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Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2013

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General Info
Provider 
Demographic and Health Surveys Program (DHS)
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Geography 
Gambia (GMB)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
02/2013 - 04/2013
Series or system 
DHS Standard Demographic and Health Survey (DHS)
DHS Program Surveys
DHS Related Surveys
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
  • Subnationally representative
  • Urban-rural representative
Summary 

The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) 2013 is part of Round 6 of the DHS series and the first DHS carried out in the country. The survey topics included fertility, marriage, awareness and use of family planning methods, child feeding practices, childhood mortality, and maternal and child health. Household-based measurements were collected for malaria, anemia, and HIV prevalence.

A total household sample size of 7,025 was used. A total of 11,280 women ages 15-49 and 5,591 men ages 15-59 were included in the sample.

Keywords 
Adult mortality, Age at first sex, Agriculture, Alcohol use, Anemia, Anogenital herpes, Antenatal care, Antibiotics, Antihelminthics, Antimalarials, Antimotility drugs, Ascariasis, Assets, BCG vaccines, Birth certificates, Birth control pills, Birth weight, Blood tests, Body mass index, Breastfeeding, Breathing difficulty, Caesarean section, Child anthropometry, Child health care, Child labor, Child mortality ...  [View more]
GHDx Entry last modified on: Mar 19, 2025