The National Integrated Micronutrient and Anthropometric Survey in the Kyrgyz Republic (NIMAS) is the first large-scale study on the nutritional status of children and women ever conducted in Kyrgyzstan. A total of 3,452 households were targeted and 3,062 were surveyed in all regions, with blood samples being analyzed by certified laboratories in Germany, Jordan and Tanzania. The study was designed to determine the micronutrient deficiencies and other nutrition issues that are affecting children aged 6-59 months and 5-9 years, adolescent girls aged 10-19 years, women of reproductive age 15-49 years and pregnant women, presenting the data by age groups and regions.
The data collection took place from September to November 2021. The primary sampling units (PSUs) from 2018 Multiple
Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) served as the sampling frame for the NIMAS 2021. The research team used a two-stage sampling procedure to randomly select households, and subsequently children, adolescent girls, and women.
A series of Statistical Snapshots of the main findings of the survey are consolidated in this publication. A general objective of the publication is to facilitate the timely dissemination and use of results from the survey.
This study on the nutritional status of children and women (National Integrated Micronutrient and Anthropometric Survey in the Kyrgyz Republic) was conducted by the Ministry of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic with the support of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations World Food Program (WFP), World Health Organization (WHO), Mercy Corps, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
9 апр 2023
