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Senegal Continuous Demographic and Health Survey 2016

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
Sénégal Enquête Continue Quatrième Phase 2016
Provider 
Demographic and Health Surveys Program (DHS)
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Geography 
Senegal (SEN)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/2016 - 10/2016
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
  • Urban-rural representative
Summary 

The Senegal Continuous Demographic and Health Survey 2016 is part of phase 7 of the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) series, a comprehensive, nationally representative household survey series. The 2016 Senegal Continuous DHS is the fourth survey in a five phase series of surveys planned to take place regularly from 2012-2017. Information on demographics, child and maternal health, family planning, health care use, and immunization were successfully collected from 8,865 women ages 15-49 and  3,527 men ages 15-59 from 4,437 households. Additionally, blood tests were conducted for children ages 6-59 months for the presence of anemia and malaria.

Keywords 
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GHDx Entry last modified on: Mar 19, 2025