Costa Rica National Survey of Sexual and Reproductive Health 2015
General Info
Original or alternative title
II Encuesta Nacional de Salud Sexual y Salud Reproductiva 2015 (IIENSSR-2015)
Coverage type
Country
Time period covered
November, 2015 - December, 2015
Data type
Survey:
Cross-sectional - Individual - Interview - Nationally representative
Summary
The 2015 Costa Rica National Survey of Sexual Health and Reproductive Health covers 16 topics related to sexual and reproductive health as well as knowledge and practices of health and tobacco consumption, targeting the Costa Rican population between the ages of 15 and 64. A total of 3,216 people were interviewed from 134 primary sampling units, stratified by region and zone and selected with probability proportional to size. The questionnaire used in the 2015 survey was based on the questionnaire used in the previous 2010 ENSSR survey for comparability.
Keywords
Age at first sex, Antenatal care, Birth control pills, Condoms, Contraceptive implants, Contraceptives, Digital rectal examinations, Education, Emergency contraception, Health care use, Health education, Health literacy, IUDs, Injectable contraceptives, Live births, Marital status, Pap smears, Place of delivery, Religion, Screening mammography, Sexual behavior, Sexual sterilization, Sexual violence, Skilled birth attendants, Tobacco smoking, Traditional birth control, Ultrasound
Citation
Contributors
Publication year
2016
Suggested citation
Central American Population Center, University of Costa Rica, Costa Rican Demographic Association, Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCCS), Ministry of Health (Costa Rica), National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (Costa Rica), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Costa Rica National Survey of Sexual and Reproductive Health 2015. San José, Costa Rica: Central American Population Center, University of Costa Rica, 2016.