IRAQ Multiple Indicator Cluster survey MICS4 Launch of the Final Report Baghdad, 12 December 2012

MICS Iraq – Overview Iraq Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) in Iraq – MICS / MICS2, 2000 / MICS3, 2006 / MICS4, 2011 MICS-4 – Implementing partners Central Statistics Organization (CSO) Kurdistan Region Statistics Organization (KRSO). – Financial support from Iraq Trust Fund and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). – Technical support from UNICEF, MoH, MoE, WHO. 2

MICS4 Iraq Phases 3 Oct Apr Planning Sample Design Questionnaires adaptation and translation Supplies May 2010 – Nov Training for data processing Training for data collection Interviewing Data processing Data validation Nov.2011 Jan-Mar.2012 Nov-Apr.2012 Weighting Indicators definition Tabulation Estimating precision May 2012 Aug Oct Preliminary Findings & Final Report Information products Further Analysis: Equity, Gov.Prof. TIMEPHASESQUALITY CONTROL Planning & Design Data collection & Processing Analysis Dissemination ICO, RO, HQ and partners Partners, HQ ICO, RO ICO, HQ ICO, RO * ICO, RO, HQ ICO, RO, JQ ICO, HQ ICO, RO, HQ ICO, RO, HQ, partners

Planning & Design Sample Design New sample frame from Census 2009 available Sample coverage: all governorates (18), all districts (118) Estimates with acceptable margin of error at district level, minimum at governorate level, and high accuracy at urban/rural and national levels Sample size: 36,580 households; 3,658 clusters, 10 HH/cluster Interview mother/caretaker of all children U5, and all women years Interviewing 35,701 households interviewed 55,194 women years old interviewed 36,307 children under five (mother/caretaker interviewed) 4

Planning & Design Questionnaires Adaptations of standard questionnaires: Household assets added to capture particular assets from poorer households, to improve wealth index validity FGM/C module added (shortened) / Water chlorine test and coverage of vaccination campaigns included / Reverse Osmosis option added in Water sources questions 5 Household Questionnaire Questionnaire for Individual Women (age 15-49) Questionnaire for Children under Five Household Listing Form Education Water and Sanitation Household Characteristics Child Labour Child Discipline Handwashing Salt Iodization Water Chlorine Woman’s Background Child Mortality Desire for Last Birth Maternal and New-born Health Illness Symptoms Contraception Unmet Needs Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Attitudes Toward Domestic Violence Marriage/Union HIV/AIDS Age Birth Registration Early Childhood Development Breastfeeding Care of Illness Immunization Anthropometry

Data Collection & Processing Training Data Processing Training, May 2010 Translation of Questionnaires and Manuals, May 2010 Training of Trainers, June 2010 Postponment due to Census implementation Training of Trainers refresher, January 2011 Updating budgets and Time Table, December 2010 – January 2011 Data collection, entry and cleaning March 2011 – October 2011 (February 2012 for minor issues) Validation Overall data validation: November 2011, Final data validation: July 2012 Analysis: December 2011 – April

Children and Women in Iraq

8 Infant Mortality: 32 U5 Mortality: 37 Mortality

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10 Determinants of Mortality Infant Mortality Children Under 5 Mortality

Mortality by Governorates Mortality Rates, 2011

12 Nutrition

A chronic restriction of vertical growth indicated by a low height for age Stunting Acute weight loss indicated by a low weight for height Wasting Stunting & Wasting Begin Early in Childhood

14 Nutrition

15 Nutrition Kirkuk Erbil Dohuk Ninewa Diyala

16 Children and Mother’s Health

Immunization, vaccines More than 500,000 children months have not received all recommended vaccinations

18 Tetanus Immunization About 45% (more than 500,000) pregnant women are not protected against neonatal tetanus Kirkuk Erbil Dohuk Ninewa Diyala

19 Child Health

20 Maternal Health About 250,000 women deliver at home every year

21 Water and Sanitation

22 Water and Sanitation

23 Water and Sanitation

24 Education

25 Education Every year 365,000 children with Primary school completion age (11 years) do not complete Primary education or do not complete it in time Kirkuk Erbil Dohuk Ninewa Diyala

Education 26

27 Education

28 Child Protection

29 Child Protection 9,6 million children 2-14 years suffer from any violent discipline method; one third of them (3.3m) suffer from severe physical punishment

Protection 30 None Primary Secondary+ FGM and Education 1,3 million women years suffer from any form of FGM Kirkuk Dohuk Ninewa Diyala

31 Protection

Thank You. 32 Thank you