Ghana Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey - 2011

Ghana
Sub-Saharan Africa

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: 5,000-9,999

Sex:

Females and Males

Age Range:

15-19
20-24

Study Design:

Observational

Type of Data:

Cross-sectional

Time Period: 2011; 2006

Areas Covered: Nationally Representative

Investigators: Ministry of Health of Ghana; Ghana Statistical Service

Funders: Ministry of Health of Ghana (MoH); Government of the Netherlands; Measure DHS; Macro International Inc; UNICEF; U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR); USAID, UNFPA; Government of Japan; ICF International; Ministry of Health/National Malaria Control Programme; Navrongo Health Research Centre

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;

Physical Health;

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