The Impact Of Nutrition Surveillance System On Nutritional Decision- Making

Abstract

The current study aimed to identify the reality of using the nutritional Surveillance system in Nutrition General Administration in Ministry of Health & Population in Yemen as well as to Identify the impact the nutritional surveillance system represented in its dimensions (suitability, accuracy, timing, clarity, modernity) on the nutritional decision- making represented in its dimensions (problem defining and analysis, information collection and analysis, choosing the best alternative) in Nutrition General Administration in Ministry of Health & Population in Yemenits. To achieve the objectives of the study, the descriptive analytical method was used and the questionnaire was the main tool for collecting the data. The sample of the study included (37) individuals. The study came out with many findings, the most important ones were: The application level of nutritional surveillance system was medium with an average of (67.8%). The application level of nutritional decisions making was high with an average of (70. 1%).There was a statistically significance impact at the significance level (a=0.05) for the nutritional surveillance system represented in its dimension suitability on nutritional decision making in the nutrition general administration in Ministry of Health & Population in Yemen. There were no statistically significance differences at the significance level (a≤ 0.05) among the participants of the study attributed to the demographic variable (gender) towards the impact of the nutritional surveillance system on nutrition decisions making in the nutrition general administration in Ministry of Health & Population in Yemen is accepted.  The study provided some recommendations, the most important ones were that, pay more attention to the dimension of suitability through the contribution of the information in solving the problems. Pay more attention to the dimension of timing through providing the information accurately and on time. Pay more attention to the dimension of clarity through providing clear and understandable information.