FINAL REPORTS AND DATASETS OF BOTH KOSOVO* 2013-14 MICS SURVEYS RELEASED

The Final Reports and datasets of the Kosovo MICS are now available on the on the Surveys page. The dataset and report also include an in depth view on the Roma, Ashkali, and Egyptian Communities.

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The 2013-2014 Kosovo* MICS is a nationally representative sample survey in which 4,127 households, 5,251 women, 2,165 men and 1,648 mothers (or caretakers) on behalf of children under 5 were interviewed. This MICS was conducted in parallel to the 2013-2014 Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian Communities in Kosovo* MICS which was based on a separate sample. Both surveys are now available on the Surveys page. 

*under UNSC res. 1244

A few selected findings from the Kosovo* MICS survey: 

LOW BIRTH WEIGHT

Almost all infants (99 percent) are weighed at birth and approximately one in twenty are estimated to weigh less than 2,500 grams at birth (i.e. to have low birth weight). 

BREASTFEEDING AND INFANT AND YOUNG CHILD FEEDING

Less than half of newborns (45 percent) are breastfed within one hour of birth and while more than four fths (86 percent) are breastfed within one day of birth, exclusive breastfeeding is prevalent for only 40 percent of children under six months of age contributing to the rate of age-appropriate breastfeeding of less than half among children 0-23 months (46 percent). The median duration of any breastfeeding is 14.1 months for children under age 3 years, and is 2.0 months for exclusive breastfeeding. 

 

SOLID FUEL USE

Overall, almost three quarters (71 percent) of the household population use solid fuels for cooking, consisting mainly of wood (70 percent) and yet only eight percent used these fuels in a separate room that is used as a kitchen implying that there is a very high potential for exposure indoor air pollution. 

 

UNMET NEED FOR CONTRACEPTION

One in ten married women (nine percent) has expressed unmet need for contraception with the value being highest among those age 20-24 and 25-29 years (14 and 16 percent, respectively). Overall, seven in eight women (88 percent) have the demand for contraception satisfied with the value increasing with age from 78 percent (age 20-24 years) to 94 percent (40-44 years). 

 

ACCESS TO MASS MEDIA

Men age 15-49 years report a higher level of exposure to all three types of media than women. Only 44 percent of women in Kosovo* read a newspaper or magazine, 48 percent listen to the radio, and 99 percent watch television at least once a week. Overall, one percent do not have regular exposure to any of the three media, while 99 percent are exposed to at least one and 23 percent to all the three types of media on a weekly basis. At least once a week, 66 percent of men read a newspaper or magazine, 63 percent listen to the radio, and 98 percent watch television. One percent do not have regular exposure to any of the three media. All men (100 percent) are exposed to at least one and 42 percent to all the three types of media on a weekly basis.