The main objective of the study was to develop a Nutrition Information System (NIS) with minimal additional inputs. NIS is a system designed to monitor, on a continuous and regular basis, the food and nutrition situation of a country. The specific objectives of the study were to assess the nutritional status using a life style approach, to develop indicators relevant to nutritional problems, to identify trends in nutritional status and analyse associated factors and finally to make recommendations regarding activities that should be undertaken to established a surveillance system at MOH, district and provincial level. The study covered 7 districts in Sri Lanka.
The report is an analysis to show how one can use the routinely collected information and survey data as an action oriented basis. It will be useful to Health workers, Medical officers of Health, Deputy Provincial Directors, Provincial Directors and Nationally, to assess the situation and the monitoring and evaluating of interventions to eliminate the nutritional problems in the country. In turn, this type of exercise will help to improve the accuracy and quality of routinely collected data.

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