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Afghanistan Special Demographic and Health Survey 2010
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The 2010 Afghanistan Special Demographic Health Survey collected data on mortality and causes of death, specifically focused on maternal mortality. The survey also collected information on causes and determinants of mortality for adults, child, and infants by age, sex, and wealth status. The sample of 22,351 women was drawn from a nationally representative sample of 24,032 households. The survey included four questionnaires:
- A household questionnaire used in all sample households.
- Each identified death that occurred in selected households was followed with one of three verbal autopsy questionnaires, depending on the age of death: 0-28 days, 29 days to 11 years, and 12 years and above.
- A woman's questionnaire administered to all women ages 12 to 49.
- A cluster level questionnaire gathered information from the head of the village or another knowledgeable informant.
Cambodia STI Prevalence Survey 2001
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The 2001 Cambodia STI Prevalence Survey was a cross-sectional survey in seven select provinces where major HIV and STI interventions were currently in place or were planned for the near future. The study populations included brothel-based sex workers, police, and general population women attending reproductive health clinics. The survey sought to determine the overall prevalence of neisseria gonorrhoae, chlamydia trachomatis, treponema pallidum, trichomonas vaginalis, and bacterial vaginosis.
Ministry of Health (Cambodia), Family Health International (FHI), Pasteur Institute. Cambodia STI Prevalence Survey 2001. Family Health International (FHI).
Nepal Integrated Bio-Behavioral Surveillance Survey 1999
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The 1999 Nepal Integrated Bio-Behavioral Surveillance Survey was a cross-sectional study conducted along the highway routes of the Terai region. The survey sought study to determine the prevalence of HIV/AIDS and STDs among sex workers and truckers and to find the demographic, behavioral, and biological correlates to infection. The survey collected data on 410 female sex workers from four representative sites and 400 truckers from a central location.
In addition to a questionnaire, blood, urine, and vaginal swabs were administered to test for HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, trichomonas, bacterial vaginosis, and syphylis. An exam was also performed to measure weight, blood pressure, pulse, and body temperature.
Family Health International (FHI), New ERA, Development and Services Centre (Nepal), Nepal Dalit Samaj Kalyan Sangh (Nepal), Family Planning Association Nepal (FPAN), Narayani Transport Enterprise Association (NTEA). Nepal Integrated Bio-Behavioral Surveillance Survey 1999. Family Health International (FHI).
Tanzania Reproductive and Child Health Survey 1999-2000
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This 1999 facility survey was designed to produce comparable results with the facility sections of the 1991-1992 DHS, the 1994 Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices Survey, and the 1996 Service Availability Survey. It was conducted in conjunction with the 1999 DHS household survey, and focused on facilities which served the populations enumerated in the DHS.
Data collection was done through six different questionnaires: community, facility interview, facility inventory, long and short service provider forms, pharmacy inventory, and district health management team forms.
United States National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003-2004
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The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) is an ongoing research survey designed to measure the health and nutritional status of adults and children in the United States. Each year the survey examines a nationally representative sample of about 5,000 persons located in counties across the country. NHANES uses a combination of interviews, physical examinations, and laboratory tests to collect data; interviews include questions concerning demographics, diet, conditions, and health status information, while the examination component consists of medical, dental, and physiological measurements. Blood, urine, and other samples are collected for a variety of laboratory tests and are also saved for a national probability sample of genetic material.
The Physical Activity Monitor XPT file available for download on this page is compressed in the 7z archive format. Extracting this file requires the 7-Zip file archiver software.
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). United States National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003-2004. Hyattsville, United States: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
United States National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1976-1980
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The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) is an ongoing research survey designed to measure the health and nutritional status of adults and children in the United States. The 1976-1980 NHANES included 20,322 individuals who were both interviewed and examined, and another 4,964 individuals who were interviewed but not examined, in the age range 6 months through 74 years of age. The survey used a combination of interviews, physical examinations, and laboratory tests to collect data; interviews included questions concerning demographics, diet, conditions, and health status information, while the examination component consists of medical, dental, and physiological measurements. Blood, urine, and other samples were collected for a variety of laboratory tests.
The dataset, available for download on this page, and is compressed in the 7z archive format. Extracting this file requires the 7-Zip file archiver software.
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). United States National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1976-1980. Hyattsville, United States: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
United States National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1988-1994
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The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) is an ongoing research survey designed to measure the health and nutritional status of adults and children in the United States. The third and last survey in the series before NHANES became a continuous survey in 1999, the 1988-1994 NHANES contains data for 33,994 persons ages 2 months and older. NHANES uses a combination of interviews, physical examinations, and laboratory tests to collect data; interviews include questions concerning demographics, diet, conditions, and health status information, while the examination component consists of medical, dental, and physiological measurements. Blood, urine, and other samples are collected for a variety of laboratory tests and are also saved for a national probability sample of genetic material.
The dataset, available for download on this page, and is compressed in the 7z archive format. Extracting this file requires the 7-Zip file archiver software.
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). United States National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1988-1994. Hyattsville, United States: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
United States National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1971-1975
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The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) is an ongoing research survey designed to measure the health and nutritional status of the population of the United States. The 1971-1975 NHANES (NHANES I) included a nationally representative sample of about 23,808 persons age 1 to 74 who were both interviewed and examined, and another 8,165 individuals who were interviewed but not examined. NHANES uses a combination of interviews, physical examinations, and laboratory tests to collect data. All persons 25-74 years of age who completed a medical examination during NHANES I (n = 14,407) also constituted the cohort for the NHANES Epidemiological Followup Study.
The dataset, available for download on this page, and is compressed in the 7z archive format. Extracting this file requires the 7-Zip file archiver software.
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). United States National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1971-1975. Hyattsville, United States: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
United States National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2008
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The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) is an ongoing research survey designed to measure the health and nutritional status of adults and children in the United States. The survey examines a nationally representative sample of about 5,000 persons located in counties across the country, 15 of which are sampled each year. NHANES uses a combination of interviews, physical examinations, and laboratory tests to collect data; interviews include questions concerning demographics, diet, conditions, and health status information, while the examination component consists of medical, dental, and physiological measurements. Blood, urine, and other samples are collected for a variety of laboratory tests and are also saved for a national probability sample of genetic material.
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). United States National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2008. Hyattsville, United States: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2009.