An Evaluation of In-home Growth Monitoring in Addressing Childhood Undernutrition 2019-2020

Pakistan, 2019 - 2020

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Reference ID

PAK_2019-2020_EIHGMACU_v01_M

Producer(s)

Agha Ali Akram

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Created on

Jan 05, 2026

Last modified

Jan 05, 2026

Data file: baseline_no_names_0618

This dataset includes the baseline survey data.

Cases:	1203
Variables:	281

Variables

key

Unique submission ID

sec17_q2_1

Child 1 male or female

sec17_q7_1

Child 1 birth order

sec17_q11_1

Child 1 Length

sec17_q13_1

Child 1 mother weight

sec17_q14_1

Child 1 and mother weight

sec17_q15_1

2nd measurement child 1 Length

sec17_q17_1

2nd measurement child 1 mother weight

sec17_q18_1

2nd measurement child 1 and mother weight

sec17_q19_1

3rd measurement child 1 length

sec17_q21_1

3rd measurement child 1 mother weight

sec17_q22_1

3rd measurement child 1 and mother weight

measure_length_1

child 1 length measured

sec17_q23_1

child 1 measure result

sec17_q2_2

Child 2 male or female

sec17_q7_2

Child 2 birth order

sec17_q11_2

Child 2 Length

sec17_q13_2

Child 2 mother weight

sec17_q14_2

Child 2 and mother weight

sec17_q15_2

2nd measurement child 2 Length

sec17_q17_2

2nd measurement child 2 mother weight

sec17_q18_2

2nd measurement child 2 and mother weight

sec17_q19_2

3rd measurement child 2 length

sec17_q21_2

3rd measurement child 2 mother weight

sec17_q22_2

3rd measurement child 2 and mother weight

measure_length_2

child 2 length measured

sec17_q23_2

child 2 measure result

sec17_q2_3

Child 3 male or female

sec17_q7_3

Child 3 birth order

sec17_q11_3

Child 3 Length

sec17_q13_3

Child 3 mother weight

sec17_q14_3

Child 3 and mother weight

sec17_q15_3

2nd measurement child 3 Length

sec17_q17_3

2nd measurement child 3 mother weight

sec17_q18_3

2nd measurement child 3 and mother weight

sec17_q19_3

3rd measurement child 3 length

sec17_q21_3

3rd measurement child 3 mother weight

sec17_q22_3

3rd measurement child 3 and mother weight

measure_length_3

child 3 length measured

sec17_q23_3

child 3 measure result

HH_ID

Household ID

s0_q3

Household ID

s0_q7

Can we start questionnaire?

network

Network of cell number provided

qual_q1

Was any child born in your HH in past two years? From July 2017 till date.

qual_q1a

Total number of children born in past two years.

qual_q1b_1

Age of the child?

qual_q1b_2

Age of the child?

qual_q1b_3

Age of the child?

qual_q1b_4

Age of the child?

qual_q4

Is ${qual_q3} alive?

qual_q5

Who primarily takes care of the child?

qual_q6

Please specify other?

qual_q7

Gender of the care giver?

qual_q11

What is your age?

qual_q12

What is your native language?

qual_q12_o

Please specify other

qual_q13

What is you religion?

qual_q13_o

Please specify other

qual_q15

What is your marital status?

s1_q1

Total Number of People in Household?

s1_q4

What is your husband’s highest level of education completed

s1_q4_o

Please specify other

s1_q9

What is your highest level of education completed

s1_q9_o

Please specify other

s1_q10

Have you done any work in the last 12 months besides the housework like cooking,

s1_q11

What is your main occupation?

s1_q11_o

Please specify other

s2_q1

Infant formula

s2_q1_t

Number of times

s2_q2

Animal milk (cow, goat, etc)

s2_q2_t

Number of times

s2_q3

Powdered milk

s2_q3_t

Number of times

s2_q5

Yogurt

s2_q5_t

Number of times

s2_q4

Juice

s2_q6

ORS

s2_q7

During the past 24-hours did ${qual_q2_a} drink anything from a feeder?

s2_q8

Was ${qual_q2_a} breastfed in the last 24-hours?

s2_q8_t

Number of times child was breastfed?

s3_q1

Rice

s3_q2

Roti

s3_q3

Rusk/Bread

s3_q4

Sooji

s3_q5

Khichri

s3_q6

Kheer

s3_q7

Dalia

s3_q8

Carrots, sweet potatoes that are yellow or orange inside

s3_q9

White potatoes, white yams or any other foods made from roots

s3_q10

Any dark green leafy vegetables

s3_q11

Ripe mangoes, ripe papayas, apricot

s3_q12

Any other fruits or vegetables

s3_q13

Liver, kidney, heart

s3_q14

Any meat (beef, chicken, goat, duck etc.)

