Gambia Demographic and Health Survey - 2013

Sub-Saharan Africa
The Gambia

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: 5,000-9,999

Sex:

Females and Males

Age Range:

15-19
20-24

Study Design:

Observational

Type of Data:

Cross-sectional

Time Period: 2013

Areas Covered: Nationally Representative

Investigators: The Gambia Bureau of Statistics; ICF International

Funders: Government of the Gambia; USAID; UNFPA; UNDP; UNICEF; UNAIDS; WHO; Global Fund

Series:

Demographic and Health Surveys

Topics

Demographic Characteristics - Urban and Rural;

Economics - Employment, Savings;

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;

Marriage;

Physical Health - Nutrition, Self-reported health;

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

Subjective Expectations;

Tobacco/Alcohol/Drug Use;

Violence - Physical violence, Sexual violence;