6 to 59 months of age, selected from consulted and screened children under the Maternal and Child Nutritional Monitoring Program (PANMI, Programa de Acompanhamento Nutricional Materno-Infantil) of the Helpo Association.
    Weighting

    No survey weights were used in this survey.

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    2015-04-08 2015-06-17
    Mode of data collection
    • Face-to-face [f2f]
    Data Collectors
    Affiliation
    Helpo Association (Associação Helpo)
    Data Collection Notes

    Quantitative individual 24-hour recall was employed for data collection. No repeated dietary recalls were collected. The 24-hour recall was accompanied by a photo album for food quantification by the children's caregiver. Only weekdays were covered.

    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

    HELPO ONGD & Ana Pisco; São Tomé e Príncipe; 2015; Nutritional adequacy in undernourished children from 6 to 59 months of age, in Cantagalo, São Tomé e Príncipe. 2015

    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_STP_2015_NAUCC_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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