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Armenia Demographic and Health Survey 2015-2016

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General Info
Provider 
Demographic and Health Surveys Program (DHS)
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Geography 
Armenia (ARM)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
12/2015 - 04/2016
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 Armenia Demographic and Health Survey 2015-2016 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 behavior and knowledge, health care access and use, and immunization. For the 2015-2016 Armenia DHS, 6,116 women and 2,755 men ages 15-49 were successfully interviewed from 7,893 households. Finger/heel prick blood samples were drawn to test for anemia in children ages 6-59 months and women ages 15-49 who consented to testing. Anthropometric measurements were taken for children ages 0-69 months. In addition to the Women's, Men's, and Biomarker questionnaires, a Field Worker questionnaire was also administered.

Keywords 
Abortion, Abortive outcome, Adult mortality, Age at first sex, Agriculture, Alcohol use disorders, Analgesics, Anemia, Anogenital herpes, Antenatal care, Anthropometry, Antibiotics, Antimotility drugs, Assets, BCG vaccines, Birth certificates, Birth control pills, Birth weight, Blood tests, Breastfeeding, Breathing difficulty, Child anthropometry, Child health care, Child mortality, Childhood sexual violence ...  [View more]
GHDx Entry last modified on: May 8, 2025