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Colombia Demographic and Health Survey 2015-2016

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
Colombia Encuesta Nacional de Demografía y Salud (ENDS) 2015
Provider 
Demographic and Health Surveys Program (DHS)
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Geography 
Colombia (COL)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
02/2015 - 03/2016
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 Colombia Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) 2015-2016 is part of Phase 7 of the DHS 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 Colombia DHS, women ages 13-49 and men ages 13-59 were interviewed using household and individual questionnaires. An early cancer detection questionnaire was administered to an additional, non-representative sample of men ages 60-69 and women ages 50-69.

Keywords 
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GHDx Entry last modified on: Jul 24, 2024