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Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey 2019-2020

General Info

Provider 
Demographic and Health Surveys Program (DHS)
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Geography 
Rwanda (RWA)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
November, 2019 - July, 2020
Series or system 
DHS Program Surveys
DHS Standard Demographic and Health Survey (DHS)
Data type
Survey: Cross-sectional - Household - Individual - Nationally representative - Urban-rural representative
Summary 

The primary objective of the 2019-20 Rwanda DHS is to provide up-to-date estimates of basic demographic and health indicators. The survey collected information on fertility, awareness and use of family planning methods, breastfeeding practices, nutritional status of women and children, maternal and child health, adult and childhood mortality, women’s empowerment, domestic violence, awareness and behavior regarding HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and other health-related issues such as smoking. It also tested for the prevalence of anemia, malaria, HIV, and selected micronutrient indicators.

Data collection took place from November 9, 2019, to July 20, 2020. The data collection was interrupted for more than 2 months from March 21 to June 7, 2020, due the nationwide lockdown for the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

Keywords 
Abortion, Adult mortality, Age at first sex, Analgesics, Anemia, Antenatal care, Anthropometry, Antibiotics, Antihelminthics, Antimalarials, Assets, BCG vaccines, Birth certificates, Birth control pills, Birth weight, Blood tests, Breastfeeding, Breathing difficulty, Caesarean section, Child anthropometry, Child care, Child development, Child mortality, Circumcision, Community health clinics, Complete birth history, Complete sibling history, Condoms, Contraceptive implants, Contraceptives, Cooking fuels, Corrective lenses, Cough, Dairy products, Diarrhea, Diarrheal diseases, Diet, Domestic migration, Domestic violence, Education, Electricity, Emergency contraception, Employment, Family composition, Family planning, Fatigue, Fertility, Fever, Fish, Fruits, Fruits and vegetables, HIV and AIDS, HPV vaccines, Health facilities, Health insurance, Health literacy, Hearing aids, Hearing loss, Height, Hemoglobin, Hib vaccines, Household air pollution, Household water treatment, Housing materials, Hygiene, IUDs, Immunization, Income, Infant mortality, Injectable contraceptives, Insecticide-treated bednets, Internet, Interpersonal violence, Intimate partner violence, Iodine supplements, Iron supplements, Iron-deficiency anemia, Jaundice, Land ownership, Languages, Legumes, Lifestyle risk factors, Limited mobility, Literacy, Live births, Livestock, Malaria, Marital status, Mass media, Maternal conditions, Maternal mortality, Measles vaccines, Meat, Menstruation, Micronutrients, Miscarriage, Mortality, Multiple births, Obstetric fistulas, Occult blood, Occupations, Oral rehydration therapy, Pain, Parental survival, Pentavalent vaccines, Place of delivery, Pneumococcal vaccines, Polio vaccines, Postnatal care, Pregnancy, Refrigeration, Religion, Reproductive and sexual risk factors, Respiratory infections, Rotavirus vaccines, STDs, Sanitation, Secondhand smoke, Seizures, Sexual abstinence, Sexual behavior, Sexual sterilization, Sexual violence, Siblings, Skilled birth attendants, Smokeless tobacco use, Starchy vegetables, Stillbirths, Summary birth history, Telephones, Tetanus toxoid vaccines, Tobacco and nicotine use, Tobacco smoking, Traditional birth control, Transportation, Unemployment, Unintentional injuries, Unprocessed red meat, VCT, Vaccination cards, Vaccine preventable childhood diseases, Vegetables, Violence, Vision loss, Vitamin A supplements, Water supply, Weight, Whole grains, Zinc

Citation

Contributors 
National Institute of Statistics (Rwanda)
Ministry of Health (Rwanda)
Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC)
Funders 
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Demographic and Health Surveys Program (DHS)
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
ICF International
Belgian Development Agency (BTC)
Publisher 
ICF International
Publication year 
2021
Suggested citation 
Ministry of Health (Rwanda), National Institute of Statistics (Rwanda), Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC). Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey 2019-2020. Fairfax, United States of America: ICF International, 2021.

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