s3_q15

Eggs

s3_q16

Fish

s3_q17

Any foods made from beans

s3_q18

Any foods made from nuts

s3_q19

Any foods made from lentils

s3_q20

Other Milk products

s3_q21

French Fries

s3_q22

Any sugary foods such as chocolates, candies, pastries, cakes or biscuits

s3_q23

Salty snacks such as biscuits, potato chips

s3_q24

Did ${qual_q2_a} eat any solid, semi-solid, or soft foods yesterday during the

s3_q25

What did child eat?

s3_q26

Over the past 24-hours, how many times did ${qual_q2_a} eat solid, semi-solid,

s3_q27

In the last one month, did you hear OR see OR read any messages/suggestions abou

s3_q28

Where or from whom did you hear /see/ read about it?

s3_q28_1

Source of Information: Mother/mother in law

s3_q28_2

Source of Information: TV

s3_q28_3

Source of Information: Newspaper

s3_q28_4

Source of Information: Mobile phone

s3_q28_5

Source of Information: Doctor/LHW/CHW

s3_q28_6

Source of Information: Poster/leaflet

s3_q28_7

Source of Information: Neighbors

s3_q28_8

Source of Information: Other relative/household member

s3_q28_777

Source of Information: Others

s3_q28_o

Please specify other

s4_q1

What is the main source of drinking water for your household?

s4_q1_o

Please specify other

s4_q2

Do you treat your water in any way to make it safer to drink?

s4_q3

What do you usually do to treat the water to make it safer to drink?

s4_q3_1

Treatment of Water: Boil

s4_q3_2

Treatment of Water: Add bleach/chlorine

s4_q3_3

Treatment of Water: Add alum

s4_q3_4

Treatment of Water: Strain it through a cloth

s4_q3_5

Treatment of Water: Use a water filter

s4_q3_6

Treatment of Water: Let it stand and settle

s4_q3_777

Treatment of Water: Others

s4_q3_888

Treatment of Water: Donot Know

s4_q3_o

Please specify other

s4_q4

Is the drinking water pot covered?

s5_q1

What kind of toilet facility do members of your household usually use?

s5_q1_o

Please specify other

obser_q1

Is there any soap next to toilet/latrine?

obser_q2

Is the kitchen/cooking area clean?

obser_q3

Is the food kept in utensils with lids/covers?

obser_q4

Is the dishware clean?

obser_q5

Is there any soap next to the kitchen/cooking area?

obser_q6

Are there any mosqitos in the kitchen?

s6_q1

Is this house your own, rented or do you stay with someone else?

s6_q1_o

Please specify other

s6_q2

How many rooms in your house are used for sleeping?

s6_q3_a

Gas

s6_q3_b

Water

s6_q3_c

Sewerage

s6_q3_d

Electricity

s6_q4

What is your main source of energy for cooking?

s6_q4_o

Please specify other

s6_q5

What is the main material used to construct the floor of the house?

s6_q5_o

Please specify other

s6_q6

What is the main material used to construct the ceiling/roof of the house?

s6_q6_o

Please specify other

s6_q7

What (main) material has been used to construct most of the walls of the house?

s6_q7_o

Please specify other

s7_q3

Air Conditioner

s7_q4

Refrigerator

s7_q5

Television

s7_q6

Smart mobile Phone (which has whats app, facebook, youtube)

s7_q7

Computer

s7_q8

UPS/Generator

s7_q9

Car/Datsun/Truck

s7_q10

Bicycle

s7_q11

Motorcycle/Scooter

s7_q13

Qingqi/rickshaw

s7_q14

Donkey/mule/horse/Ox

s7_q14a

Sewing machine

s7_q15

Does any household member own any land including the house you live in?

s7_q16

How much land do you own in yards (square feet)?

s8_q1

Breastfeeding alone up-to 6 months does provide enough nutrition for the child

s8_q2

Children should be taken to a doctor when they fall sick

s8_q3

Vaccinations like polio vaccine drops cause infertility and other harmful side e

s8_q5

Malnutrition during the first two years of a child’s life will badly affect his/

s8_q6

Infant boys should be breastfed longer than infant girls.

s8_q7

Infant boys need more food than infant girls - like eggs, milk and meat.

s8_q9

Vaccination is harmful for the girls, compared to boys because it causes inferti

s8_q10

Compared to girls, boys should be taken to doctors immediately when they fall si

s8_q11

Education of girls is less important than education of boys

s10_q1

Is your child ${qual_q2_a} currently being breastfed?

s10_q2

At what age did you stop breastfeeding ${qual_q2_a}? Write in Months

s10_q3

Until what age did you exclusively breastfeed the child? Read aloud: Not even wa

s10_q4

At what age did you introduce complementary foods to the ${qual_q2_a} Write in

s10_q5

Who provides the treatment when the child is sick?

s10_q5_1

Treatment of Child: Doctor

s10_q5_2

Treatment of Child: Staff nurse

s10_q5_3

Treatment of Child: Dispenser, compounder, homeopath, hakim

s10_q5_4

Treatment of Child: Friends/neighbors

s10_q5_5

Treatment of Child: Household member

s10_q5_6

Treatment of Child: Self

s10_q5_7

Treatment of Child: Traditional healer

s10_q5_777

Treatment of Child: Other

s10_q5_o

Please specify other

s10_q6

Did ${qual_q2_a} ever have any vaccinations to prevent him/her from getting dis

s11_q1

Do you think height is an important marker of whether your child is having prope

s11_q2

Do you think your child has the appropriate height given his/her age?

