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Lesotho Demographic and Health Survey - 2014

Lesotho
Sub-Saharan Africa

Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) are nationally representative household surveys that provide data for a wide range of monitoring and impact evaluation indicators in the areas of population, health, and nutrition.

Lesotho
Sub-Saharan Africa

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: 2014; 2009; 2004

Areas Covered: Nationally Representative

Investigators: Lesotho Ministry of Health; ICF International; Lesotho Ministry of Health and Social Welfare; ICF Macro; Lesotho Bureau of Statistics; ORC Macro

Funders: Government of Lesotho; USAID; U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR); UNFPA; UNICEF; Global Fund; World Bank; WHO; Irish Aid; Millenium Challenge Account (MCA); National AIDS Commission (NAC); Development Cooperation Ireland (DCI); UK Department for International Development (DFID)

Series:

Demographic and Health Surveys

Notes: Investigators/organizations vary across survey rounds. Not all funders provided funding for all survey rounds. Number of adolescents is summed across all survey rounds.

Topics

Demographic Characteristics - Urban and Rural;

Economics - Employment;

Education - Grade attainment/attendance, Learning;

Family/Household Structure;

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

Health Care Access and Utilization;

HIV/AIDS and STIs - Knowledge, Testing;

Marriage;

Migration and Mobility;

Physical Health - Nutrition, Self-reported health;

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

Time Use;

Tobacco/Alcohol/Drug Use;

Kenya Demographic and Health Survey - 2014

Data Source

Kenya
Sub-Saharan Africa

Kenya
Sub-Saharan Africa

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: 2014; 2008-2009; 2003; 1998; 1993; 1989

Areas Covered: Nationally Representative

Investigators: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics; Kenya Ministry of Health; National AIDS Control Council; Kenya Medical Research Institute; Kenya National Council for Population and Development; ICF International; Kenya National AIDS/STD Control Programme; Kenya Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation; Kenya National Coordinating Agency for Population and Development; ICF Macro, Kenya Central Bureau of Statistics; ORC Macro; Macro International; Kenya Ministry of Home Affairs and National Heritage; Institute for Resource Development/Macro Systems, Inc.

Funders: Government of Kenya; USAID; UNFPA; UK Department for International Development (DFID); World Bank; Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA); UNICEF; German Development Bank (KfW); Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI); World Food Programme (WFP); Micronutrient Initiative (MI); UNAIDS; U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); UNDP; Government of Japan

Series:

Demographic and Health Surveys

Notes: Investigators/organizations vary across survey rounds. Not all funders provided funding for all survey rounds. Age range varies across survey rounds. Age range taken from most recent survey. Number of adolescents is summed across all survey rounds.

Topics

Demographic Characteristics - Urban and Rural;

Economics - Employment;

Education - Grade attainment/attendance, Learning;

Family/Household Structure;

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

Health Care Access and Utilization;

HIV/AIDS and STIs - Knowledge, Testing;

Marriage;

Migration and Mobility;

Physical Health - Nutrition, Self-reported health;

Reproductive Health - Family planning/contraception, Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting, Fertility, Sexual behavior;

Time Use;

Tobacco/Alcohol/Drug Use;

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

Ghana Demographic and Health Survey - 2014

Data Source

Ghana
Sub-Saharan Africa

Ghana
Sub-Saharan Africa

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: 2014; 2008; 2003; 1998; 1993; 1988

Areas Covered: Nationally Representative

Investigators: Ghana Statistical Service; Institute for Resource Development/Macro Systems. Inc.; Macro International; Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research; ORC Macro; ICF Macro; Ghana Health Service; ICF International

Funders: USAID; Global Fund; National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP); UNICEF; UNDP; UNFPA; International Labor Organization (ILO); Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA); Government of Ghana; Ghana Ministry of Health; Ghana Statistical Service (GSS); Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC)

Series:

Demographic and Health Surveys

Topics

Demographic Characteristics - Urban and Rural;

Economics - Employment;

Education - Grade attainment/attendance, Learning;

Family/Household Structure;

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

Health Care Access and Utilization;

HIV/AIDS and STIs - Knowledge, Testing;

Marriage;

Migration and Mobility;

Physical Health - Nutrition, Self-reported health;

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

Time Use;

Tobacco/Alcohol/Drug Use;

Mauritania Demographic and Health Survey - 2001

Data Source

Mauritania
Sub-Saharan Africa

Mauritania
Sub-Saharan Africa

Study Website

Adolescents: 2,500-4,999

Sex:

Females and Males

Age Range:

15-19
20-24

Study Design:

Observational

Type of Data:

Cross-sectional

Time Period: 2000-2001

Areas Covered: Nationally Representative

Investigators: Office National de la Statistique de la Mauritanie (ONS); ORC Macro

Funders: UNFPA

Series:

Demographic and Health Surveys

Notes: Data from 2000-2001 are restricted access.

