Adolescent Data Hub

Kenya Diffusion and Ideational Change Project - 2000

Kenya
Sub-Saharan Africa

The Kenya Diffusion and Ideational Change Project (KDICP) is a longitudinal survey that examined the role of social networks in changing attitudes and behavior regarding family size, family planning, and HIV/AIDS in Kenya.

Kenya
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: 2000; 1996-1997; 1994-1995

Areas Covered: Province: Nyanza

Investigators: Susan Cotts Watkins (University of California, Los Angeles); Jere Behrman (University of Pennsylvania)

Funders: USAID; Rockefeller Foundation; National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Series:

Not applicable

Notes: Age range during first survey round.

Topics

Community Engagement;

Demographic Characteristics - 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;

Marriage;

Migration and Mobility - Social Networks;

Reproductive Health - Family planning/contraception, Fertility;

Subjective Expectations;

India
South Asia

The Trafficking of Girls study is a landscaping study of commercial sexual exploitation (CSE) in India. The study was designed to identify factors associated with commercial sexual exploitation, the business model used for trafficking girls, and what may protect them from such risks.

India
South Asia

Adolescents: 1-499

Sex:

Females

Age Range:

10-14
15-19
20-24

Study Design:

Observational

Type of Data:

Cross-sectional

Time Period: 2014

Areas Covered: States: West Bengal; Bihar

Investigators: K.G. Santhya (Population Council)

Funders: Nike Foundation; NoVo Foundation; Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Series:

Not applicable

Topics

Community Engagement;

Demographic Characteristics;

Economics - Employment, Savings;

Education - Grade attainment/attendance;

Family/Household Structure;

Health Care Access and Utilization;

HIV/AIDS and STIs - Testing, Treatment;

Marriage;

Mental Health;

Migration and Mobility - Social Networks;

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

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

India
South Asia

The Youth in India: Situation and Needs Study was conducted to explore the needs of India’s youth and to produce the evidence necessary to design effective programs targeted at this population. The Youth Study collected data on important markers of the transition to adulthood, including education milestones, workforce participation, sexual activity, marriage, and civic participation.

India
South Asia

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: 2006-2007

Areas Covered: States: Andhra Pradesh; Bihar; Jharkhand; Maharashtra; Rajasthan; Tamil Nadu

Investigators: K.G. Santhya (Population Council)

Funders: David and Lucile Packard Foundation

Series:

Not applicable

Topics

Community Engagement;

Crime;

Demographic Characteristics - Urban and Rural;

Economics - Employment, Savings;

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;

Migration and Mobility - Social Networks;

Physical Health - Self-reported health;

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

Subjective Expectations;

Time Use;

Tobacco/Alcohol/Drug Use;

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

Understanding the Lives of Adolescents and Young Adults (UDAYA) - 2016

Data Source

India
South Asia

Understanding the lives of adolescents and young adults (UDAYA) in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh is a cross-sectional survey designed to establish the levels, patterns, and trends in the situation of younger (10–14) and older (15–19) adolescents and to assess the factors that influence the quality of transitions they make.

India
South Asia

Study Website

Adolescents: 10,000+

Sex:

Females and Males

Age Range:

10-14
15-19

Study Design:

Observational

Type of Data:

Cross-sectional

Time Period: 2015-2016

Areas Covered: States: Uttar Pradesh; Bihar

Investigators: K.G. Santhya (Population Council); Rajib Acharya (Population Council); Neelanjana Pandey (Population Council); Ashish Kumar Gupta (Population Council); Shilpi Rampal (Population Council); Santosh Singh (Population Council); A.J. Francis Zavier (Population Council)

Funders: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; David and Lucile Packard Foundation

Series:

Understanding the lives of adolescents and young adults (UDAYA)

Topics

Community Engagement;

Crime;

Demographic Characteristics - Urban and Rural;

Economics - Employment, Savings;

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

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, Treatment;

Marriage;

Mental Health;

Migration and Mobility - Social Networks;

Physical Health - Nutrition;

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

Subjective Expectations;

Tobacco/Alcohol/Drug Use;

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

Survey of Married Adolescent Girls in Assuit and Souhag - 2014

Data Source

Egypt
Middle East & North Africa

The Survey of Married Adolescent Girls collected cross-sectional data from married adolescent girls in Rural Assiut and Souhag to examine the sexual and reproductive health needs of married adolescent girls and to identify key contextual and cognitive factors that could mitigate or exacerbate the effects of early marriage on their sexual and reproductive health.

