HEALTH AND NUTRITION SURVEY ON SYRIAN CHILDREN AND WOMAN IN TURKEY

Abstract

The field survey, some of the findings are presented in this report, was carried out by AFAD in cooperation with the UNICEF and WHO in an effort to see the bigger picture for the profile of the Syrian people in Turkey. The survey was carried out by compil- ing the details of 7,794 people as a part of interviews with 1,214 household heads including 197 in camps and 1,017 in non-camps. The results of the survey presents the profile of the Syrian people in Turkey, their behaviors and expectations, healthcare and nutritional conditions which concerns the Turkish people as well. The major part of the sample was selected out of the Syrians residing in urban areas to evaluate their impact across Turkey. The survey was carried out in 10 days and in 10 cities (Adana, Ankara, Gaziantep, Hatay, İstanbul, Kilis, Konya, Mardin, Mersin and Şanlıurfa) where the Syrian people are highly populated. The topics of the survey, which was carried out by the AFAD in cooperation with the UNICEF and WHO, were comprised of family de- tails and demographics, nutritional, vaccinational and disease status of children aged 0 to 59 months, antropometric characteristics of adult females (ages between 15-49), food resources and diversity, the impact of the civil war, adaptation to Turkey, shelter- ing conditions and future expectations. The findings of the survey will be beneficial to develop policies for the future of the Syrian people in Turkey.