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Improving nutrition through increased utilisation of local agricultural biodiversity in Kenya – the INULA initiative – Baseline data 2012

Kenya, 2012
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KEN_2012_INTIULAB_BA_v01_M_v01_A_ESS
Producer(s)
Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
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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

    KEN_2012_INTIULAB_BA_v01_M_v01_A_ESS
    Title

    Improving nutrition through increased utilisation of local agricultural biodiversity in Kenya – the INULA initiative – Baseline data 2012
    Abbreviation or Acronym

    INULA KEN 2012
    Country
    Name Country code
    Kenya KEN
    Study type

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

    The aim of the study was to provide information about food and nutrient intake in different agro-ecological zones of Western Kenya of mothers, caregivers, and their children 6-23 months of age.
    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, rural and peri-urban areas.
    Universe

    The population group covered in the survey were mothers/caregivers and their children 6-23 months of age.

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name
    Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure

    For sample selection, two-stage cluster sampling was used. In the first stage, 60 villages were randomly selected per county (15 in each sub-county) with probability proportional to size (PPS) using R software. Then, for the sampled villages, lists of households were prepared by community health workers. In the second stage, 10 households with women (or caregivers) and their children aged 6-23 months residing in the sampled villages were randomly selected from these lists. In households where more than one eligible woman was present, the woman with the youngest child, who would still be aged below 2 years at the time of the survey in November, was selected and included in the study.
    Weighting

    No survey weights were used in this survey.

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    2012-07-01 2012-11-30
    Mode of data collection
    • Face-to-face [f2f]
    Data Collectors
    Name Affiliation
    Institute of Nutritional Sciences (Institut für Ernährungswissenschaft) University of Giessen (Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen)
    Data Collection Notes

    As the baseline assessment of the INULA initiative, this study provides initial data that will be used as a reference point for future studies, and it was conducted between July and August.

    Dietary assessment of the participants was performed using individual quantitative 24-hour recalls through paper questionnaires. For each respondents, two recalls were collected (one per season), with an average of 90 days between the recalls.

    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

    Improving nutrition through increased utilisation of local agricultural biodiversity in Kenya – the INULA initiative – Baseline data 2012, Kenya, Bioversity International, 2012

    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_KEN_2012_INTIULAB_BA_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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