SANHANES-1) - The Policy Action · SANHANES Percentage of children aged 12-15 months who were being...
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SANHANES
Breastfeeding status of children under 6 months of age, SA 2012
17.5%
7.4%
75.1% Never breastfed
Exclusively breastfeeding
Breastfed but not exclusively
n = 243
SANHANES
Percentage of children aged 12-15 months who were being breastfed at
the time of the interview, SA 2012 n = 178
35.8%
64.2% Breastfed at the time of theinterview
Not breastfed at the time of theinterview
SANHANES
Age distribution of exclusive breastfeeding in South Africa according to
DHS 2003 and SANHANES1 2012
11.2
12.2
1.3 0.7
0.0
12.7
8.9
2.1
0.4
2.7
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
< 2 2-3 4-5 6-7 8-9
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Age group in months
DHS 2003 SANHANES1
SANHANES
Age of introduction of semi-solid or solid foods in children under 2 years of
age, SA 2012
63.5
30.7
5.8
0.0
20.0
40.0
60.0
80.0
100.0
< 6 months 6-8 months 9-18 months
Pe
rce
nta
ge
SANHANES
First semi-solid or solid food eaten by children under 2 years of age, SA 2012
51.2
29.0
2.2 4.4 1.8
3.1 0.2
8.1
0.0
20.0
40.0
60.0
Pe
rce
nta
ge
SANHANES
Prevalence of diarrhoea in the two weeks preceding the interview in
children under 5 years by age, SA 2012
5.3
19.7 17.9
11.6
8.4
4.8
0
10
20
30
<6 months 6 – 11 months 12 – 23 months
24 – 35 months
36 – 47 months
48 – 59 months
Pe
rce
nta
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Age
SANHANES
Prevalence of diarrhoea in the two weeks preceding the interview in
children under 5 years by locality, SA 2012
10.2 9.4 9.1
13.6
0
10
20
Urban formal Urban informal Rural formal Rural informal
Pe
rce
nta
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Locality
SANHANES
Treatment of diarrhoea in the two weeks preceding the interview in children under 5 years by age and
locality, SA 2012
32.1
53.9
45.9
60.5 57.0
67.4
0.0
20.0
40.0
60.0
80.0
100.0
<2 years 2-5 years Urban formal
Pe
rce
nta
ge
Rehydrat / Hydrol / Hydrassist Home-made sugar salt solution
SANHANES
Prevalence of respiratory disease in the two weeks preceding the interview in children under 5 years by age, SA 2012
25.8
31.6 35.7
31.9 30.3
25.6
29.2
34.7 38.9
37.7 33.5
30.8
0
10
20
30
40
50
<6 months 6 – 11 months 12 – 23 months
24 – 35 months
36 – 47 months
48 – 59 months
Pe
rce
nta
ge
Fever in the last 2 weeks Coughing in the last 2 weeks
SANHANES
Treatment of respiratory disease in the two weeks preceding the interview in
children under 5 years by age and locality, SA 2012
65.1 61.6
56.7
67.4
25.9 30.2
33.4
27.5
8.9 8.2
10.0
5.1
0.0
20.0
40.0
60.0
80.0
100.0
<2 years 2-5 years Urban formal Rural informal
Age Locality
Public sector Private sector Other sources
SANHANES
Perceived ability of children aged 10-14 years to change their dietary
behaviours, SA 2012
Based on 10 questions… if you had to could you….
51.0
30.2
18.8
0.0
20.0
40.0
60.0
High score (8-10) Medium score (4-7) Low score (0-3)
Pe
rce
nta
ge
1. Put less margarine on your bread
2. Eat fewer chips
3. Buy fruit instead of chips
4. Put less sugar in your tea/coffee
5. Put less sugar in your cereal/porridge
6. Eat sweets less often
7. Drink cool drinks less often
8. Eat brown bread instead of white bread
9. Eat more vegetables
10. Eat more fruit
SANHANES
Beliefs regarding the development of obesity, SA 2012
74.5
74.7
73.2
63.8
69.6
25.5
25.3
26.8
36.2
30.4
0 20 40 60 80 100
Starchy food like bread, potatoes and rice makepeople fat
What you eat can make a difference in yourchance of becoming fat
What you eat can make a difference in yourchance of becoming fat and getting diseases like
heart disease or cancer
The things I eat and drink now are healthy, sothere is no need for me to make changes
How much you eat and drink can make adifference in your chance of becoming fat
No Yes
SANHANES
The things I eat and drink now are healthy, so there is no need for me to
make changes by race, SA 2012
62.5
70.0 69.7
56.4
0
20
40
60
80
100
Black African White Coloured Asian/Indian
Pe
rce
nta
ge
Social science that makes a difference
The things I eat and drink now are healthy, so there is no need for me to
make changes by race, SA 2012
Prevalence:
Hypertension : 35.5%
Diabetes : 10.5%
Diabetes to be excluded : 9.1%
Overweight : 23.9%
Obese : 26.4%
SANHANES
Dietary behaviour of children 10-14 years in relation to eating breakfast,
SA 2012 • 19% of children do not eat breakfast at home in the morning
39.2
33.9 33
19.2 15.3
0
10
20
30
40
50
Not hungry in themorning
No food in thehouse to eat for
breakfast
People at homedo not eatbreakfast
Cannot get upearly enough tohave breakfast
Cannot maketheir ownbreakfast
Pe
rce
nta
ge
(n=2408)
SANHANES
Dietary behaviour of children aged 10-14 years in relation to taking
lunchboxes, SA 2012 • 51% of children do not take a lunchbox to school
37.2
29.8
18.3 18 17.1
0
10
20
30
40
50
Food at school isenough for the
whole day
Nothing at hometo put in the
lunchbox
No-one at hometo help make a
lunchbox
Other childrenwill want their
food
Do not have anice container to
put lunch in
Pe
rce
nta
ge
(n=2406)
SANHANES
Percentage of children aged 10-14 years who take money to school, SA 2012
51.3
33.2
15.5
0.0
20.0
40.0
60.0
80.0
100.0
Yes No Sometimes
Pe
rce
nta
ge
SANHANES
Frequency of taking money to school among children aged 10-14 years,
SA 2012
48.6 51.4
0.0
10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
Every day 2 or 3 times a week
Pe
rce
nta
ge
SANHANES
Amount of money children aged 10-14 years take to school, SA 2012
76.5
16.2
5.0 1.2 1.2
0.0
20.0
40.0
60.0
80.0
100.0
R0.00 - R5.00 R5.50 - R10.00 R11.00 - R20.00 R21.00 - R40.00 > R40.00
Pe
rce
nta
ge
SANHANES
Attempts to gain or lose weight among children aged 10-14 years by sex, SA 2012
15.9
10.3
14.0 16.7
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
Gain weight Lose weight
Pe
rce
nta
ge
Males Females
SANHANES
Questions used to calculate exclusive breastfeeding
• For children currently being exclusively breastfed (0-6 months)
• Is he/she still being breastfed (YES)
• What was the first drink other than breast milk that he/she received (MISSING)
• At the moment does he/she get any milk feeds other than breast milk (NO)
• What was the first semisolid (with a spoon or fingers) food he/she ate (MISSING)