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

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

RECOMMENDATIONS

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background
1.2 Objectives

2. Methodology

2.1 Sampling and sample size
2.2 Data Collection
2.3 Training of enumerators
2.4 Data cleaning, processing and analysis
2.5 Interpretation of nutritional data

Part I: Borena Zone

1. Background

2. Findings

2.1 Nutritional Status
2.2 Family profile
2.3 Dietary pattern
2.4 Health
2.5 Condition of water and pasture
2.6 Livestock condition
2.7 Market condition

Part II. Liben and Afeder Zones (Somali region)

3. Liben Zone

3.1 General
3.2 Findings

4. Afder Zone (Bare and Dolobye Weredas)

4.1 General
4.2 Findings

ANNEX 1 : List of Participants

ANNEX 2 : Questionnaires:

HOUSEHOLD LEVEL QUESTIONNAIRE
COMMUNITY INTERVIEWS
MARKET SURVEY

BIBLIOGRAPHY

APPENDIX A:- Nutritional status of children by wereda and PA in Borena zone
APPENDIX B:- Demographic and dietary pattern of households in Borena zone
APPENDIX C:- Health condition in Borena zone
APPENDIX D:- Condition of water in Borena zone
APPENDIX E:- Livestock condition in Borena zone
APPENDIX F:- Market condition in Borena zone
APPENDIX G:- Nutritional status of children by PA in Doloodo Bare and Dolobye weredas
APPENDIX H:- Demographic and dietary pattern in Dolo odo, Bare and Dolo bye weredas
APPENDIX I:- Health condition in Doloodo, Bare and Dolobye weredas
APPENDIX J:- Water condition in Doloodo, Bare and Dolobye weredas
APPENDIX K:- Livestock condition in Doloodo, Bare and Dolobye weredas
APPENDIX L:- Market condition in Doloodo and Bare weredas

APPENDIX H.

Demographic and dietary pattern of the interviewed households

 

Table H1. Frequency of Household size by woreda

   

Household size

Zone

Woreda

1-5

6-10

>10

Total

   

No

%

No

%

No

%

No

%

Liben Dollo-Odo

29

26.13

75

67.57

7

6.30

111

100

Afder Dollo-Bye

29

24.16

74

61.67

17

14.17

120

100

Afder Barre

32

26.67

81

67.50

7

5.83

120

100

 

Table H2. Sex of Head of household by wereda

   

Sex

Zone

Woreda

Male

Female

Total

   

No

%

No

%

No

%

Liben Dollo-Odo

92

82.9

19

17.1

111

100

Afder Dollo-Bye

103

85.8

17

14.2

120

100

Afder Barre

98

81.7

22

18.3

120

100

 

Table H3. Reported births during the least 12 months by wereda

Zone

Wereda

Reporting household Number

Reporting household %

Liben Dollo-Odo

31

27.9

Afder Barre

46

38.0

Afder Dollo-Baye

44

36.8

  Total

121

34.4

 

Table H4. Reported deaths during the last 12 months by sex and wereda

   

Male

Female

M + F

Zone

Wereda

No

%

No

%

No

%

Liben Dollo-Odo

22

70.9

9

29.3

31

100

Afder Barre

17

62.9

10

37.0

27

100

Afder Dollo-Baye

39

57.4

29

42.6

68

100

  Total

78

61.9

48

38.1

126

100

 

Table H5. Reported deaths during the last 12 moths by age group and wereda

   

<5

>5

Total

Zone

Wereda

No

%

No

%

No

%

Liben Dollo-Odo

20

64.5

11

35.5

31

100

Afder Barre

20

74.1

7

25.9

27

100

Afder Dollo-Baye

51

75.5

17

24.5

68

100

  Total

91

72.2

35

27.8

126

100

 

Table H6. Reported duration of breast feeding by wereda

 

Duration of breast feeding (months)

Wereda

6-12

12-24

>24

Total

No HHS

%

No HHS

%

No HHS

%

No. HHS

%

No. HHH

%

Liben Dollo-Odo

32

38.1

41

48.8

11

13.1

84

100

Afder Barre

16

15.7

82

80.4

4

3.9

102

100

  Dollo-Bye

27

39.7

30

44.1

11

16.2

68

100

  Total

75

29.5

153

60.2

26

10.2

254

100

 

Table H7. Reported frequency of feeding among studies children by wereda (24 hrs recall)

   

Frequency of feeding

Zone

Wereda

One per day

Two per day

Three per day

Four per day

Five per day

Total

    No % No % No % No % No % No %
Liben

Dollo-Odo

9

8.1

44

39.6

49

44.1

7

6.3

2

1.8

111

100

Afder

Barre

48

40.0

61

50.8

11

9.2

-

-

-

-

120

100

 

Dollo-Bye

5

4.2

65

54.6

41

34.5

5

4.2

3

2.5

119

100

 

Total

62

17.7

170

48.4

101

27.8

12

3.4

5

1.4

351

100

 

Table H8. Relative frequency of food stuffs among study children based on 282 meals in Dollo-Odo, 293 in Dollo Bye and 203 in barre, over 24 hours,

 

Relative frequency of food staff

Kind of food

Dollo-Odo

Dollo-Bye

Barre

 

Number

%

Number

%

Number

%

Maize

150

53.2

81

27.7

16

7.9

Wheat

8

2.8

81

27.7

156

76.9

Milk

96

34.0

69

23.6

13

6.4

Butter

1

0.4

-

-

-

-

Tea

171

60.6

75

25.6

17

8.4

Sorghum

-

-

15

5.1

-

-

Wild fruit

-

-

7

2.4

-

-

Rice

-

-

-

-

2

1.0

 

Table H9. Reported diet of children in normal times by wereda

 

Zone Liben

Zone Afder

Kind of Food

Dollo-Odo

Dollo-Bye

Barre

 

No

%

No

%

No

%

Maize

109

98.2

93

77.5

82

68.3

Wheat

13

11.7

5

4.2

13

10.8

Sorghum

7

6.3

50

41.7

69

57.5

Rice

13

11.7

-

-

20

16.7

Milk

93

83.8

91

75.8

120

1

Meat

23

20.7

40

33.3

37

320.8

Butter

5

4.5

5

4.2

-

-

Fruit

12

10.8

-

-

1

0.8

Vegetable

7

6.3

-

-

-

-

Tea

77

69.4

70

58.3

28

23.3

Egg

1

0.9

-

-

-

-

Legumes

4

3.6

-

-

-

-

Wild fruit

-

-

4

3.3

-

-

Pasta

-

-

-

-

1

0.8