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Table of Contents
Foreword .................................................................................................................................................... iii
Summary Table of Findings ...................................................................................................................... v
Table of Contents ................................................................................................................................... viii
List of Tables .............................................................................................................................................. xi
List of Figures ........................................................................................................................................... xiv
List of Abbreviations ............................................................................................................................... xv
Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................................... xvii
Executive Summary .............................................................................................................................. xviii
1. Introduction .............................................................................................................. 1
Background .................................................................................................................................... 2
Survey Objectives ......................................................................................................................... 4
2. Sample and Survey Methodology ........................................................................... 5
Sample Design ............................................................................................................................... 6
Sample Coverage .......................................................................................................................... 7
Contents of Questionnaires ...................................................................................................... 8
Training and Fieldwork ............................................................................................................... 9
Data Processing ......................................................................................................................... 10
3. Household and Population Characteristics ......................................................... 11
Characteristics of Households ............................................................................................... 12
Characteristics of the Population .......................................................................................... 13
Characteristics of Female Respondents 15-49 Years of Age .......................................... 14
Characteristics of Children Under Age 5 ............................................................................ 16
4. Child Mortality ........................................................................................................ 18
Introduction: Child Mortality .................................................................................................. 19
Child Mortality Estimates for Afghanistan ........................................................................... 19
Progress on Child Mortality in Afghanistan ......................................................................... 22
5. Nutrition ................................................................................................................. 24
Introduction: Nutrition ............................................................................................................ 25
Nutritional Status ...................................................................................................................... 26
Breastfeeding, Infant and Young Child Feeding .................................................................. 26
Salt Iodization ............................................................................................................................. 35
Children s Vitamin A Supplementation ................................................................................. 37
Children s Anaemia Prevalence .............................................................................................. 39
Women s Anaemia Prevalence ............................................................................................... 40
A Profile of Women s and Children s Nutrition in Afghanistan ..................................... 41
6. Child Health ............................................................................................................ 43
Introduction: Child Health ...................................................................................................... 44
Vaccinations ................................................................................................................................ 44
Neonatal Tetanus Protection ................................................................................................. 48
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