Malawi Schooling and Adolescent Study (MSAS) - 2013

Malawi
Sub-Saharan Africa

MSAS is a longitudinal survey conducted to better understand the effect of school quality on learning and health among in-school and out-of-school adolescents in the Balaka and Machinga districts of Malawi. Data were collected on young people’s schooling experiences, learning, and health outcomes.

Study Website

Adolescents: 2,500-4,999

Sex:

Females and Males

Age Range:

10-14
15-19

Study Design:

Observational

Type of Data:

Longitudinal

Time Period: 2013; 2011; 2010; 2009; 2008; 2007

Areas Covered: Districts: Balaka; Machinga

Investigators: Paul C. Hewett (Population Council); Barbara Mensch (Population Council)

Funders: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD); John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; Spencer Foundation; William and Flora Hewlett Foundation; UK Department for International Development (DFID)

Series:

Not applicable

Notes: Age range during first survey round.

Topics

Community Engagement;

Demographic Characteristics - Rural;

Economics - Employment;

Education - Grade attainment/attendance, Learning, School quality;

Family/Household Structure;

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

Health Care Access and Utilization;

HIV/AIDS and STIs - Knowledge, Testing;

Marriage;

Mental Health;

Migration and Mobility - Social Networks;

Physical Health - Nutrition, Self-reported health;

Reproductive Health - Family planning/contraception, Fertility, Menstrual hygiene, Sexual behavior;

Subjective Expectations;

Time Use;

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