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United Republic of Tanzania TANZANIA NATIONAL NUTRITION SURVEY 2018 JUNE 2019 United Republic of Tanzania TANZANIA NATIONAL NUTRITION SURVEY 2018 JUNE 2019 Tanzania National Nutrition Survey 2018 i TANZANIA NATIONAL NUTRITION SURVEY 2018 FINAL REPORT This survey was possible thanks to technical and financial support from the following partners: ® ii Tanzania National Nutrition Survey 2018 Additional information about 2018 TNNS may be obtained from Dr. Vincent D. Assey, Managing Director, Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre, 22 Barack Obama Drive, P.O. Box 977, Dar es Salaam. Telephone: +255 22 2118137, Fax: +255 22 2116713, Email: [email protected]; the National Bureau of Sta- tistics, Head Office, Jakaya Kikwete Road, P.O. Box 2683, Dodoma. Telephone: +255 26 2963822, Fax: +255 26 2963828, Email: [email protected]; and Fanny Cassard, SMART Survey Consultant – Nutritionist, Email: [email protected] ISBN 978-9976-910-86-5 Recommended Citation: Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children (MoHCDGEC) [Tanzania Mainland], Ministry of Health (MoH) [Zanzibar], Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre (TFNC), National Bu- reau of Statistics (NBS), Office of the Chief Government Statistician (OCGS) [Zanzibar] and UNICEF. 2018. Tanzania National Nutrition Survey using SMART Methodology (TNNS) 2018. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: MoHCDGEC, MoH, TFNC, NBS, OCGS, and UNICEF. Tanzania National Nutrition Survey 2018 iii Foreword The 2018 Tanzania National Nutrition Survey using SMART Methodology (TNNS) is the second survey of this kind to be conducted in Tanzania. Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre (TFNC), National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Tanzania Mainland; and Office of the Chief Government Statistician (OCGS), Zanzibar; conducted the survey in collaboration with the President’s Office – Regional Administration and Local Governments; Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children (MoHCDGEC), Tanzania Mainland; the Ministry of Health (MoH), Zanzibar and the University of Dodoma (UDOM). The 2018 TNNS follows up the previous survey conducted in 2014. The availability of data and reports from these surveys grants us with massive data for measuring the extent of implementation of several health and nutrition indicators identified in the national nutrition plans as well as in country’s development agenda. The objectives of this survey were to obtain the current and reliable information on nutrition indicators in order to assess nutritional status of children aged 0-59 months and women aged 15-49 years, infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices, micronutrients interventions (coverage of vitamin A and iron/folic acid supplementation, deworming and iodized salt) and handwashing practices. In addition burden of anaemia among women of reproductive age was measured as this is a major nutritional concern in Tanzania. The 2018 TNNS was implemented with financial support from various donors, including the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), The United Kingdom’s government under the Department for International Development (DFID), Irish Aid and Nutrition International (NI). Technical and logistical assistance to this survey was provided by University of Dodoma (UDOM), Doctors with Africa CUAMM, Action Against Hunger – Canada (ACF), Catholic Relief Services (CRS), IMA World Health, World Vision, World Health Organization (WHO) and World Food Program (WFP). Enormous support was rendered by the SMART survey Consultant supported by the Steering Committee and Technical Committee of the 2018 TNNS. This report presents the detailed findings from the 2018 TNNS at national and regional levels. The report provides useful information for assessing the country’s performance with regard to some of the health and nutrition indicators included in the national and international development agendas, such as the Second National Five Year Development Plan (FYDP II), the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the 2025 World Health Assembly (WHA) targets, Health Sector Strategic Plan IV (2015-2020), and the National Multisectoral Nutrition Action Plan (NMNAP) 2016–2021. I, therefore, take this opportunity to encourage policy makers, planners, program managers, and other stakeholders in the nutrition spectrum to make use of these enormous findings for making informed policy decisions based on quality planning, monitoring, and evaluating programmes in the desire of getting rid of all forms of malnutrition. Finally, I also advise researchers and other nutrition experts to undertake further analysis of the available data, particularly in the areas that calls for in-depth relational analysis to unfold the reasons behind the results produced in this