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Colombia Demographic and Health Survey 2009-2010

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
Encuesta Nacional de Demografía y Salud 2010
Geography 
Colombia (COL)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
11/2009 - 11/2010
Series or system 
Data type
Survey:
  • GPS coordinates (GIS)
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
  • Urban-rural representative
Summary 

Part of phase 6 of the DHS series, the 2009-2010 Colombia Demographic and Health Survey was a nationally representative household survey covering a variety of demographic and health topics, with a focus on sexual and reproductive health. The sample included 51,447 successfully interviewed households, 53,521 individual women aged 13-49 years, 13,887 aged 50-69 years, and 17,574 adults aged 60 or more years.

The survey included five questionnaires:

  • A household questionniare.
  • An individual questionnaire for women of childbearing age.
  • A questionnaire for women aged 18-69 years covering cervical and breast cancer prevention.
  • A questionnaire for elderly men and women 60 and older.
  • A questionnaire for height and weight for children under five and their mothers.
Keywords 
Abortion, Abortive outcome, Age at first sex, Agriculture, Alcohol use, Analgesics, Anemia, Anogenital herpes, Antenatal care, Anthropometry, Antibiotics, Antimalarials, Antimotility drugs, Ascariasis, Assets, BCG vaccines, Biopsy, Birth certificates, Birth control pills, Birth place, Birth weight, Blood pressure, Body mass index, Breastfeeding, Breathing difficulty, Caesarean section, Calcium, Cancers ...  [View more]