Libya Global School-Based Student Health Survey - 2007

Libya
Middle East & North Africa

The Global School-Based Student Health Survey (GSHS) is a survey designed to assess health behaviors and protective factors among students to help countries develop priorities and advocate for school and youth health programs and priorities. It also establishes trends and allows international agencies to make comparisons across countries.

Study Website

Adolescents: 1,000-2,499

Sex:

Females and Males

Age Range:

10-14
15-19

Study Design:

Observational

Type of Data:

Cross-sectional

Time Period: 2007

Areas Covered: Nationally Representative

Investigators: Health Information Centre

Funders: WHO; U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); UNICEF; UNESCO; UNAIDS

Series:

Global School-Based Student Health Survey (GSHS)

Topics

Demographic Characteristics - Urban and Rural;

Education - Grade attainment/attendance;

HIV/AIDS and STIs - Knowledge;

Physical Health - Anthropometry, Nutrition;

Time Use;

Tobacco/Alcohol/Drug Use;

Violence - Emotional/psychological violence, Physical, Sexual violence;