National Survey of Adolescents, Uganda - 2004

Sub-Saharan Africa
Uganda

The National Survey of Adolescents is a cross-sectional survey that was launched in 2004 in four Sub-Saharan African countries to provide detailed information on adolescent risk-taking and health-seeking behavior as related to HIV, STDs, and unintended pregnancy.

Study Website

Adolescents: 5,000-9,999

Sex:

Females and Males

Age Range:

10-14
15-19

Study Design:

Observational

Type of Data:

Cross-sectional

Time Period: 2004

Areas Covered: Nationally Representative

Investigators: Stella Neema (Makerere University); Ann Biddlecom (Guttmacher Institute); Eliya Zulu (African Population and Health Research Center)

Funders: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Rockefeller Foundation; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); National Institutes of Health (NIH); National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Series:

National Survey of Adolescents

Topics

Community Engagement;

Demographic Characteristics - Urban and Rural;

Economics - Employment;

Education - Grade attainment/attendance;

Family/Household Structure;

Gender Attitudes/Beliefs - Gender role beliefs;

Health Care Access and Utilization;

HIV/AIDS and STIs - Knowledge, Testing, Treatment;

Marriage;

Physical Health;

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

Social Networks;

Time Use;

Tobacco/Alcohol/Drug Use;

Violence - Physical violence, Sexual violence;