Mauritania Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey - 2015

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;