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Lesotho Demographic and Health Survey 2004-2005

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General Info
Provider 
Demographic and Health Surveys Program (DHS)
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Geography 
Lesotho (LSO)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
09/2004 - 01/2005
Series or system 
DHS Standard Demographic and Health Survey (DHS)
DHS Program Surveys
Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS)
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • GPS coordinates (GIS)
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
Summary 

The Lesotho Demographic and Health Survey 2004-2005 is part of phase 4 of the DHS series, a comprehensive, nationally representative household survey. The survey covers education, health, nutrition, family planning, and household characteristics.

Keywords 
Abortion, Abortive outcome, Adult mortality, Age at first sex, Agriculture, Alcohol use, Analgesics, Anemia, Anogenital herpes, Antenatal care, Anthropometry, Aplastic and other non-nutritional anemias, Ascariasis, Assets, BCG vaccines, Birth certificates, Birth control pills, Birth weight, Blood tests, Body mass index, Breastfeeding, Caesarean section, Calcium, Causes of death, Child anthropometry, Child mortality ...  [View more]
GHDx Entry last modified on: Mar 19, 2025