Suaahara II Good Nutrition Program: Annual Monitoring Survey Year 2 (2018)

2018

HKI USAID

Suaahara II (SII) is a USAID funded five year (2016 -2021) program implemented in 42 out of 77 districts of Nepal under National Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Plan (MSNP). The SII aims to reduce the prevalence of stunting, wasting and underweight among children under five years and to reduce the prevalence of anemia among reproductive age women and children age of 6-59 months. The objective of this year two panel survey of the SII was to monitor progress over time related to key inputs, outputs outcomes and impacts in program interventions community. The study assessed the knowledge and practices for each of the thematic areas including nutrition, health and family planning, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), agriculture/homestead food production; and governance using gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) approaches. Anthropometric status was also assessed all reproductive age women, children under five and adolescent girls of study community.