Tunisia - Tunisian National Nutrition Survey 1996-1997

The objectives were to:-Identify nutritional problems, severity and distribution according to regions/areas and socio-economic factors.-Assess food consumption according to population demographic characteristics.-Identify population groups with malnutrition deficiency or excess.-Elaborate nutritional mapping according to the action plan adopted by all the countries, including Tunisia, at the World Food Summit in Rome in 1996.-Identify vulnerable population groups in food insecurity situation by carrying out a causal analysis of the factors affecting their nutritional status.-Realise a comparative analysis with the 1973-75 survey to know the changes and trends in nutritional status.-Identify regions at risk to optimize and target intervention programs.-Create a database for the planning, surveillance, monitoring and evaluation of nutritional interventions.