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Gambia Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2018

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General Info
Provider 
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
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Geography 
Gambia (GMB)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/2018 - 04/2018
Series or system 
Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS)
MICS Program Surveys
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • GPS coordinates (GIS)
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
  • Subnationally representative
  • Urban-rural representative
Summary 

The Gambia Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2018 is part of MICS round six. It collected data about various indicators health indicators. The survey included six questionnaires: households, water quality, women (ages 15-49), men (ages 15-49), children under five (completed by the mother or caretaker for every eligible child), children ages 5-17 (completed by the mother or caretaker for one randomly selected eligible child in each household).

A total of 7,405 households were successfully interviewed for this survey. This included 13,640 women, 4,522 men, 9,907 children under 5, and 5,696 children 5-17. 

Keywords 
Age at first sex, Alcohol use, Analgesics, Antenatal care, Antibiotics, Antimalarials, Antimotility drugs, Ascariasis, Assets, BCG vaccines, Birth certificates, Birth control pills, Birth weight, Breastfeeding, Breathing difficulty, Caesarean section, Child anthropometry, Child care, Child development, Child health care, Child labor, Children, Community health clinics, Complete birth history, Condoms, Contraceptives ...  [View more]
GHDx Entry last modified on: Nov 4, 2024