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Ghana Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2011

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
Ghana Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey with an Enhanced Biomarker and Malaria Module 2011
Provider 
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Microdata access: Register
Geography 
Ghana (GHA)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
09/2011 - 12/2011
Series or system 
Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS)
DHS Standard Demographic and Health Survey (DHS)
DHS Program Surveys
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • GPS coordinates (GIS)
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
Summary 

Part of MICS4, an international survey initiative to monitor the situation of children and women, covering health, education, child protection and HIV/AIDS; it includes vaccination, contraceptive use and symptoms like diarrhea, cough and fever.

The Ghana 2011 MICS was supported by the MEASURE-DHS program in DHS6 for the collection of malaria indicators. Interviews were completed for 5,939 households. Interviews were successfully completed for 5,891 women and 1,743 men. In addition, questionnaires were completed for 3,466 children.

Microdata and reports are available through UNICEF. Reports on malaria indicators are available from DHS.

Keywords 
Age at first sex, Analgesics, Anemia, Antenatal care, Antibiotics, 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 care, Child development, Child health care, Child mortality, Children, Community health clinics ...  [View more]
GHDx Entry last modified on: Mar 19, 2025