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El Salvador Demographic and Health Survey 1985

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
Encuesta Nacional de Salud Familiar FESAL-85
Provider 
Demographic and Health Surveys Program (DHS)
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Geography 
El Salvador (SLV)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
05/1985 - 07/1985
Series or system 
DHS Standard Demographic and Health Survey (DHS)
DHS Program Surveys
Data type
Survey:
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
Summary 

Part of phase 1 of the DHS series, a comprehensive, nationally representative household survey. Covers population, education, health, nutrition, family planning and household characteristics.

Keywords 
Adult mortality, Age at first sex, Agriculture, Assets, BCG vaccines, Birth control pills, Breastfeeding, Child mortality, Community health clinics, Complete birth history, Condoms, Contraceptives, Cooking fuels, DTP vaccines, Diarrhea, Diarrheal diseases, Education, Electricity, Employment, Family planning, Female infertility, Health care use, Health literacy, Household air pollution, Household water treatment, Housing materials, IUDs, Immunization, Infant mortality, Injectable contraceptives, Lighting, Summary birth history, Literacy, Live births, Male infertility, Marital status, Mass media, Measles vaccines, Menstruation, Mortality, Neonatal conditions, Oral rehydration therapy, Pharmacies, Polio vaccines, Pregnancy, Private health facilities, Public health facilities, Refrigeration, Sanitation, Sexual behavior, Sexual sterilization, Skilled birth attendants, Spermicides, Tetanus toxoid vaccines, Traditional birth control, Transportation, Vaccination cards, Water supply
Citation
Contributors 
Westinghouse; Institute for Resource Development
Salvadoran Demographic Association (ADS)
Funders 
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Publisher 
ICF International
Suggested citation 
Salvadoran Demographic Association (ADS), Westinghouse; Institute for Resource Development. El Salvador Demographic and Health Survey 1985. Fairfax, United States: ICF International.
GHDx Entry last modified on: Oct 10, 2019