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WHO Study on Global AGEing and Adult Health (SAGE) (India) - 2017

India
South Asia

The WHO Study on Global AGEing and Adult Health (SAGE) is a longitudinal study collecting data on adults aged 50 years and older, along with a smaller comparison sample of adults aged 18-49 years, from nationally representative samples in six countries. This study was designed to collect data on a broad range of self-reported assessments of health and well-being.

India
South Asia

Study Website

Adolescents: Not available

Sex:

Females and Males

Age Range:

15-19
20-24

Study Design:

Observational

Type of Data:

Longitudinal

Time Period: 2015-2017; 2007

Areas Covered: Nationally Representative

Investigators: Somnath Chatterji (WHO); Paul Kowal (WHO and University of Newcastle); Perianayagam Arokiasamy (International Institute of Population Sciences)

Funders: National Institute on Aging (NIA); National Institutes of Health (NIH); USAID

Series:

WHO Study on Global AGEing and Adult Health (SAGE)

Notes: Not all funders provided funding for all survey rounds.

Topics

Community Engagement;

Crime;

Demographic Characteristics - Urban and Rural;

Economics - Employment, Savings;

Education - Grade attainment/attendance;

Family/Household Structure;

Gender Attitudes/Beliefs - Gender role beliefs;

Health Care Access and Utilization;

HIV/AIDS and STIs;

Marriage;

Mental Health;

Migration and Mobility - Social Networks;

Physical Health - Nutrition, Self-reported health;

Reproductive Health - Fertility, Sexual behavior;

Subjective Expectations;

Time Use;

Tobacco/Alcohol/Drug Use;

Violence - Physical violence;

WHO Study on Global AGEing and Adult Health (SAGE) (China) - 2019

Data Source

China
East Asia & Pacific

China
East Asia & Pacific

Study Website

Adolescents: Not available

Sex:

Females and Males

Age Range:

15-19
20-24

Study Design:

Observational

Type of Data:

Longitudinal

Time Period: 2018-2019; 2007-2010

Areas Covered: Nationally Representative

Investigators: Somnath Chatterji (WHO); Paul Kowal (WHO and University of Newcastle); Wu Fan (Shanghai CDC)

Funders: National Institute on Aging (NIA); National Institutes of Health (NIH); Government of China; Shanghai Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Shanghai CDC)

Series:

WHO Study on Global AGEing and Adult Health (SAGE)

Notes: Not all funders provided funding for all survey rounds. Age range during first survey round. National sample excludes Hong Kong and Macau.

Topics

Community Engagement;

Crime;

Demographic Characteristics - Urban and Rural;

Economics - Employment, Savings;

Education - Grade attainment/attendance;

Family/Household Structure;

Gender Attitudes/Beliefs - Gender role beliefs;

Health Care Access and Utilization;

HIV/AIDS and STIs;

Marriage;

Mental Health;

Migration and Mobility - Social Networks;

Physical Health - Nutrition, Self-reported health;

Reproductive Health - Fertility, Sexual behavior;

Subjective Expectations;

Time Use;

Tobacco/Alcohol/Drug Use;

Violence - Physical violence;

WHO Study on Global AGEing and Adult Health (SAGE) (Ghana) - 2015

Data Source

Ghana
Sub-Saharan Africa

Ghana
Sub-Saharan Africa

Study Website

Adolescents: Not available

Sex:

Females and Males

Age Range:

15-19
20-24

Study Design:

Observational

Type of Data:

Longitudinal

Time Period: 2014-2015; 2007-2008

Areas Covered: Nationally Representative

Investigators: Somnath Chatterji (WHO); Paul Kowal (WHO and University of Newcastle); Richard B. Biritwum (University of Ghana)

Funders: National Institute on Aging (NIA); National Institutes of Health (NIH); University of Ghana Medical School; Bloomberg Philanthropies; U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Foundation (CDC Foundation); University of Wollongong

Series:

WHO Study on Global AGEing and Adult Health (SAGE)

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 - Employment, Savings;

Education - Grade attainment/attendance;

Family/Household Structure;

Gender Attitudes/Beliefs - Gender role beliefs;

Health Care Access and Utilization;

HIV/AIDS and STIs;

Marriage;

Mental Health;

Migration and Mobility - Social Networks;

Physical Health - Nutrition, Self-reported health;

Reproductive Health - Fertility, Sexual behavior;

Time Use;

Tobacco/Alcohol/Drug Use;

Violence - Physical violence;

Tanzania Violence Against Children Study - 2009

Data Source

Sub-Saharan Africa
Tanzania

Violence Against Children Surveys (VACS) are nationally representative household surveys of children and young adults that were designed to measure the prevalence and circumstances surrounding emotional, physical, and sexual violence against males and females in childhood (before age 18).

Sub-Saharan Africa
Tanzania

Study Website

Adolescents: 2,500-4,999

Sex:

Females and Males

Age Range:

10-14
15-19
20-24

Study Design:

Observational

Type of Data:

Cross-sectional

Time Period: 2009

Areas Covered: Nationally Representative

Investigators: Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

Funders: UNICEF; U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Series:

Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys

Topics

Community Engagement;

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, Marriage attitudes;

Health Care Access and Utilization;

HIV/AIDS and STIs - Knowledge, Testing;

Marriage;

Mental Health;

Physical Health - Nutrition, Self-reported health;

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

Social Networks;

Subjective Expectations;

Tobacco/Alcohol/Drug Use;

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

National Study on Violence Against Children and Young Women in Swaziland - 2007

Data Source

Sub-Saharan Africa
Swaziland

The National Study on Violence Against Children and Young Women in Swaziland is part of the Violence Against Children Surveys (VACS), which are nationally representative household surveys of children and young adults that were designed to measure the prevalence and circumstances surrounding emotional, physical, and sexual violence against males and females in childhood (before age 18).

