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Samoa Global Youth Tobacco Survey 2017

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Provider 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Microdata access: Download
Geography 
Samoa (WSM)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
10/2017 - 11/2017
Series or system 
Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS)
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Facility (non-health)
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
Summary 

Designed as standardized tool to collect data on tobacco use among youth in countries around the globe, the GYTS is a school-based survey of students aged 13-15 years. It provides a uniform methodology for constructing a sample frame, selecting schools and classes, preparing questionnaires, conducting fieldwork, and managing, processing, and analyzing data. Composed of 56 core questions, the GYTS questionnaire covers topics such as young people’s knowledge and attitudes about smoking, prevalence of tobacco use, the role of advertising and media in tobacco use, and access to cigarettes.

Keywords 
Adolescents, Education, Employment, Secondhand smoke, Health education, Health literacy, Health promotion, Mass media, Smokeless tobacco use, Tobacco smoking, ENDS use
GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 13, 2021

Dengue Serotype 2 Outbreak in Samoa 2017: Situational Report No. 1

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Provider 
ReliefWeb
Tabulations only
Geography 
United States of America (USA)
American Samoa
Coverage type 
Subnational
Time period covered 
07/2017 - 12/2017
Data type
Epi surveillance
Summary 

This situational report from the Ministry of Health provides outbreak news on dengue serotype 2, including number of cases, hospital admissions, and areas of attack.

Keywords 
Dengue, Hospitals, Incidence, Neglected tropical diseases
GHDx Entry last modified on: Jul 8, 2020

Samoa STEPS Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors Survey 2013

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Provider 
WHO NCD Microdata Repository
Microdata access: Request
Geography 
Samoa (WSM)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
03/2013 - 05/2013
Series or system 
STEPS Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors Survey
Data type
Survey:
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
Keywords 
24HR dietary recall, Alcohol use, Anthropometry, Antihypertensive drugs, Blood glucose, Blood pressure, Blood tests, Body mass index, Cholesterol, Cholesterol tests, Diabetes, Diet, Dietary sodium, Education, Family composition, Fruits, Glucose tests, Health literacy, Income, Ischemic heart disease, Leisure activities, Mass media, Medical tests, Occupations, Physical activity, Pregnancy, Pulmonary hypertension, Stroke, Tobacco smoking, Traditional healers, Traditional medicine, Vegetables
GHDx Entry last modified on: Mar 18, 2024

Samoa Ministry of Health Annual Report 2011-2012

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Original or alternative title 
Annual Report FY 2011/2012
Provider 
Ministry of Health (Samoa)
Tabulations only
Geography 
Samoa (WSM)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/2005 - 06/2012
Series or system 
Samoa Ministry of Health Annual Report
Data type
Report
Keywords 
Maternal mortality
GHDx Entry last modified on: Oct 21, 2020

Samoa Ministry of Health Annual Report 2007-2008

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Original or alternative title 
Annual Report July 2007-June 2008
Provider 
Ministry of Health (Samoa)
Tabulations only
Geography 
Samoa (WSM)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/2002 - 06/2008
Series or system 
Samoa Ministry of Health Annual Report
Data type
Report
Keywords 
Live births, Maternal mortality
GHDx Entry last modified on: Sep 3, 2021

Samoa Demographic and Health Survey 2014

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Provider 
Samoa Bureau of Statistics
Tabulations only
Geography 
Samoa (WSM)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
07/2014 - 08/2014
Series or system 
Samoa Demographic and Health Survey
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
  • Urban-rural representative
Summary 

The 2014 Demographic and Health Survey conducted in Samoa collected data on demographic characteristics, primary care, maternal and child health care, feeding practices, family planning, and HIV and AIDS programs and monitoring. Data were collected through four questionnaires covering specific topics or groups: household, women, men, and nutrition. Anthropometric measurements were recorded for all female participants and children under 5. Further anemia tests were conducted with female participants and children ages 6-59 months. 

The sample was based on the 2011 Population and Housing Census and drew from both urban and rural areas of Samoa. A total of 5,319 women ages 15-49 years and 2,025 men ages 15-54 were canvassed from 4,171 households.

Keywords 
Abortion, Abortive outcome, Agriculture, Alcohol use, Anemia, Anogenital herpes, Antenatal care, Anthropometry, Antibiotics, Antihelminthics, Anxiety, Appetite loss, Assets, BCG vaccines, Birth certificates, Birth control pills, Birth weight, Blood tests, Breastfeeding, Breathing difficulty, Caesarean section, Cancers, Cardiovascular and circulatory diseases, Child anthropometry, Child development, Chlamydia, Circumcision, Condoms, Contraceptive implants, Contraceptives, Cooking fuels, Corrective lenses, Cough, DTP vaccines, Dairy products, Dengue, Diabetes, Diaphragms, Diarrhea, Disability, Domestic violence, Education, Electricity, Emergency contraception, Employment, Ethnicity, Family composition, Family planning, Family size, Fertility, Fever, Fruits, Gonococcal infections, HIV and AIDS, Health care access, Health care use, Health insurance, Health literacy, Health promotion, Health status, Hearing aids, Hearing loss, Hemoglobin, Hepatitis B vaccines, Hib vaccines, Household air pollution, Household water treatment, Housing conditions, Housing materials, Hypertension, Hysterectomy, IUDs, Immunization, Injectable contraceptives, Injections, Injuries, Insecticide-treated bednets, Internet, Interpersonal violence, Intimate partner violence, Iodine supplements, Iron supplements, Land ownership, Leprosy, Limited mobility, Literacy, Livestock, Lymphatic filariasis, MMR vaccines, Marital status, Mass media, Maternal age, Measles, Meat, Medicines, Meningococcal meningitis, Menopause, Mobility aids, Multiple births, Needles, Neurological conditions, Night blindness, Nutrition, Occult blood, Occupations, Oral rehydration therapy, Parental survival, Physical activity, Place of delivery, Polio vaccines, Population, Population characteristics, Postpartum amenorrhea, Pregnancy, Private health facilities, Public health facilities, Refrigeration, Religion, Rheumatic heart disease, Rubella, STDs, Sanitation, School enrollment, Self-treatment, Sexual sterilization, Skilled birth attendants, Spermicides, Starchy vegetables, Stillbirths, Summary birth history, Syphilis, Telephones, Tetanus toxoid vaccines, Tobacco smoking, Traditional birth control, Traditional healers, Transportation, Tuberculosis, Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers, Unipolar depressive disorders, Vaccination cards, Vegetables, Vision loss, Waste disposal, Water supply
GHDx Entry last modified on: Dec 13, 2023

