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LSMS-ISA Tanzania Section H: Nutrition

EPAR TECHNICAL REPORT #166

Thu, 10/06/2011

AUTHORS: Amy Pennington, Travis Reynolds, Kristen Holway, C. Leigh Anderson, Mary Kay Gugerty

ABSTRACT: 

This is “Section H” of a report that presents estimates and summary statistics from the 2008/2009 wave of the Tanzania National Panel Survey (TZNPS), part of the Living Standards Measurement Study – Integrated Surveys on Agriculture (LSMS-ISA). We present our analysis of nutrition and malnutrition, and of the variation across agricultural and non-agricultural households, gender, age, and zones. For example, we find that stunting (low height for age) was the most prevalent indicator of malnutrition, with 43% of the under-five population categorized in the moderate to severe range, while less than 17% children under the age of five were reported to be underweight (low weight for age). A higher proportion of children in female-headed households experienced stunting (46% versus 42% in male-headed households) and were underweight (19% versus 16% in male-headed households).

The other reports in our series analyzing data from the 2008-2009 wave of the TZNPS include:

  • Section A: Introduction and Overview (EPAR Technical Report #154)
  • Section B: Median Farmer Profile (EPAR Research Brief #167)
  • Section C: Household Characteristics and Education (EPAR Technical Report #160)
  • Section D: Farm Characteristics, Crops, and Productivity (EPAR Technical Report #161)
  • Section E: Livestock and Livestock By-Products (EPAR Technical Report #164)
  • Section F: Farm Inputs (EPAR Technical Report #163)
  • Section G: Food Consumption and Expenditures (EPAR Technical Report #165)
  • Gender (EPAR Research Brief #190)
  • National and Zonal Highlights (EPAR Technical Report #184)
  • Input Use (EPAR Research Brief #179)
  • Market Access (EPAR Research Brief #196)
  • Intercropping (EPAR Research Brief #216)
  • Maize Cultivation (EPAR Research Brief #187)
  • Paddy Cultivation (EPAR Research Brief #188)
  • Legume Cultivation (EPAR Research Brief #189)
  • Sorghum & Millet Cultivation (EPAR Research Brief #224)

RESEARCH TOPIC CATEGORY: Household Well-Being & Equity; Food Security & Nutrition

GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS: East Africa Region and Selected Countries

DATASET(S): LSMS & LSMS-ISA

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