NUTRITION SURVEY IN AFDER AND LIBEN ZONES (SOMALI REGION) AND BORENA ZONE (OROMIYA REGION)

ANNEX 1

List of Participants

ANNEX 2

HOUSEHOLD LEVEL QUESTIONNAIRE

Part 1 - Identification

Part 2 - Demographic

7. Head of the household

1. Male

2. Female

If female, why

1. Died or divorce

2. Migrant

3. Other

8. Number of people living in the Otherhousehold?

1. 0-5 years

2. >6 years

9. Has any child been born into this household within the past 12 months?

1. Yes

2. No

10. Has anybody in this household died within the past 12 months

1. Yes

2. No

11. Sex of deceased

1. Male

2. Female

12. Age at death

13. Cause if known?

1. Disease

2. Accident

3. Starvation

4. Other

Part 3 - Child feeding and medical history

14. Name of index Chile

15. Sex of the child

1. Male

2. Female

16. Age of the child months

17. Is the child fully vaccinated

1. Yes

2. No

18. Is the child on breast- milk

1. Yes

2. No

If Yes, go to Q21

19. If not on breast-milk how old was he/she when completely weaned?

1. Never breast-fed	2. 6 months - 1 yrs
3. s1-1 ½ yr	4. 1 ½ - 2 yrs	5. 2-3 yrs

20. Why was breast-feeding stopped?

1. Usual time to stop	2. Mother was sick
3. Low milk production	4. Other

21. Frequency of breast feeding compared to normal times?

1. Same

2. Reduced

3. Much reduced

4. Increased

Why increased or decreased

22. Did the child have the following illness in the last two weeks?

1. Diarrhea	1. Yes	2. No
2. Cough	1. Yes	2. No
3. Fever	1. Yes	2. No
4. Measles	1. Yes	2. No
5. Other	1. Yes	2. No

23. How many times did the child eat yesterday excluding breast?

1. One	2. Two	3. Three	4. Four
5. Five	6. Six	7. More than six

24. What kinds of foods did the child eat yesterday?

Source code:- 1. Own produce 2. Purchased 3. Aid 4. Other

25. What are the main food commodities the child consumer normally?

Part 4 - Water

26. Where does the family get their water in normal times?

1. Protected well	2. Unprotected well	3. Protected spring
4. Unprotected spring	5. Pond	6. River

27. Do you get adequate water year round in normal times?

1. Yes

2. No

28. If no, what is the reason for inadequate water?

1. Source dries part of the year

2. Other, specify

29. Where do you get water now?

1. Same source	2. Water rationing
2. Don't get	4. Other source, specify

30. How is the condition of the current water source?

1. Not adequate	2. Makes the family ill
3. Has bad smell/taste	4. Have the share with animal
5. Very far	6. Other, specify

Part 5 - Livestock

31. How many animals do you normally sell in a year?

32. How many animals did you sell during the last 6 months?

33. Has any of your animals died during the last 6 months?

1. Yes

2. No

34. If yes, how many?

Reason for death

COMMUNITY INTERVIEWS

I. Livelihoods and Food consumption

1. In normal years, what activities provide households with the most food or cash on average?

1.	2.
3.	4.

2. What are normally the main kinds of food consumed in the area? (In order of importance)

1.	2.
3.	4.

3. What is the source of the main foods normally?

1. Own produce

2. Purchased

3. Other, specify

4. What do families consume now?

1.	2.
3.	4.

5. What is the source of food now?

1. Own produce

2. Purchased

3. Aid

4. Other, specify

II. Livestock

6. What are the main problems affecting livestock at the moment? (In order of importance).

1.

2.

3.

If disease, what type

III. Health

7. Are there evidence of unusual outbreaks of human diseases in the area?

1. Yes

2. No

8. If yes type of disease

9. Do most people go to clinic/health posts to get treatment?

10. If not why?

1. Lack of money	2. Very far
3. Lack of knowledge	4. Other

IV. Food Security

11. What stress indicators or unusual behaviors have been widely observed in recent months? (Migration unusual death rate sell of fixed assets, consume wild food, closure of schools etc...)

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

V. Relief distribution

12. In how many years has relief assistance been distributed in the last 5 years?

13. Has any free food been distributed in this village/locality during the last 3 months?

1. Yes

2. No

14. Name of agency making distribution

15. What is the frequency of distribution?

16. Do all households get food aid?

1. Yes

2. No

17. If No, What is the criteria to get food aid?

18. Amount of cereal per household member

19. Amount of cereal per household

20. What else has been given besides cereal

21. Has any food for work or EGS ever been undertaken?

1. Yes

2. No

22. If Yes, has it been undertaken since September?

1. Yes

2. No

MARKET SURVEY

Zone Wereda Market

Name of enumerator

1. Supply of grain to markets compared to normal year?

2. Supply of Livestock to markets compared to normal year?

3. Supply of young animals compared to normal?

4. Supply of female animals compared to normal?

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CAS (1992) Report on the National Rural Nutrition Survey, statistical Bulletin 113, Addis Ababa.

Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Commission (1999), Liben Zone of Somali Regional State Pastoral areas Food Security Assessment Report, Addis Ababa.

Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Commission (1999), Pastoral Areas Food Security Assessment Report For Borena Zone, Addis Ababa.

Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Commission (199), Pastoral Areas Food Security and Needs Assessment for Afder Zone, Addis Ababa.

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Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (1995), Guidelines On Nutritional Status Data and Food Relief, Early Warning Department, Addis Ababa.