SANHANES impact assessment study
Abstract
During 2012, the HSRC undertook a major representative national sample survey of 8166 households and 25532 individuals in the form of the South African National Health and Nutrition Survey (SANHANES-1). The survey was supported by an Advisory Committee comprising representation from the Department of Health, Medical Research Council, UNICEF, Statistics SA and the Programme to Support Pro-Poor Policy Development in South Africa (PSPPD), as well as an Advisory Panel comprising the University of the Free State (UFS), University of Limpopo (UL), University of the Western Cape (UWC), North West University (NWU), University of Stellenbosch (US), Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) and Technical Advisory Groups. SANHANES-1 collected data about a wide range of health indicators, including:
??? NCDs (BP, cholesterol, blood sugar)
??? Risk Profiles (tobacco, blood cotinine levels)
??? Food security and alcohol use
??? Nutritional status (Vitamin A, anaemia, dietary diversity/ knowledge, obesity)
??? Child health (anthropometry)
??? Micronutrient status of children (anaemia, iron, dietary knowledge/ behaviour)
??? Perceptions of general health (daily living difficulties, disability, distress)
??? Health care services (quality, use, satisfaction)
??? Tuberculosis (knowledge, attitudes, adherence to treatment)
One of the significant research aims was to inform policy, programmes and services with regard to NCDs, by means of a longitudinal survey which would regularly inform the state of health and nutrition across South Africa.
Cognisant of its accountability to the public, the RIA unit of the HSRC intends to conduct an assessment of the impact of this study, four years after it was completed. The assessment will be limited to an analysis of the outputs, the outcomes and the broader societal impact of the findings of SANHANES-1 in respect of NCDs.
