Rwanda Nutrition Survey, 2010

HealthBridge Canada; International Food Policy Research Institute; National University of Rwanda

doi:https://doi.org/10.7910/dvn/umein4

Rwanda Nutrition Survey, 2010

Authors

HealthBridge Canada

International Food Policy Research Institute

National University of Rwanda

Date Issued

2018

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Citation

HealthBridge Canada; HarvestPlus, International Food Policy Research Institute; Butare Teaching Hospital, National University of Rwanda. 2018. Rwanda Nutrition Survey, 2010. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/UMEIN4. Harvard Dataverse. Version 1.

Abstract/Description

Anemia remains a public health problem in Rwanda, affecting 38% of young children and 17% of reproductive-aged women (Demographic and Health Survey [DHS] 2010). The importance of iron deficiency (ID) as a cause of anemia in Rwanda is not known. We conducted a cluster randomized survey, selecting 408 rural households each in the Northern and Southern Provinces of Rwanda in 2010, to estimate the prevalence of ID and iron deficiency anemia (IDA) among young children and women of reproductive age.