s11_q3

Do you compare your child to other kids when assessing whether s/he has the appr

s11_q4

Who do you compare your child with?

s11_q4_1

Comparison of Child: Siblings

s11_q4_2

Comparison of Child: Children in the family other than his/her siblings

s11_q4_3

Comparison of Child: Other children in the neighborhood

s11_q4_777

Comparison of Child: Others

s11_q4_o

Please specify other

s11_q5

Out of, say, every 10 children in this neighborhood, how many do you think have

s11_q6

Do you think weight is an important marker of whether your child is having prope

s11_q7

Do you think your child has the appropriate weight given his/her height?

s11_q8

Do you think your child has the appropriate weight given his/her age?

s11_q9

Do you compare your child to other kids when assessing whether s/he has the appr

s11_q10

Who do you compare your child with?

s11_q10_1

Comparison of Child: Siblings

s11_q10_2

Comparison of Child: Children in the family other than his/her siblings

s11_q10_3

Comparison of Child: Other children in the neighborhood

s11_q10_777

Comparison of Child: Others

s11_q10_o

Please specify other

s11_q11

Out of, say, every 10 children in this neighborhood, how many do you think have

s11_q12

Out of, say, every 10 children in this neighborhood, how many do you think have

s11_q13

Which one is more important as a marker of your child’s physical growth – weight

s11_q14

Is paternal grand mother of ${qual_q2_a} available?

s12_q1

Breastfeeding alone up-to 6 months does not provide enough nutrition for the chi

s12_q2

Children should be taken to a doctor when they fall sick

s12_q3

Vaccinations like polio vaccine drops cause infertility and other harmful side e

s12_q5

Malnutrition during the first two years of a child’s life will badly affect his/

s12_q6

Infant boys should be breastfed longer than infant girls.

s12_q7

Infant boys need more food than infant girls - like eggs, milk and meat.

s12_q9

Vaccination is harmful for the girls, compared to boys because it causes inferti

s12_q10

Compared to girls, boys should be taken to doctors immediately when they fall si

s12_q11

Education of girls is less important than education of boys

s14_q2

At what age did you stop breastfeeding your youngest child? Write in Months

s14_q3

Until what age did you exclusively breastfeed your youngest child? Read aloud: N

s14_q4

At what age did you introduce complementary foods to the child

s14_q5

Who provided the treatment when your child was sick?

s14_q5_1

Treatment of Child: Doctor

s14_q5_2

Treatment of Child: Staff nurse

s14_q5_3

Treatment of Child: Dispenser, compounder, homeopath, hakim

s14_q5_4

Treatment of Child: Friends/neighbors

s14_q5_5

Treatment of Child: Household member

s14_q5_6

Treatment of Child: Self

s14_q5_7

Treatment of Child: Traditional healer

s14_q5_777

Treatment of Child: Other

s14_q5_o

Please specify other

s14_q6

Did your child ever have any vaccinations to prevent him/her from getting diseas

s15_q1

Your healthcare

s15_q1_0

Please specify other

s15_q2

Major household purchases

s15_q2_0

Please specify other

s15_q3

Visits to your family and relatives

s15_q3_0

Please specify other

s15_q4

Routine purchase for household

s15_q4_0

Please specify other

s15_q5

Children Education

s15_q5_0

Please specify other

s15_q6

Whether you can work outside home

s15_q6_0

Please specify other

s15_q7

Family Planning

s15_q7_0

Please specify other

s15_q8

Giving money to your relatives

s15_q8_0

Please specify other

s15_q9

Meals

s15_q9_0

Please specify other

s15_q10

Expenditure on children

s15_q10_0

Please specify other

s1_q2

How many children under 5 years of age live in the household?

sec17_q5_1

Please indicate how information was obtained

we1_diff_1

Child weight

diff_len_1

Difference in first and second length measurement

diff_weight_1

Difference in first and second mother weight measurement

diff_weight1_1

Difference in first and second mother plus child weight measurement

sec17_q5_2

Please indicate how information was obtained

we1_diff_2

Child weight

diff_len_2

Difference in first and second length measurement

diff_weight_2

Difference in first and second mother weight measurement

diff_weight1_2

Difference in first and second mother plus child weight measurement

sec17_q5_3

Please indicate how information was obtained

we1_diff_3

Child weight

diff_len_3

Difference in first and second length measurement

diff_weight_3

Difference in first and second mother weight measurement

diff_weight1_3

Difference in first and second mother plus child weight measurement

knock_tries

Number of knocks to reach this Household

submissiondate

Date/time submitted

starttime

Survey Start Time

endtime

Survey End Time

Total: 281

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