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Botswana Demographic and Health Survey 1988

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
Family Health Survey II 1988
Provider 
Demographic and Health Surveys Program (DHS)
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Geography 
Botswana (BWA)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
08/1988 - 12/1988
Series or system 
DHS Standard Demographic and Health Survey (DHS)
DHS Program Surveys
Botswana Family Health Survey
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Nationally representative
  • Urban-rural representative
Summary 

The 1988 Botswana Demographic and Health Survey was a national health interview survey designed to provide estimates for urban and rural areas separately. The sample consisted of women ages 15-49, 4,368 of whom were successfully interviewed . The survey included two questionnaires:

  • A household questionnaire collected information on all household members and visitors, and identified women eligible for the individual questionnaire.
  • An individual women’s questionnaire covered topics such as sexual behavior, teenage pregnancy, knowledge and use of family planning, maternal and child health, breastfeeding, marital status, knowledge of HIV/AIDs, fertility preferences, employment, occupation, and information about husbands.
Keywords 
Adverse effects of medical treatments, Age at first sex, Agriculture, Analgesics, Antenatal care, Antibiotics, Assets, BCG vaccines, Birth control pills, Breastfeeding, Child mortality, Complete birth history, Condoms, Contraceptive implants, Contraceptives, Cooking fuels, DTP vaccines, Diaphragms, Diarrhea, Diarrheal diseases, Education, Electricity, Family composition, Family planning, Family size, Female infertility, Fever, Health literacy, Hospitals, Household water treatment, IUDs, Immunization, Injectable contraceptives, Languages, Literacy, Live births, Livestock, Lower respiratory infections, Male infertility, Marital status, Mass media, Measles vaccines, Menstruation, Mortality, Neonatal conditions, Occupations, Oral rehydration therapy, Polio vaccines, Pregnancy, Private health facilities, Public health facilities, Religion, Sanitation, Sexual abstinence, Sexual behavior, Sexual sterilization, Skilled birth attendants, Summary birth history, Tetanus toxoid vaccines, Traditional birth control, Traditional medicine, Transportation, Water supply
GHDx Entry last modified on: Oct 4, 2024