Seasonal Nutrient Intakes Among Infants in Rural Tanzania, 2014

Survey data from 220 mothers with infants under 24 months in rural Tanzania, collected in 2014. The dataset captures demographic, anthropometric, and dietary intake information across pre-harvest and post-harvest seasons. It was created by Happiness Samuel Muhimbula and shared under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Modeling the relationship between nutrient intake and child anthropometrics based on the linear regression analysis described.
• Analyzing seasonal variation in energy and micronutrient consumption among infants and young children.
• Investigating predictors of child stunting based on maternal characteristics like age, height, and BMI.
• Assessing the adequacy of complementary diets against energy requirements across different age groups.

Strengths

• Data includes 220 mother-child pairs, providing a substantive sample size.
• Semi-longitudinal design captures measurements from two distinct seasons (pre-harvest and post-harvest in 2014).
• Specific stunting prevalence rates (34% to 40%) and nutrient deficiencies (fat, Ca, Fe, Zinc, vitamins A, D, B12) are quantified.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is from a specific 2014 study in rural Tanzania; geographic and temporal generalizability is limited.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Semi-longitudinal survey using quantitative 24-hour dietary recalls and anthropometric measurements.

Time Range

2014 (specifically February–March and July–August)

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-16 06:16:03; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Rural Tanzania