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Committee on Population
see section 8: DEMOGRAPHIC ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES See also TXT version http://www.nap.edu/openbook/0309084970/html/1-17.htm
- Nutritional assessments, food security and famine
Young, H. and Jaspars, S
Disasters. 1995 Mar; 19(1): 26-36. The widely held view that malnutrition is a late indicator of famine is challenged on the basis of evidence that people often deliberately reduce their food intake as an early response to inadequate food security. This broadens the possible interventions in response to high malnutrition rates to include measures to support livelihoods under threat of collapse. In the late stages of famine, social disruption and distress migration often result in a degraded health environment which may raise the threshold of nutritional status associated with an increased mortality risk. It is important to assess the underlying causes of malnutrition and the associated health risks. At present, the main objective of nutrition surveys is usually to obtain a reliable estimate of the prevalence of malnutrition among children under five years of age, with little analysis of the underlying causes of malnutrition. Experience from the 1984-85 famine in Darfur led to the development of an alternative approach to nutritional assessment, which could be applicable elsewhere in Africa. The combination of quantitative and qualitative methods was particularly valuable as a means of gaining a wider and deeper understanding of the nature of the nutritional situation.
United States Department of Agriculture
Reliable and adequately detailed information about the food security of a nation’s population is important for the development of policies and programmes to increase food security and reduce food insecurity and hunger. The United States (US) Food Security Measurement Project has developed and implemented survey-based methods to help provide this information for households in the United States. Research is under way to explore the feasibility of adapting these methods for use in other countries. This paper examines data collected from three such studies in low-income populations in India, Uganda and Bangladesh, and assesses scales developed from these data.
- Qualitative Research for Improved Health Programs
Johns Hopkins University
This manual aims to bring together—in one document—descriptions and ordering information about all the currently available manuals and guides on qualitative and participatory research related to child health and nutrition and reproductive health.
- Qualitative Research for Improved Health Programs
Johns Hopkins University
This manual aims to bring together—in one document—descriptions and ordering information about all the currently available manuals and guides on qualitative and participatory research related to child health and nutrition and reproductive health.
Macro International Inc.
Module 3 consists of three sub-modules on growth monitoring, child anthropometry, and maternal anthropometry. In the Rapid CATCH, child weight is measured, which enables projects to assess underweight prevalence. This module presents projects with the option of calculating additional indicators of nutritional status.
Catherine Pope, Sue Ziebland, and Nicholas Mays
BMJ 2000; 320: 114-116
Nicholas Mays and Catherine Pope
BMJ 2000; 320: 50-52
- Age estimation from the number of teeth erupted
Townsend, Nicholas; Hammel, E. A.
Program in Population Research Working Paper, No. 25, Feb 1988. 46 pp. University of California, Institute of International Studies, Program in Population Research: Berkeley, California. In Eng. The authors evaluate the method of determining a child's age through dental examination. "We argue that the state of children's dentition provides a measure of their age that is independent of informants' reports and of social and cultural influences on estimates made by interviewers or other third parties. We support this contention with summaries of previous research results, that indicate that dental aging of children is relatively straightforward to perform, produces unbiased results, and is more accurate than alternative methods." Data are from official sources for selected countries and geographical areas. Correspondence: Program in Population Research, Institute of International Studies, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
Wilson, Statistical Services Centre, University of Reading
This paper is about how, despite appearances to the contrary, elements of the quantitative approach to sampling can be applied to certain sorts of mixed mode and qualitative research, and aid their generalisability.
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