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Benin Demographic and Health Survey 2006

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
Enquête Démographique et de Santé 2006
Provider 
Demographic and Health Surveys Program (DHS)
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Geography 
Benin (BEN)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
08/2006 - 11/2006
Series or system 
DHS Standard Demographic and Health Survey (DHS)
DHS Program Surveys
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
  • Subnationally representative
Summary 

The Benin Demographic and Health Survey 2006 is part of phase 5 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.

Keywords 
Abortion, Abortive outcome, Adverse effects of medical treatments, Age at first sex, Alcohol use, Analgesics, Anemia, Antenatal care, Anthropometry, Antimalarials, Aplastic and other non-nutritional anemias, Ascariasis, Assets, BCG vaccines, Birth certificates, Birth control pills, Birth place, Birth weight, Blood tests, Body mass index, Breastfeeding, Breathing difficulty, Caesarean section, Causes of death ...  [View more]
GHDx Entry last modified on: Mar 19, 2025