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10 CHILD HEALTH ........................................................................................................................ 141<br />

10.1 Birth Weight .................................................................................................................... 141<br />

10.2 Vaccination of Children ................................................................................................... 142<br />

10.2.1 Vaccination Coverage ........................................................................................ 142<br />

10.2.2 Uptake of the Newly Introduced Vaccines ........................................................ 143<br />

10.2.3 Vaccination Card Ownership and Availability .................................................. 144<br />

10.3 Symptoms of Acute Respiratory Infection ...................................................................... 144<br />

10.4 Fever ................................................................................................................................ 144<br />

10.5 Diarrhoeal Disease ........................................................................................................... 145<br />

10.5.1 Prevalence of Diarrhoea and Treatment Seeking Behaviour ............................. 145<br />

10.5.2 Feeding Practices during Diarrhoea ................................................................... 145<br />

10.5.3 Oral Rehydration Therapy and other Treatments for Diarrhoea ........................ 146<br />

10.5.4 Knowledge of ORS Packets ............................................................................... 146<br />

10.5.5 Treatment of Childhood Illness .......................................................................... 147<br />

10.6 Disposal of Children’s Stools .......................................................................................... 147<br />

11 NUTRITION OF CHILDREN AND WOMEN ........................................................................ 159<br />

11.1 Nutritional Status of Children .......................................................................................... 159<br />

11.1.1 Measurement of Nutritional Status among Young Children .............................. 159<br />

11.1.2 Data Collection .................................................................................................. <strong>16</strong>1<br />

11.1.3 Levels of Child Malnutrition ............................................................................. <strong>16</strong>1<br />

11.2 Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices ...................................................................... <strong>16</strong>2<br />

11.2.1 Breastfeeding ..................................................................................................... <strong>16</strong>2<br />

11.2.2 Complementary Feeding .................................................................................... <strong>16</strong>3<br />

11.2.3 Minimum Acceptable Diet ................................................................................. <strong>16</strong>4<br />

11.3 Anaemia Prevalence in Children ..................................................................................... <strong>16</strong>6<br />

11.4 Presence of Iodised Salt in Households ........................................................................... <strong>16</strong>6<br />

11.5 Micronutrient Intake and Supplementation among Children ........................................... <strong>16</strong>7<br />

11.6 Women’s Nutritional Status ............................................................................................ <strong>16</strong>7<br />

11.7 Anaemia Prevalence in Women....................................................................................... <strong>16</strong>8<br />

11.8 Micronutrient Intake among Mothers .............................................................................. <strong>16</strong>9<br />

12 MALARIA ................................................................................................................................... 183<br />

12.1 Ownership of Insecticide-Treated Nets ........................................................................... 183<br />

12.2 Indoor Residual Spraying ................................................................................................ 185<br />

12.3 Household Access and Use of ITNs ................................................................................ 186<br />

12.4 Use of ITNs by Children and Pregnant Women .............................................................. 187<br />

12.5 Malaria in Pregnancy ....................................................................................................... 187<br />

12.6 Case Management of Malaria in Children ....................................................................... 188<br />

12.7 Prevalence of Low Haemoglobin in Children ................................................................. 189<br />

13 HIV/AIDS-RELATED KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, AND BEHAVIOUR ....................... 201<br />

13.1 HIV/AIDS Knowledge, Transmission, and Prevention Methods .................................... 202<br />

13.2 Knowledge about Mother-to-Child Transmission ........................................................... 203<br />

13.3 Attitudes toward People Living with HIV ....................................................................... 204<br />

13.4 Multiple Sexual Partners ................................................................................................. 204<br />

13.5 Paid Sex ........................................................................................................................... 205<br />

13.6 Coverage of HIV Testing Services .................................................................................. 206<br />

13.6.1 Awareness of HIV Testing Services and Experience with HIV Testing ........... 206<br />

13.6.2 HIV Testing of Pregnant Women ...................................................................... 207<br />

13.7 Male Circumcision .......................................................................................................... 207<br />

13.8 Self-reporting of Sexually Transmitted Infections .......................................................... 208<br />

13.9 HIV/AIDS-related Knowledge and Behaviour among Young People ............................ 209<br />

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