Topics

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;

Marriage;

Migration and Mobility;

Physical Health - Nutrition, Self-reported health;

Reproductive Health - Family planning/contraception, Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting, Fertility;

Time Use;

Violence - Physical violence;

Togo Demographic and Health Survey - 2014

Data Source

Sub-Saharan Africa
Togo

Sub-Saharan Africa
Togo

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: 2013-2014; 1998; 1988

Areas Covered: Nationally Representative

Investigators: Ministère de la Planification, du Développement et de l’Aménagement du Territoire du Togo; Direction Générale de la Statistique et de la Comptabilité Nationale du Togo; Ministère de la Santé du Togo; ICF International; Ministère de la Planification et du Développement Economique du Togo; Unité de Recherche Démographique du Togo; Direction de la Statistique du Togo; Direction Générale de la Santé de Togo; Institute for Resource Development/Macro Systems, Inc.; Macro International

Funders: Government of Togo; USAID; UNFPA; UNICEF; African Development Bank; UNDP

Series:

Demographic and Health Surveys

Notes: Investigators/organizations vary across survey rounds. Not all funders provided funding for all survey rounds. Age range varies across survey rounds. Age range taken from most recent survey. Males are included in the 1998 and 2013-2014 survey rounds only. Number of adolescents is summed across all survey rounds.

Topics

Demographic Characteristics - Urban and Rural;

Economics - Employment;

Education - Grade attainment/attendance, Learning;

Family/Household Structure;

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

Health Care Access and Utilization;

HIV/AIDS and STIs - Knowledge, Testing;

Marriage;

Physical Health - Nutrition, Self-reported health;

Reproductive Health - Family planning/contraception, Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting, Fertility, Sexual behavior;

Time Use;

Tobacco/Alcohol/Drug Use;

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

Comoros Demographic and Health Survey - 2012

Data Source

Comoros
Sub-Saharan Africa

Comoros
Sub-Saharan Africa

Study Website

Adolescents: 2,500-4,999

Sex:

Females and Males

Age Range:

15-19
20-24

Study Design:

Observational

Type of Data:

Cross-sectional

Time Period: 2012; 1996

Areas Covered: Nationally Representative

Investigators: Secrétariat Général du Gouvernement de Comores; Commissariat Général au Plan des Comores; Direction Générale de la Statistique et de la Prospective des Comores (DGSP); ICF Intrernational; Centre Nationale de Documentation et de Recherche Scientifique des Comores; Macro International

Funders: Government of the Union of the Comoros; UNICEF; UN System; UNFPA

Series:

Demographic and Health Surveys

Topics

Demographic Characteristics - Urban and Rural;

Economics - Employment;

Education - Grade attainment/attendance, Learning;

Endorsement of violence against women;

Family/Household Structure;

Gender role beliefs;

Health Care Access and Utilization;

HIV/AIDS and STIs - Knowledge, Testing;

Marriage;

Physical Health - Nutrition, Self-reported health;

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

Time Use;

Tobacco/Alcohol/Drug Use;

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

Peru Demographic and Health Survey - 2012

Data Source

Latin America & Caribbean
Peru

Latin America & Caribbean
Peru

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: 2012; 2011; 2010; 2009; 2007-2008; 2004-2006; 2000; 1996; 1991-1992; 1986

Areas Covered: Nationally Representative

Investigators: Peru Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI); Asociación Benéfica PRISMA; Macro International

Funders: USAID; Institute for Resource Development (IRD)/Westinghouse Electric Corporation; UNICEF; UNFPA; UNDP; Pan American Health Organization (PAHO); Peru Ministry of Health

Series:

Demographic and Health Surveys

Notes: Not all funders provided funding for all survey rounds. Age range taken from most recent survey. Males are included in the 1996 survey round only. Number of adolescents is summed across all survey rounds. Survey rounds 2004-2006, 2007-2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012 are DHS Continuous Surveys.

