Table 1.
Summary of survey data aggregated for the period 2007–2010 (FSNAU 2007–2010)
| Characteristic | Number |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of children examined | 73 778 | |||||
| Total number of clusters examined | 1066 | |||||
| Wasted; n=15 735 (21) | Not wasted; n=58 043 (79) | Stunted; n=22 739 (31) | Not stunted; n=51 039 (69) | Underweight; n=42 791 (58) | Not underweight n=30 987 (42) | |
| Child data | Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) | |||
| Vitamin A supplementation | 8995 (57) | 33 356 (57) | 12 853 (57) | 29 498 (58) | 23 771 (56) | 17 996 (58) |
| Measles vaccination | 8367 (53) | 30 875 (53) | 11 919 (52) | 27 317 (54) | 21 761 (51) | 16 739 (54) |
| Polio vaccination | 12 346 (78) | 46 519 (80) | 18 272 (80) | 40 647 (80) | 33 315 (78) | 24 964 (81) |
| Diarrhoea in the past 2 weeks | 3749 (24) | 10 674 (18) | 5136 (23) | 9159 (18) | 10 280 (24) | 5475 (18) |
| Acute respiratory infection | 3797 (24) | 12 029 (21) | 5090 (22) | 10 647 (21) | 9918 (23) | 6400 (21) |
| Febrile illness in the past 2 weeks | 3793 (24) | 11 912 (21) | 4849 (21) | 10 753 (21) | 9483 (22) | 6400 (21) |
| Suspected measles in the past 1 month | 788 (5) | 2487 (4) | 1026 (5) | 2229 (4) | 1901(4) | 1363 (4) |
| Sex of the child | Male=9039 (57) | Male=28 761 (50) | Male=12 776 (56) | Male=24 844 (49) | Male=23 888 (56) | Male=15 958 (51) |
| Age of the child (in months) | Mean=33, range=(6–59) | Mean=33, range=(6–59) | Mean=31, range=(6–59) | Mean=32, range=(6–59) | Mean=32, range=(6–59) | Mean=33, range=(6–59) |
| Age of the mother (in years) | Mean=30, range=(15–60) | Mean=30, range=(15–60) | Mean=30, range=(15–60) | Mean=30, range=(15–60) | Mean=30, range=(14–60) | Mean=30, range=(15–60) |
| MUAC of mother in cm | Mean=21, range=(18–38) | Mean=22, range=(18–38) | Mean=22, range=(18–38) | Mean=22, range=(18–38) | Mean=22, range=(18–38) | Mean=22, range=(18–38) |
| Food access data | Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) | |||
| High carbohydrate foods in the past 24 h | 15 227 (97) | 56 059 (97) | 22 285 (98) | 49 008 (96) | 49 009 (96) | 30 023 (97) |
| High protein foods in the past 24 h | 13 420 (85) | 50 543 (87) | 19 691 (87), | 44 322 (87) | 36 098 (84), | 27 151 (88) |
| Fats in the past 24 h | 12 327 (78) | 46 277 (80) | 17 751 (78), | 40 880 (80) | 32 422 (76), | 25 040 (81) |
| Fruits and vegetables in the past 24 h | 6423 (41) | 24 835 (43) | 10 695 (47) | 20 665 (40) | 18 492 (43) | 13 068 (42) |
| Household data | Mean (range) | Mean (range) | Mean (range) | |||
| Household size | 6 (2–50) | 6 (2–50) | 6 (2–50) | |||
| Number of under 5 | 2 (1–5) | 2 (1–5) | 2 (1–7) | |||
| Household head gender | Male=60 128 (81%) | Male=60 128 (81%) | Male=60 128 (81%) | |||
| Cluster data | Mean (range) | Mean (range) | Mean (range) | |||
| Distance to water to major water bodies (km) | 97 (0–508) | 97 (0–508) | 97 (0–508) | |||
| Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) | 0.18 (0–0.45) | 0.18 (0–0.45) | 0.18 (0–0.45) | |||
| Precipitation (mm/year) | 138 (0–350) | 138 (0–350) | 138 (0–350) | |||
| Mean temperature (°C) | 28 (21–31) | 28 (21–31) | 28 (21–31) | |||
| Urbanisation | Urban=3318 (5%), rural=70 460 | Urban=3318 (5%), rural=70 460 | Urban=3318 (5%), rural=70 460 | |||
| Season | April to June (Gu)=47 327 (64%), October to November (Deyr)=26 451 (36%) | April to June (Gu)=47 327 (64%), October to November (Deyr)=26 451 (36%) | April to June (Gu)=47 327 (64%), October to November (Deyr)=26 451 (36%) | |||
Gu is the long rainy season and Deyr is the short rainy season from October to December in Somalia. Values in parentheses, next to the number of children, are percentages.
MUAC, mid-upper arm circumference.