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Nicaragua National Demographic and Health Survey 2011-2012

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
Encuesta Nicaragüense de Demografía y Salud 2011/12 (ENDESA 2011/12)
Provider 
National Institute for Development Information (Nicaragua)
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Geography 
Nicaragua (NIC)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
06/2011 - 11/2012
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
Summary 

The Nicaragua National Demographic and Health Survey 2011-2012 focuses primarily on reproductive health, including maternal health, fertility, and child mortality. In addition, the survey covers sex education, gender relations, immunization, and water purification.

The sample includes 21,960 households in urban and rural areas of 15 departments and two autonomous regions of the Carribbean Coast.

Keywords 
Age at first sex, Alcohol use, Antenatal care, Anthropometry, Birth control pills, Birth weight, Breastfeeding, Child development, Child health care, Child mortality, Complete birth history, Condoms, Contraceptive implants, Contraceptives, Diarrhea, Diarrheal diseases, Education, Employment, Family planning, Fertility, HIV and AIDS, IUDs, Immunization, Infant mortality, Intimate partner violence, Live births, Marriage age, Maternal health, Nutrition, Personal health expenditures, Pregnancy, Reproductive health, STDs, Sexual abstinence, Sexual behavior, Sexual sterilization, Stillbirths, Summary birth history, Traditional birth control, Unipolar depressive disorders, Water supply
GHDx Entry last modified on: Sep 6, 2023