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Government of Lesotho

Lesotho National Nutrition and EPI Cluster Survey 2002

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Geography 
Lesotho (LSO)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/2002 - 12/2002
Data type
Survey
Summary 

This source appears in the WHO and UNICEF Survey Data for Immunization Coverage Time Series 2014.

Keywords 
BCG vaccines, DTP vaccines, Immunization, Measles vaccines, Polio vaccines
GHDx Entry last modified on: Jun 3, 2021

Lesotho Post SIAs and Routine Immunization Coverage Survey 2013

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Geography 
Lesotho (LSO)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
11/2013 - 11/2013
Data type
Survey
Summary 

This source appears in the WHO and UNICEF Survey Data for Immunization Coverage Time Series 2014.

Keywords 
BCG vaccines, DTP vaccines, Immunization, Measles vaccines, Polio vaccines
GHDx Entry last modified on: Jun 3, 2021

Lesotho Demographic and Health Survey 2014

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Original or alternative title 
Lesotho demographic and health survey (LDHS 2014)
Provider 
Demographic and Health Surveys Program (DHS)
Microdata access: Request
Geography 
Lesotho (LSO)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
09/2014 - 12/2014
Series or system 
DHS Standard Demographic and Health Survey (DHS)
DHS Program Surveys
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • GPS coordinates (GIS)
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
  • Subnationally representative
  • Urban-rural representative
Summary 

The Lesotho Demographic and Health Survey 2014 is part of phase 7 of the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) series, a nationally representative household survey series. Topics commonly covered in DHS include: child and maternal health, family planning, nutrition, health behaviors, health care access, health care use, and immunization. For the 2014 Lesotho DHS, 7,600 women age 15-49 and 3,300 men age 15-59 were successfully interviewed from 9,402 households. Blood tests were conducted for the presence of anemia and HIV infection in men and women, and for anemia in children age 6-59 months from a subsample of households.

Keywords 
Abortion, Abortive outcome, Adult mortality, Age at first sex, Agriculture, Alcohol use, Analgesics, Anemia, Anogenital herpes, Antenatal care, Antibiotics, Antihypertensive drugs, Antimotility drugs, Assets, BCG vaccines, Birth certificates, Birth control pills, Birth weight, Blood pressure, Blood tests, Body mass index, Breastfeeding, Breathing difficulty, Caesarean section, Child anthropometry, Child health care, Child mortality, Circumcision, Clinical breast exams, Community health clinics, Complete birth history, Condoms, Congestion, Contraceptive implants, Contraceptives, Cooking fuels, Cough, Diabetes, Diarrhea, Diarrheal diseases, Drug consumption, Drug stockouts, Education, Electricity, Employment, Employment benefits, Secondhand smoke, Family composition, Family planning, Family size, Female infertility, Fertility, Fever, Gonococcal infections, HIV and AIDS, Health behaviors, Health care access, Health care services, Health care use, Health facilities, Health insurance, Health literacy, Health promotion, Health status, Height, Hemoglobin, Hospitals, Household air pollution, Household water treatment, Housing conditions, Hygiene, Hysterectomy, IUDs, Immunization, Infant care, Infant mortality, Infants, Injectable contraceptives, Injections, Internet, Iodine supplements, Iron supplements, Land ownership, Length of stay, Literacy, Live births, Livestock, Living conditions, Lower respiratory infections, Marital status, Mass media, Maternal age, Maternal care, Maternal health, Maternal mortality, Measles vaccines, Medicines, Menopause, Menstruation, Mortality, Multiple births, Nonprofits, Occupation codes, Occupations, Oral rehydration therapy, PMTCT, Pap smears, Parental survival, Pentavalent vaccines, Pharmacies, Place of delivery, Polio vaccines, Postnatal care, Postpartum amenorrhea, Pregnancy, Private health facilities, Public health facilities, Refrigeration, Religion, Reproductive and sexual risk factors, Respiratory infections, STDs, Sanitation, School enrollment, Sexual abstinence, Sexual behavior, Sexual sterilization, Sibling survival [Do not use], Skilled birth attendants, Smokeless tobacco use, Stillbirths, Summary birth history, Symptoms, Telephones, Tetanus toxoid vaccines, Tobacco smoking, Traditional birth control, Traditional medicine, Training programs, Tuberculosis, Upper respiratory infections, VCT, Vaccination cards, Vitamin A supplements, Waste disposal, Water supply, Weight, Weight change, Zinc, Complete sibling history
GHDx Entry last modified on: Jul 24, 2024

Lesotho Demographic Survey 2011

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Provider 
Bureau of Statistics (Lesotho)
Tabulations only
Geography 
Lesotho (LSO)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
04/2011 - 05/2011
Series or system 
Lesotho Demographic Survey
Data type
Survey:
  • Household
Keywords 
Amputation, Animal injuries, Assets, Birth control pills, Birth place, Condoms, Contraceptive implants, Contraceptives, Cooking fuels, Diaphragms, Disability, Domestic violence, Education, Electricity, Employment, Ethnicity, Family composition, Family size, Hearing loss, Household air pollution, Household deaths, Household heat, Housing, Housing conditions, Housing materials, IUDs, Idiopathic intellectual disability, Injectable contraceptives, Injuries, Intentional injuries, Internet, Lighting, Literacy, Live births, Marital status, Marriage age, Maternal mortality, Multiple births, Occupational injuries, Paralysis, Pregnancy, Pregnancy complications, Road traffic injuries, Sanitation, Sexual sterilization, Summary birth history, Telephones, Traditional birth control, Transportation, Unintentional injuries, Vision loss, Water supply
GHDx Entry last modified on: Sep 6, 2023

