India Demographic and Health Survey - 2021

India
South Asia

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: 272,250

Sex:

Females and Males

Age Range:

15-19
20-24

Study Design:

Observational

Type of Data:

Cross-sectional

Time Period: 2019-2021

Areas Covered: Nationally Representative

Investigators: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of the Government of India (MOHFW), International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), ICF International

Funders: MoHFW, Government of India, USAID

Series:

Demographic and Health Surveys

Topics

Demographic Characteristics;

Family/Household Structure;

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

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

Marriage;

Reproductive Health - Family planning/contraception, Fertility, Maternal health, Sexual behavior;

Violence - Physical violence, Sexual violence;