NMICS 2010 Report - Central Bureau of Statistics

NMICS 2010, Mid- and Far Western Regionsgrouped together in nine clusters: one rural cluster each in Achham, Dolpa and Kailali and two ruralclusters each in Baitadi, Bajhang and Humla.Similarly, in cases of large wards, especially in urban areas or municipalities, census enumerationblocks were used. Enumeration blocks were created by the GIS Section of the CBS for the 2011population census by segmenting large wards. Of the 50 urban clusters in the survey, 22 wereselected from segmented municipalities in the five districts of Banke, Dang, Kailali, Kanchanpur andSurkhet. Thus, a total of 6,000 households were selected for interviewing, of which 1,250represented urban areas (municipalities) and 4,750 represented rural areas (Village DevelopmentCommittees (VDCs)). The sample was stratified by regions and is not self-weighting. Sample weightswere applied in the reporting of subregional results. A more detailed description of the sampledesign can be found in Appendix A.QuestionnairesThe standard MICS4 questionnaires were used and adapted to include several country-specificquestions and modules. Three sets of questionnaires were used in the survey.(i) A household questionnaire used to collect information on all de jure household members (usualresidents), the household, and the dwelling.(ii) A women’s questionnaire administered to all women aged 15–49 years living in each household.(iii) An under-fives’ questionnaire administered to mothers or caretakers of all children under five 2living in each household.The Household Questionnaire included the following modules.Household listing formEducationWater and sanitationHousehold characteristicsChild labourDe-worming (Nepal-specific module)Child disciplineHand-washingSalt iodizationThe Questionnaire for Individual Women included the following modules. Woman’s background Access to mass media and use of information communication technology Desire for last birth Maternal and newborn health 3 Illness symptoms Contraception Unmet need Attitudes towards domestic violence 4 (Nepal-specific module)2 The terms ‘children under five’, ‘under-fives’, ‘children aged 0–4 years’, and ‘children aged 0–59 months’ are usedinterchangeably in this report.3 Non-MICS standard questions were added to the questionnaire for women aged 15–49 years and asked to mothers whohad given birth in a non-institutional setting in the two years preceding the survey in order to assess whether safe newborncare practices were adopted in the Mid- and Far Western Regions of Nepal.4 Non-MICS standard questions were added to the questionnaire for women aged 15–49 years to assess their attitudestowards whether mothers-in-law are justified in verbally abusing or threatening their daughters-in-law.26