Baseline Report WOMEN in INNOVATION (WIN) Project Kalabo
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Baseline Report WOMEN IN INNOVATION (WIN) Project Kalabo district, Western Province, Zambia People in Need April 2018 Table of contents 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................... 5 2 Methodology .............................................................................................................. 6 Basic introduction ................................................................................................................... 6 Focus and sets of questions .................................................................................................... 6 Sample ..................................................................................................................................... 6 Selection of control group ....................................................................................................... 7 Data collection, survey team and training .............................................................................. 7 3 Key Findings and Recommendations ........................................................................... 8 Summary ................................................................................................................................. 8 4 MUAC results ........................................................................................................... 12 5 Household survey results .......................................................................................... 13 Interviewees´ location, gender and age, household composition ........................................ 13 5.1.1 Location, household head, age ..................................................................................... 13 5.1.2 Household composition ................................................................................................ 13 Food security and Nutrition .................................................................................................. 14 5.2.1 Food consumption score (FCS) score ............................................................................ 14 5.2.2 Minimum acceptable diet for women........................................................................... 15 5.2.2.1 Women Dietary Diversity Score (WDDS) ................................................................... 15 5.2.2.2 Minimum Meal Frequency of women (15-49) .......................................................... 17 5.2.3 Minimum Acceptable Diet for Children ........................................................................ 17 5.2.3.1 Minimum Dietary Diversity Score of children (6-24 months) ................................... 18 5.2.3.2 Minimum Meal Frequency of children (6-24 months) .............................................. 19 5.2.3.3 Knowledge among mothers on ideal meal for children ............................................ 20 5.2.3.4 Knowledge of importance of reheating cold food .................................................... 21 Health .................................................................................................................................... 21 5.3.1 Place of giving birth ....................................................................................................... 21 5.3.2 Assistance during delivery ............................................................................................. 22 5.3.3 Health extension services .............................................................................................. 22 5.3.3.1 Home visit from community health volunteer in the past six months ..................... 22 5.3.3.2 Growth monitoring .................................................................................................... 22 5.3.3.3 Knowledge of treatment for malnourished children ................................................ 23 5.3.3.4 Knowledge of exclusive breastfeeding ...................................................................... 23 5.3.3.5 Knowledge of breastfeeding until 2 years of age ...................................................... 23 5.3.3.6 Knowledge of complementary feeding after 6 months of age ................................. 24 1 5.3.4 Diarrheal diseases ......................................................................................................... 24 5.3.4.1 Consumption of liquid during diarrhoea ................................................................... 24 5.3.4.2 Knowledge of the main causes of diarrhoea ............................................................. 25 5.3.4.3 Knowledge on the main ways to prevent diarrhoea ................................................. 25 5.3.4.4 Hand washing ............................................................................................................ 26 Economic situation of the HHs .............................................................................................. 26 5.4.1 Debts ............................................................................................................................. 26 5.4.2 Savings ........................................................................................................................... 28 6 Annexes ................................................................................................................... 29 Annex 1 .............................................................................................................................................. 29 Annex 2 .............................................................................................................................................. 29 Annex 3 .............................................................................................................................................. 29 Annex 4 .............................................................................................................................................. 29 2 List of Figures Figure 1: FCS for households with children 0-24 months ............................................................................................... 15 Figure 2: Average number of meals per day ................................................................................................................... 17 Figure 4: Knowledge of exclusive breastfeeding ............................................................................................................ 23 Figure 5: Percentage of people stating having designated place to wash hands with water and soap/ash after using toilet ................................................................................................................................................................................ 26 Figure 6: Percentage of people stating having designated place to wash hands with water and soap/ash before and after eating ...................................................................................................................................................................... 26 Figure 7: Percentage of people owing money to shopkeepers ...................................................................................... 27 Figure 8: Percentage of people owing money to friends and family .............................................................................. 27 Figure 9: Average debt to shopkeepers (in Kwacha) ...................................................................................................... 28 Figure 10: Average debt to friends and family (in Kwacha) ............................................................................................ 28 Figure 11: Percentage of respondents having any saving .............................................................................................. 28 List of tables Table 1: Sample size .......................................................................................................................................................... 7 Table 2: Prevalence of malnutrition among children aged 6-59 months ....................................................................... 12 Table 3: Location, type of household and age of survey respondents ........................................................................... 13 Table 4: Household composition by age ......................................................................................................................... 14 Table 5: Significant gender gap among age group 15-49 years ...................................................................................... 14 Table 6: Fulfilled MAD for women 15-49 years .............................................................................................................. 15 Table 7: Average number of food groups consumed (women 15 - 49) .......................................................................... 16 Table 8: Food consumption of various food groups ....................................................................................................... 16 Table 9: Minimum WDDS reached (women 15 - 49) ...................................................................................................... 16 Table 10: Minimum MMF reached (women 15 - 49) ...................................................................................................... 17 Table 11: Fullfilled MAD for children 6-24 months ......................................................................................................... 17 Table