Benin Demographic and Health Survey - 2018

Benin
Sub-Saharan Africa

Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) are nationally representative household surveys that provide data for a wide range of monitoring and impact evaluation indicators in the areas of population, health, and nutrition.

Study Website

Adolescents: 10,000+

Sex:

Females and Males

Age Range:

15-19
20-24

Study Design:

Observational

Type of Data:

Cross-sectional

Time Period: 2017-2018; 2011-2012; 2006; 2001; 1996

Areas Covered: Nationally Representative

Investigators: Institut National de la Statistique et de l’Analyse Économique du Bénin (INSAE); ORC Macro; ICF International; Ministère du Plan, de la Restructuration Économique et de la Promotion de l'Emploi du Bénin; Bureau Central de Recensement du Bénin; Macro International; Ministere de la Sante; Programme National de Lutte contre le Paludisme; Secretariat Permanent du Conseil de l'Alimentation et de la Nutrition; Laboratoire de Parasitologie du Centre National Hospitalier Universitaire Hubert Koutoukou Maga

Funders: USAID; Government of Benin; European Union; UNICEF; UNFPA; Global Fund; World Bank; Programme Multisectoriel de Luttre contre le Sida (PMLS); Programme National de Lutte contre la Paludisme

Series:

Demographic and Health Surveys

Notes: Investigators/organizations vary across survey rounds. Not all funders provided funding for all survey rounds. Male age range taken from most recent survey. Male age range varies across survey rounds. Number of adolescents is summed across all survey rounds.

Topics

Demographic Characteristics - Urban and Rural;

Economics - Employment;

Education - Grade attainment/attendance, Learning;

Family/Household Structure;

Gender Attitudes/Beliefs - Endorsement of violence against women, Gender role beliefs;

Health Care Access and Utilization;

HIV/AIDS and STIs - Knowledge, Testing, Treatment;

Marriage;

Physical Health - Nutrition, Self-reported health;

Reproductive Health - Family planning/contraception, Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting, Fertility, Sexual behavior;

Time Use;

Tobacco/Alcohol/Drug Use;