Despite substantial progress in improving nutrition status of its people, Tanzania still observes a large proportion of women and under-five children who are malnourished. Estimates from previous nationally representative’s surveys show a decrease in prevalence of stunting among under-five children from 50% in 1990s to 35% in 2015. During the same period, the prevalence of underweight among children under five years decreased from 25% to 13.6%, and the prevalence of acute malnutrition among children under five years decreased from 8% to 4.4%.
Lishe Endelevu (sustainable Nutrition) is a USAID sponsored 4-year project that aims to support the government’s ambitious goal of improving nutrition outcomes for women of reproductive age, children under-five and adolescent girls. The project is being implemented under the leadership of Save the Children. Project area includes Morogoro, Iringa, Dodoma, and Rukwa regions. The goal of the project is to reduce prevalence of stunting by 15% and increase the prevalence of women who receive minimum acceptable diet by 15%, by the end of the 2022. As part of the planned activities, the project required a baseline survey to be conducted.
AAPH conducted the baseline survey within 4 weeks and is currently finalizing the findings’ report. For qualitative data, the analysis employed a rolling analysis approach where summary of key issues coming out of interviews were developed in special forms and used to develop themes for further analysis of the data.