Topics

Demographic Characteristics - Urban and Rural;

Economics - Employment;

Education - Grade attainment/attendance;

Family/Household Structure;

Health Care Access and Utilization;

HIV/AIDS and STIs - Knowledge, Testing;

Marriage;

Migration and Mobility - Social Networks;

Physical Health - Nutrition, Self-reported health;

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

Time Use;

Violence - Emotional/psychological violence, Physical violence;

Bolivia Demographic and Health Survey - 2008

Data Source

Bolivia
Latin America & Caribbean

Bolivia
Latin America & Caribbean

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: 2008; 2003; 1998; 1994; 1989

Areas Covered: Nationally Representative

Investigators: Institute for Resource Development/Macro Systems, Inc.; Bolivia Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE); Macro International

Funders: USAID; UNICEF; UNFPA; Pan American Health Organization (PAHO); Bolivia Ministry of Sustainable Development and the Environment; Bolivia Ministry of the Treasury; World Bank; UK Department for International Development (DFID); UNDP; World Food Programme (WFP); Bolivia Child and Community Health Project; Bolivia Ministry of Health and Sports; Bolivia Health Reform Program; Global Affairs Canada; Proyecto de Salud Integral (PROSIN); Programa de Apoyo al Sector de la Higiene y Salud de Base (PROHISABA); Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID)

Series:

Demographic and Health Surveys

Notes: Males are included in the 1998, 2003, and 2008 survey rounds only. Number of adolescents is summed across all survey rounds.

Topics

Demographic Characteristics - Urban and Rural;

Economics - Employment;

Education - Grade attainment/attendance;

Family/Household Structure;

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, Sexual behavior;

Time Use;

Tobacco/Alcohol/Drug Use;

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

Colombia Demographic and Health Survey - 2015

Data Source

Colombia
Latin America & Caribbean

Colombia
Latin America & Caribbean

Study Website

Adolescents: 10,000+

Sex:

Females and Males

Age Range:

10-14
15-19
20-24

Study Design:

Observational

Type of Data:

Cross-sectional

Time Period: 2015; 2010; 2005; 2000; 1995; 1990; 1986

Areas Covered: Nationally Representative

Investigators: Asociación Probienestar de la Familia Colombiana (Profamilia); Macro International

Funders: USAID; UNICEF; International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF); Instituto Colombiano de Bienestar Familiar (ICBF); Presidential Council on Women's Equity; Corona Foundation; Colombia Ministry of Health and Social Protection

Series:

Demographic and Health Surveys

Notes: Not all funders provided funding for all survey rounds. Age range varies across survey rounds. Age range taken from most recent survey. Number of adolescents is summed across all survey rounds.

Topics

Demographic Characteristics - Urban and Rural;

Economics - Employment;

Education - Grade attainment/attendance;

Family/Household Structure;

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

Health Care Access and Utilization;

HIV/AIDS and STIs - Knowledge, Testing;

Marriage;

Migration and Mobility;

Physical Health - Nutrition, Self-reported health;

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

Tobacco/Alcohol/Drug Use;

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

Young Lives (Vietnam) - 2016

Data Source

East Asia & Pacific
Vietnam

Young Lives is a longitudinal study of childhood poverty following the lives of 12,000 children in Ethiopia, India, Peru, and Vietnam over 15 years. The study aims to shed light on the drivers and impacts of child poverty, and to generate evidence to help policymakers design programs that make a real difference to poor children and their families.

East Asia & Pacific
Vietnam

Study Website

Adolescents: Not available

Sex:

Females and Males

Age Range:

10-14
15-19
20-24

Study Design:

Observational

Type of Data:

Longitudinal

Time Period: 2016; 2013; 2009; 2006; 2002

Areas Covered: Provinces: Phu Yen; Ben Tre; Lao Cai; Hung Yen; Da Nang

Investigators: Jo Boyden (University of Oxford); Gina Crivello (University of Oxford)

Funders: UK Department for International Development (DFID); Bernard van Leer Foundation; Irish Aid; Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Royal Norwegian Embassy in Hanoi; UNICEF; William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

Series:

Young Lives

Notes: Not all funders provided funding for all survey rounds. Age range during first survey round.

Topics

Community Engagement;

Crime;

Demographic Characteristics - Urban and Rural;

Economics;

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

Gender Attitudes/Beliefs - Gender role beliefs;

Migration and Mobility - Social Networks;

Physical Health - Self-reported health;

Subjective Expectations;

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