report. It is expected that the analysed data will ultimately be made available for use by nutrition stakeholders and general public as well. Dr.D Zainab Z i b A.S. A S Chaula Ch l PERMANENT SECRETARY MINISTRY OF HEALTH, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, GENDER, ELDERLY AND CHILDREN iv Tanzania National Nutrition Survey 2018 Acknowledgements It gives us great pleasure to present the report of the 2nd National Nutrition Surveys using SMART (Standardized Monitoring and Assessment of Relief and Transitions) methodology. The successful completion of this survey and the quality of information presented in this report is a result of high level of commitment of many individuals and institutions, we utter a big thank to all of them. Our appreciation goes to all individuals who were involved for their enthusiasm, technical advice and financial assistance. Sincere gratitude is expressed to the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania for its support in the whole process of implementing the survey. Also, we extend our appreciation to Ethical Committees both in Zanzibar and Mainland for their valuable comments and recommendations which led to a successful completion of the survey. Similarly, we would like to thank the Government through Regional Administration and Local Government Authorities who supported field work process in their localities. It is through their courtesy during our team’s visits in regions, districts, wards, shehia, villages and mitaa which enabled smooth process of data collection. To an exemplary degree, we thank all members of selected households who responded positively on the day of data collection as well as mothers and children who participated in this survey. Likewise, our sincere gratitude goes to Ms. Fanny Cassard (SMART Survey Consultant) for her tireless efforts to ensure that the survey is implemented in highest standard possible and Ms. Lydia Ndungu of Action Against Hunger-Canada for technical support during survey training and piloting. In addition, the success in terms of quality of information presented in this report is due to the outstanding contribution supervisors, team leaders and enumerators used in this survey. Our sincere appreciation goes to UNICEF for overall financial patronage; to DFID and Irish Aid who covered a significant share of the total survey cost; and NI for providing additional financial contribution. Moreover, technical and logistical support provided by University of Dodoma, Doctors with Africa CUAMM, ACF, CRS, IMA World Health, World Vision, WHO and WFP is highly commended and cherished. Indeed, your enormous support, enabled us to realize our expectation of having a considerably smooth, rapid and transparent undertaking. Sincerely, our gratitude is expressed to the members of the SMART Survey Steering Committee for their high level commitment in making this important endeavor a success. Those are: Mr. Obey Assery (SUN National Focal Person); Dr. Ntully Kapologwe (PORALG); Dr. Leonard Subi and Dr. Zainabu Chaula (MoHCDGEC); Mr. Geoffrey E. Chiduo (TFNC); Dr. Fadhil Abdallah (MoH – Zanzibar) and Mr. Mauro Brero (UNICEF). In addition, the success in terms of quality of information presented in this report is due to outstanding contribution of members of the SMART Survey Technical Committee who were: Mr. Adam Hancy and Ms. Maria Ngilisho (TFNC); Dr. Ramadhani Mwiru (UNICEF); Mr. Bernard Makene (NI); Mr. Shabbir Lalji (IMA World Health); Mr. Peter Kaswahili (MoHCDGEC); Mr. Abbasy Mlemba (NBS); Ms. Asha Hassan and Ms. Sabiha Khalfan Said (MoH – Zanzibar); Mr. Abdul-Majid Ramadhan (OCGS), Dr. Stephen Kibusi (UDOM) and Dr. Giulia Segafredo (CUAMM). The work of these committees made this survey possible. Lastly, we expect that this report plays a crucial role in provision of data to track progress on attaining nutrition results outlined in the National Multisectoral Nutrition Action Plan (NMNAP) 2016-21, in the second Five Year Development Plan (FYDP II) 2016-21, the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement, the 2025 World Health Assembly (WHA) targets and on the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Advantage should be taken of the availability of this information to further strengthen nutrition programming in Tanzania. Dr. Vincent D. Assey MANAGING DIRECTOR TANZANIA FOOD AND NUTRITION CENTRE (TFNC) Tanzania National Nutrition Survey 2018 v Table of Contents Foreword ..................................................................................................................................................... iv Acknowledgements ..................................................................................................................................... v Table of Contents .......................................................................................................................................