Lesotho Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 1996

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Provider 
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Tabulations only
Geography 
Lesotho (LSO)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
05/1996 - 06/1996
Series or system 
Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS)
MICS Program Surveys
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
  • Subnationally representative
  • Urban-rural representative
Summary 

The Lesotho Multiple Cluster Indicator Survey (MICS) 1996 is part of MICS1, an international survey initiative to monitor the situation of children and women. Topics commonly covered in MICS include immunization, education, child and maternal health, family planning and knowledge of HIV/AIDS. MICS also provides data for tracking progress toward Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), particularly those related to health, education and mortality. For the 1996 Lesotho MICS, 5,559 women age 15-49 were successfully interviewed from 5,566 households. Additionally, information on 3,301 children under 5 and 4,887 children age 6-12 was collected.

Keywords 
Adult mortality, Ascariasis, BCG vaccines, Breastfeeding, Child anthropometry, Child health care, Child mortality, Children, Complete birth history, DTP vaccines, Diarrhea, Education, Family composition, Health care access, Health facilities, Health literacy, Health status, Height, Hookworm disease, Hospitals, Housing conditions, Housing materials, Immunization, Infant mortality, Iodine supplements, Live births, Malnutrition, Measles vaccines, Mortality, Multiple births, Oral rehydration therapy, Place of delivery, Polio vaccines, Pregnancy, Private health facilities, Sanitation, School enrollment, Summary birth history, Tetanus toxoid vaccines, Trichuriasis, Vaccination cards, Vitamin A supplements, Waste disposal, Water supply, Weight
GHDx Entry last modified on: Sep 12, 2023

Lesotho Demographic and Health Survey 2004-2005

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General Info
Provider 
Demographic and Health Surveys Program (DHS)
Microdata access: Request
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
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, Complete birth history, Condoms, Contraceptive implants, Contraceptives, Cooking fuels, Cough, DTP vaccines, Diaphragms, Diarrhea, Diarrheal diseases, Diet, Drug consumption, Education, Electricity, Emergency contraception, Employment, Secondhand smoke, FFQ, Family composition, Family planning, Family size, Female infertility, Fertility, Fever, Fruits, Fruits and vegetables, Gonococcal infections, HIV and AIDS, Health care access, Health care use, Health insurance, Health literacy, Health promotion, Health status, Height, Hemoglobin, Hemolytic anemias, Hepatitis B vaccines, Hookworm disease, Hospitals, Household air pollution, Household water treatment, Housing materials, IUDs, Immunization, Infant care, Infant mortality, Injectable contraceptives, Injections, Iodine supplements, Iron supplements, Land ownership, Legumes, Literacy, Live births, Lower respiratory infections, Male infertility, Malnutrition, Marital status, Mass media, Maternal conditions, Maternal health, Maternal mortality, Measles vaccines, Medicines, Menstruation, Mortality, Multiple births, Neonatal conditions, Night blindness, Nutrition, Occupation codes, Occupations, Oral rehydration therapy, PMTCT, Parental survival, Pharmacies, Place of delivery, Polio vaccines, Postnatal care, Postpartum amenorrhea, Pregnancy, Prevalence, Private health facilities, Public health facilities, Refrigeration, Religion, Reproductive and sexual risk factors, STDs, Sanitation, School enrollment, Sexual behavior, Sexual sterilization, Sibling survival [Do not use], Skilled birth attendants, Smokeless tobacco use, Spermicides, Summary birth history, Telephones, Tetanus toxoid vaccines, Tobacco smoking, Traditional birth control, Traditional medicine, Transportation, Trichuriasis, Tuberculosis, Upper respiratory infections, Vaccination cards, Vegetables, Vitamin A deficiency, Vitamin A supplements, Waste disposal, Water supply, Weight, Stillbirths, Complete sibling history
GHDx Entry last modified on: Jul 24, 2024

Lesotho Demographic Survey 2001

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General Info
Provider 
Bureau of Statistics (Lesotho)
Tabulations only
Geography 
Lesotho (LSO)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/2001 - 12/2001
Series or system 
Lesotho Demographic Survey
Data type
Survey:
  • Household
  • Urban-rural representative
Keywords 
Amputation, Birth control pills, Breastfeeding, Complete birth history, Condoms, Contraceptive implants, Contraceptives, Cooking fuels, Diaphragms, Disability, Education, Electricity, Employment, Family composition, Family size, Household air pollution, Household heat, Housing conditions, Housing materials, IUDs, Injectable contraceptives, Literacy, Marital status, Marriage age, Maternal mortality, Mortality, Occupations, Parental survival, Sanitation, Sexual sterilization, Sibling survival [Do not use], Summary birth history, Traditional birth control, Waste disposal, Water supply
GHDx Entry last modified on: Sep 6, 2023

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Lesotho Demographic and Health Survey 2014

Lesotho demographic and health survey (LDHS 2014)
Survey: Cross-sectional - GPS coordinates (GIS) - Household - Individual - Interview - Nationally representative - Subnationally representative - Urban-rural representative
GHDx Entry last modified on: Jul 24, 2024