Gambia Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey - 2010

Sub-Saharan Africa
The Gambia

The Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) is an international household survey that provides up-to-date information on the situation of children and women, and measures key indicators to monitor progress towards development goals, national strategies and other internationally agreed upon commitments.

Study Website

Adolescents: 10,000+

Sex:

Females

Age Range:

15-19
20-24

Study Design:

Observational

Type of Data:

Cross-sectional

Time Period: 2010; 2005-2006; 2000

Areas Covered: Nationally Representative

Investigators: The Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBOS); Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education of The Gambia; Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of The Gambia; Women’s Bureau of The Gambia; National Nutrition Agency of The Gambia; Department of Community Development of The Gambia; Department of Water Resources of The Gambia; The Gambia Family Planning Association, Child Protection Alliance, Department of Social Welfare of The Gambia; National Aids Secretariat; Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs of The Gambia (MoFEA); Central Statistics Office of The Gambia; Gambia-German Family Planning Project (GGFPP)

Funders: UNICEF; World Bank

Series:

Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey

Notes: Investigators/organizations vary across survey rounds. Not all funders provided funding for all survey rounds. Number of adolescents is summed across all survey rounds.

Topics

Demographic Characteristics - Urban and Rural;

Education - Grade attainment/attendance, Learning;

Family/Household Structure;

Gender Attitudes/Beliefs - Endorsement of violence against women;

Health Care Access and Utilization;

HIV/AIDS and STIs - Knowledge, Testing;

Marriage;

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

Violence - Physical violence;