Lao PDR Demographic and Health Survey - 2017

East Asia & Pacific
Lao PDR

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

Areas Covered: Nationally Representative

Investigators: Lao Statistics Bureau (LSB), Ministry of Health of Lao, Ministry of Education and Sport of Lao

Funders: UNICEF; UNFPA; European Union; Luxembourg Government; USAID; Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC); World Food Programme (WFP); UNDP; WHO; Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

Series:

Demographic and Health Surveys

Topics

Demographic Characteristics - Urban and Rural;

Economics;

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;

Migration and Mobility;

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

Time Use;

Tobacco/Alcohol/Drug Use;