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Costa Rica Family Planning/Maternal and Child Health Survey 1986

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
Costa Rica Encuesta Nacional de Fecundidad y Salud 1986
Provider 
Central American Population Center, University of Costa Rica
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Geography 
Costa Rica (CRI)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/1986 - 05/1986
Series or system 
Reproductive Health Survey (RHS)
Data type
Survey:
  • Household
Summary 

The 1986 Costa Rica FP/MCHS is the first national survey to include questions regarding maternal and child health. Areas covered: housing, fertility, contraceptive use, maternal and child health, family planning, pregnancy and birth history, and infant and child mortality. n=3,527 women 15-49.

Keywords 
Child health care, Child mortality, Contraceptives, Family composition, Fertility, Housing, Infant mortality, Maternal health, Mortality, Place of delivery, Pregnancy, Skilled birth attendants, Stillbirths, Summary birth history
GHDx Entry last modified on: Jan 17, 2023