Samoa Global School-Based Student Health Survey 2011

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Provider 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Microdata access: Download
Geography 
Samoa (WSM)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
03/2011 - 04/2011
Series or system 
STEPS Global School-Based Student Health Survey (GSHS)
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Facility (non-health)
  • Individual
  • Interview
Summary 

The Global School-Based Health Survey was designed to provide accurate data on health behaviors and protective factors among students, including dietary behaviors, hygiene, physical activity, drug and alcohol use, and violence and unintentional injury. It is often used to help countries develop priorities, establish programs and advocate for resources for school health programs, policies and youth health.

Keywords 
Alcohol use, Body mass index, Bullying, Hygiene, Illicit drug use, Interpersonal violence, Obesity, Oral hygiene, Physical activity, Sexual behavior, Tobacco smoking, Secondhand smoke
GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 5, 2021

Samoa National Nutrition Survey 1999

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
SNNS
Geography 
Samoa (WSM)
Time period covered 
01/1999 - 12/1999
Data type
Survey
Summary 

This source appears in the WHO Global Database on Anemia, Nutrition Landscape Information System.

Keywords 
Anemia, Aplastic and other non-nutritional anemias, Ascariasis, Child anthropometry, Hemolytic anemias, Hookworm disease, Malnutrition, Prevalence, Trichuriasis, Hemoglobin
GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 23, 2023

Samoa STEPS Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors Survey 2002

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Provider 
World Health Organization (WHO)
Tabulations only
Geography 
Samoa (WSM)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/2002 - 12/2002
Series or system 
STEPS Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors Survey
Data type
Survey:
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
Keywords 
Alcohol use, Blood glucose, Blood pressure, Blood tests, Body mass index, Cholesterol, Diabetes, Diet, FFQ, Fruits, Glucose tests, Physical activity, Tobacco smoking, Vegetables
GHDx Entry last modified on: Mar 15, 2024

Samoa Demographic and Health Survey 2009

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General Info
Provider 
Demographic and Health Surveys Program (DHS)
Tabulations only
Geography 
Samoa (WSM)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
08/2009 - 09/2009
Series or system 
DHS Standard Demographic and Health Survey (DHS)
DHS Program Surveys
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
Summary 

The Samoa Demographic and Health Survey 2009 is part of phase 5 of the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) series, a comprehensive, nationally representative household survey. Topics commonly covered in DHS include education, health, nutrition, family planning, and household characteristics.

Keywords 
Abortion, Abortive outcome, Adult mortality, Agriculture, Anogenital herpes, Antenatal care, Antibiotics, Antihelminthics, Antimotility drugs, Assets, BCG vaccines, Birth certificates, Birth control pills, Birth weight, Breastfeeding, Breathing difficulty, Caesarean section, Cardiovascular and circulatory diseases, Child mortality, Circumcision, Complete birth history, Condoms, Congestion, Contraceptive implants, Cooking fuels, Cough, DTP vaccines, Dengue, Diabetes, Diaphragms, Diarrhea, Disability, Domestic migration, Drug consumption, Education, Electricity, Employment, Ethnicity, Family composition, Family planning, Female infertility, Fever, Fishing, Fruits, Gestational age, Gonococcal infections, Health care access, Health care use, Health education, Health facilities, Health insurance, Health literacy, Health status, Hearing loss, Hepatitis B vaccines, Hib vaccines, Hospitals, Household air pollution, Household water treatment, Housing conditions, Housing materials, Hypertension, Hysterectomy, IUDs, Idiopathic intellectual disability, Immunization, Infant care, Infant mortality, Injections, Internet, Iron supplements, Land ownership, Leprosy, Limited mobility, Literacy, Live births, Livestock, Living conditions, Lower respiratory infections, MMR vaccines, Male infertility, Marital status, Mass media, Maternal care, Measles, Medicines, Meningitis, Menopause, Menstruation, Mental and behavioral disorders, Mortality, Multiple births, Needle sharing, Night blindness, Occupations, Oral rehydration therapy, PMTCT, Parental survival, Personal health expenditures, Place of delivery, Polio vaccines, Postpartum amenorrhea, Pregnancy, Private health facilities, Public health facilities, Refrigeration, Religion, Rheumatic heart disease, Rubella, STDs, Sanitation, School enrollment, Sexual abstinence, Sexual behavior, Sexual sterilization, Skilled birth attendants, Spermicides, Stillbirths, Summary birth history, Telephones, Tetanus toxoid vaccines, Tobacco smoking, Traditional birth control, Traditional medicine, Transportation, Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers, Upper respiratory infections, VCT, Vaccination cards, Vegetables, Vision loss, Water supply
GHDx Entry last modified on: Sep 6, 2023

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