Sub-Saharan Africa
Swaziland

Study Website

Adolescents: 1,000-2,499

Sex:

Females

Age Range:

10-14
15-19
20-24

Study Design:

Observational

Type of Data:

Cross-sectional

Time Period: 2007

Areas Covered: Nationally Representative

Investigators: Swaziland Action Group Against Abuse

Funders: UNICEF; U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Series:

Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys

Topics

Community Engagement;

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, Marriage attitudes;

Health Care Access and Utilization;

HIV/AIDS and STIs - Knowledge, Testing;

Marriage;

Mental Health;

Physical Health - Nutrition, Self-reported health;

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

Social Networks;

Subjective Expectations;

Tobacco/Alcohol/Drug Use;

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

Violence Against Children Survey in Nigeria - 2014

Data Source

Nigeria
Sub-Saharan Africa

Nigeria
Sub-Saharan Africa

Study Website

Adolescents: 2,500-4,999

Sex:

Females and Males

Age Range:

10-14
15-19
20-24

Study Design:

Observational

Type of Data:

Cross-sectional

Time Period: 2014

Areas Covered: Nationally Representative

Investigators: Nigeria National Population Commission

Funders: UNICEF; U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Series:

Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys

Topics

Demographic Characteristics - Urban and Rural;

Education - Grade attainment/attendance;

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;

Physical Health - Self-reported health;

Reproductive Health - Fertility, Sexual behavior;

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

Violence Against Children and Young People in Malawi Survey - 2013

Data Source

Malawi
Sub-Saharan Africa

Malawi
Sub-Saharan Africa

Study Website

Adolescents: 1,000-2,499

Sex:

Females and Males

Age Range:

10-14
15-19
20-24

Study Design:

Observational

Type of Data:

Cross-sectional

Time Period: 2013

Areas Covered: Nationally Representative

Investigators: University of Malawi (Center for Social Research); Malawi Ministry of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare

Funders: UNICEF; U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); UK Department for International Development (DFID)

Series:

Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys

Topics

Community Engagement;

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, Marriage attitudes;

Health Care Access and Utilization;

HIV/AIDS and STIs - Knowledge, Testing;

Marriage;

Mental Health;

Physical Health - Nutrition, Self-reported health;

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

Social Networks;

Subjective Expectations;

Tobacco/Alcohol/Drug Use;

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

Violence Against Children Survey in Lao PDR - 2014

Data Source

East Asia & Pacific
Lao PDR

East Asia & Pacific
Lao PDR

Study Website

Adolescents: 1,000-2,499

Sex:

Females and Males

Age Range:

10-14
15-19
20-24

Study Design:

Observational

Type of Data:

Cross-sectional

Time Period: 2014

Areas Covered: Nationally Representative

Investigators: Lao Statistics Bureau, Lao PDR Ministry of Planning and Investment; Lao PDR National Commission for Mothers and Children

Funders: UNICEF; Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Series:

Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys

Topics

Community Engagement;

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, Marriage attitudes;

Health Care Access and Utilization;

HIV/AIDS and STIs - Knowledge, Testing;

Marriage;

Mental Health;

Physical Health - Nutrition, Self-reported health;

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

Social Networks;

Subjective Expectations;

Tobacco/Alcohol/Drug Use;

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

Kenya Violence Against Children Study - 2010

Data Source

Kenya
Sub-Saharan Africa

Kenya
Sub-Saharan Africa

Study Website

Adolescents: 2,500-4,999

Sex:

Females and Males

Age Range:

10-14
15-19
20-24

Study Design:

Observational

Type of Data:

Cross-sectional

Time Period: 2010

Areas Covered: Nationally Representative

Investigators: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics

Funders: UNICEF; U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Series:

Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys

Topics

Community Engagement;

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, Marriage attitudes;

Health Care Access and Utilization;

HIV/AIDS and STIs - Knowledge, Testing;

Marriage;

Mental Health;

Physical Health - Nutrition, Self-reported health;

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

Social Networks;

Subjective Expectations;

Tobacco/Alcohol/Drug Use;

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

Violence Against Children Survey in Haiti - 2012

Data Source

Haiti
Latin America & Caribbean

Haiti
Latin America & Caribbean

Study Website

Adolescents: 2,500-4,999

Sex:

Females and Males

Age Range:

10-14
15-19
20-24

Study Design:

Observational

Type of Data:

Cross-sectional

Time Period: 2012

Areas Covered: Nationally Representative

Investigators: Interuniversity Institute for Research and Development

Funders: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Series:

Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys

Topics

Community Engagement;

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, Marriage attitudes;

Health Care Access and Utilization;

HIV/AIDS and STIs - Knowledge, Testing;

Marriage;

Mental Health;

Physical Health - Nutrition, Self-reported health;

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

Social Networks;

Subjective Expectations;

Tobacco/Alcohol/Drug Use;

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

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