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Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey 2015-2016

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Original or alternative title 
Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey and Malaria Indicator Survey (TDHS-MIS) 2015-2016
Provider 
Demographic and Health Surveys Program (DHS)
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Geography 
United Republic of Tanzania (TZA)
Zanzibar Central/South, Zanzibar North, Zanzibar Urban/West
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
08/2015 - 02/2016
Series or system 
DHS Standard Demographic and Health Survey (DHS)
DHS Program Surveys
DHS Related Surveys
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • GPS coordinates (GIS)
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
  • Subnationally representative
  • Urban-rural representative
Summary 

The Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) 2015-2016, also known as the Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey and Malaria Indicator Survey (TDHS-MIS), is part of phase seven of the Demographic and Health Survey series. Topics commonly covered in DHS include: child and maternal health, family planning, nutrition, health behavior and knowledge, health care access and use, and immunization. For the 2015-2016 Tanzania DHS, 13,266 women and 3,514 men ages 15-49 were successfully interviewed from 12,563 households. Anthropometry measurements, blood smear and finger/ heel prick blood samples, and urine tests were conducted for the presence of malaria, anemia, and iodine deficiency in a sub-sample of respondents.

Keywords 
Abortion, Abortive outcome, Adult mortality, Age at first sex, Agriculture, Anemia, Antenatal care, Antibiotics, Antihelminthics, Antimalarials, Antimotility drugs, Assets, BCG vaccines, Birth certificates, Birth control pills, Birth weight, Blood tests, Body mass index, Breastfeeding, Breathing difficulty, Caesarean section, Child anthropometry, Child health care, Child mortality, Children, Circumcision ...  [View more]
GHDx Entry last modified on: Mar 19, 2025