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Algeria Maternal and Child Health Survey 1992

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General Info
Geography 
Algeria (DZA)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
06/1992 - 07/1992
Series or system 
Pan Arab Project for Child Development (PAPCHILD)
Data type
Survey:
  • Household
  • Urban-rural representative
Summary 

The Algerian Maternal and Child Health Survey, which was conducted as part of the PAPCHILD project, was a nationally representative survey covering 6,449 households, 5,019 ever-married women, ages 15-49, and 5,081 children under 5. Anthropometric measurements were taken for 4,331 children. Topics included fertility preferences and contraceptive use, breastfeeding and other food given to children, childhood illness, immunization, and demographic characteristics.

The 1994 published report is not generally available. An article summarizing the results, also published in 1994, in Studies in Family Planning, is available online from JSTOR.

Keywords 
Ascariasis, BCG vaccines, Breastfeeding, Child anthropometry, Complete birth history, Contraceptives, DTP vaccines, Diarrhea, Education, Family planning, Female infertility, Fertility, Health care use, Hookworm disease, Household deaths, Infant mortality, Male infertility, Malnutrition, Marital status, Maternal mortality, Measles vaccines, Mental and behavioral disorders, Mortality, Polio vaccines, Postpartum amenorrhea, Sanitation, Skilled birth attendants, Summary birth history, Summary sibling history, Trichuriasis, Water supply
GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 26, 2024