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Kyrgyzstan Demographic and Health Survey 2012

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General Info
Provider 
Demographic and Health Surveys Program (DHS)
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Geography 
Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
09/2012 - 12/2012
Series or system 
DHS Standard Demographic and Health Survey (DHS)
DHS Program Surveys
DHS Related Surveys
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • De facto
  • GPS coordinates (GIS)
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
Summary 

The 2012 Kyrgyzstan DHS was conducted as part of Phase 6 of the DHS series. A total household sample size of 8,208 was used. A total of 8,286 women between the age of 15 and 49, years and 2,495 men between the age of 15-59 years were included in the sample. Interviews were completed with 8,208 women and 2,413 men, and blood pressure measurements were taken for both groups.

Major topics covered include fertility; contraceptive use; maternal and child health; nutrition; childhood mortality; domestic violence; and knowledge and behavior regarding tuberculosis, STDs and HIV/AIDS. A total of three questionnaires were used including the household, woman and man questionnaire. Eligible women and children were tested for anemia.

Keywords 
Abortion, Abortive outcome, Age at first sex, Agriculture, Alcohol use, Analgesics, Anemia, Antenatal care, Anthropometry, Antibiotics, Antihelminthics, Antihypertensive drugs, Antimotility drugs, Ascariasis, Assets, BCG vaccines, Birth certificates, Birth control pills, Birth weight, Blood pressure, Blood tests, Body mass index, Breastfeeding, Breathing difficulty, Caesarean section, Child anthropometry ...  [View more]
GHDx Entry last modified on: Mar 19, 2025