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Guyana Demographic and Health Survey 2009

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General Info
Provider 
Demographic and Health Surveys Program (DHS)
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Geography 
Guyana (GUY)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
03/2009 - 07/2009
Series or system 
DHS Standard Demographic and Health Survey (DHS)
DHS Program Surveys
Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS)
Data type
Survey:
  • GPS coordinates (GIS)
  • Household
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
Summary 

Part of phase 5 of the DHS series, a comprehensive, nationally representative household survey. Covers population, education, health, nutrition, family planning and household characteristics.  The 2009 Guyana DHS had a sample of about 6,000 households and completed interviews with 4,996 women and 3,522 men, age 15-49.

Keywords 
Abortion, Abortive outcome, Adverse effects of medical treatments, Age at first sex, Agriculture, Alcohol use, Analgesics, Anemia, Antenatal care, Anthropometry, 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, Causes of death ...  [View more]
GHDx Entry last modified on: Mar 19, 2025