Egypt
Middle East & North Africa

Adolescents: 500-999

Sex:

Females

Age Range:

10-14
15-19
20-24

Study Design:

Observational

Type of Data:

Cross-sectional

Time Period: 2014

Areas Covered: Governorates: Assiut; Sohag

Investigators: Nahla G. Abdel-Tawab (Population Council)

Funders: Ford Foundation

Series:

Not applicable

Topics

Community Engagement;

Demographic Characteristics - Rural;

Economics - Employment, Savings;

Education - Grade attainment/attendance;

Gender Attitudes/Beliefs - Gender role beliefs, Marriage attitudes;

Marriage;

Mental Health;

Migration and Mobility - Social Networks;

Physical Health - Self-reported health;

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

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

Survey of Young People - 2016

Data Source

Egypt
Middle East & North Africa

The Survey of Young People (SYPE) is a large-scale national survey covering topics related to the transition to adulthood, including education, employment, migration, health, family formation, social issues, and civic and political participation.

Egypt
Middle East & North Africa

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; Longitudinal

Time Period: 2016; 2013-2014; 2009

Areas Covered: Nationally Representative

Investigators: Nahla G. Abdel-Tawab (Population Council)

Funders: USAID; Ford Foundation; UNFPA; UNICEF; UNDP; UN Women; UN Volunteers; UNAIDS; UNESCO; WHO; Silatech; University of Tennessee

Series:

Not applicable

Topics

Community Engagement;

Crime;

Demographic Characteristics - Urban and Rural;

Economics - Employment, Savings;

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

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;

Marriage;

Mental Health;

Migration and Mobility - Social Networks;

Physical Health - Nutrition, Self-reported health;

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

Subjective Expectations;

Tobacco/Alcohol/Drug Use;

Violence - Physical violence, Sexual violence;

China Health & Nutrition Survey - 2015

Data Source

China
East Asia & Pacific

The China Health and Nutrition Survey was designed to examine the effects of the health, nutrition, and family planning policies and programs implemented by national and local governments and to study how the social and economic transformation of Chinese society affects the health and nutritional status of its population.

China
East Asia & Pacific

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: 2015; 2011; 2009; 2006; 2004; 2000; 1997; 1993; 1991; 1989

Areas Covered: Beijing; Chongqing; Guangxi; Guizhou; Heilongjiang; Henan; Hubei; Hunan; Jiangsu; Liaoning; Shaanxi; Shandong; Shanghai; Yunnan; Zhejiang

Investigators: Shufa Du (University of North Carolina)

Funders: National Institutes of Health (NIH); University of North Carolina (Carolina Population Center); Ford Foundation; National Science Foundation (NSF); National Institute of Nutrition and Food Safety, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA); Chinese Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC)

Series:

Not applicable

Notes: Age range during first survey round.

Topics

Demographic Characteristics - Urban and Rural;

Economics;

Education - Grade attainment/attendance;

Family/Household Structure;

Health Care Access and Utilization;

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;

National Survey of Adolescents, Uganda - 2004

Data Source

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.

Sub-Saharan Africa
Uganda

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;

National Survey of Adolescents, Malawi - 2004

Data Source

Malawi
Sub-Saharan Africa

Malawi
Sub-Saharan Africa

Study Website

Adolescents: 2,500-4,999

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: Alister Munthali (University of Malawi); Ann Biddlecom (Guttmacher Institute); Eliya Zulu (African Population and Health Research Center)

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;

Migration and Mobility - Social Networks;

Physical Health;

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

Subjective Expectations;

Time Use;

Tobacco/Alcohol/Drug Use;

Violence - Physical violence, Sexual violence;

National Survey of Adolescents, Ghana - 2004

Data Source

Ghana
Sub-Saharan Africa

Ghana
Sub-Saharan Africa

Study Website

Adolescents: 2,500-4,999

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: Kofi Awusabo-Asare (University of Cape Coast); Ann Biddlecom (Guttmacher Institute); Eliya Zulu (African Population and Health Research Center)

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;

Migration and Mobility - Social Networks;

Physical Health;

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

Subjective Expectations;

Time Use;

Tobacco/Alcohol/Drug Use;

Violence - Physical violence, Sexual violence;

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