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Mauritania Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey - 2015

Data Source
  • Mauritania
  • 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: 10,000+
Sex:
  • Females and Males
Age Range:
  • 15-19
  • 20-24
Study Design:
  • Observational
Type of Data:
  • Cross-sectional
Time Period: 2015; 2011; 2007
Areas Covered: Nationally Representative
Investigators: L’Office National de la Statistique de Mauritanie
Funders: UNICEF; UNFPA; Agence Française de Développement
Series:
  • Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey
Notes: Investigators/organizations vary across survey rounds. Not all funders provided funding for all survey rounds. Males are included in the most survey round only. 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;
Mental Health - Life satisfaction;
Reproductive Health - Family planning/contraception, Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting, Fertility, Sexual behavior;
Tobacco/Alcohol/Drug Use;
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