MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1992 Dec 11;41(49):913-7.
Since 1990, Somalia has been the site of an intense civil war that has disrupted health-care services and food delivery to a substantial part of the country. A regional drought, in combination with the ongoing civil disturbances, has further resulted in widespread famine. Multiple international government- and nongovernment-aid agencies are involved in the relief effort for Somalia. However, security problems in most areas of Somalia have prevented recent, systematic population-based assessments of the health and nutritional status of local Somali populations for use in directing relief efforts. To characterize the mortality of various Somali populations and to provide data on major population centers outside of the capital (Mogadishu), CDC, in collaboration with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the U.S. Agency for International Development, conducted a survey (1) of urban populations in a central region of Somalia (Figure 1). This report describes two pilot assessments performed during November 20-25 and December 5-6, 1992, in the towns of Baidoa and Afgoi.
自1990年以来，索马里一直处于激烈的内战之中，这场战争扰乱了该国大部分地区的医疗服务和食品供应。一场区域性旱灾，再加上持续的内乱，进一步导致了大面积饥荒。多个国际政府和非政府援助机构参与了索马里的救援工作。然而，索马里大部分地区的安全问题使得近期无法对当地索马里民众的健康和营养状况进行系统的、基于人群的评估，而这些评估结果本可用于指导救援工作。为了描述不同索马里人群的死亡率，并提供首都（摩加迪沙）以外主要人口中心的数据，美国疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）与联合国儿童基金会（UNICEF）及美国国际开发署合作，对索马里中部地区的城市人口进行了一项调查（1）（图1）。本报告描述了1992年11月20日至25日以及12月5日至6日在拜多阿和阿夫戈伊镇进行的两次试点评估。
