National Food Consumption and Micronutrient Survey Report Reviewer
UNICEF
Organizational Context and Purpose for the job: The Nigeria National Food Consumption and Micronutrient Survey (NFCMS) is a cross-sectional population-based survey in which data was collected in 2021, and a draft report was developed in 2023. The primary objective of the survey is to assess the micronutrient status, anthropometry, and dietary intake of the target population groups: Women of reproductive age (WRA), children (6-59 months) and adolescent girls (10-14 years). The survey also generates evidence on key factors associated with poor nutrition in these populations and hence informs policy and programme implementation. The NFCMS 2021 collected information on four distinct components: (1) socioeconomic and demographic information of households in the sample; (2) dietary intake (3) anthropometry and (4) micronutrient status through a series of biomarkers such as hemoglobin genotype, HbA1c, the status of iron and inflammation, vitamin A, folate, zinc, iodine, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B12, malaria, H. pylori, hemoglobin, plasma glucose, and helminths, which were analyzed from blood, urine, and stool samples. The purpose of the consultant is to review the final survey report and contribute to a quality report. This includes technical soundness in terms of design, implementation, presentation of...
Niger : Agadez - Diffa - Dosso - Maradi - Niamey - Tahoua - Tillabéri - Zinder
2023-10-29
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