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Jordan Demographic and Health Survey 2017-2018

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
Jordan Population and Family Health Survey (JPFHS) 2017-18
Provider 
Demographic and Health Surveys Program (DHS)
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Geography 
Jordan (JOR)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
10/2017 - 01/2018
Series or system 
DHS Standard Demographic and Health Survey (DHS)
DHS Program Surveys
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • GPS coordinates (GIS)
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
  • Subnationally representative
  • Urban-rural representative
Summary 

The Jordan Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) 2017-2018, also known as the Jordan Population and Family Health Survey (JPFHS) 2017-2018, is part of phase 7 of the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) series, a nationally representative household survey series. DHS provides data for tracking progress toward Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly those related to health, education and mortality. Topics commonly covered in DHS include: child and maternal health, family planning, nutrition, health behaviors, health care access, health care use, and immunization. For the 2017-2018 Jordan DHS, 14,689 women ages 15-49 and 6,429 men ages 15-59 were successfully interviewed from 18,802 households. Results are representative at the following levels: country, urban/rural, administrative level 1 governorates, and 3 national groups (Jordanian, Syrian, and varied nationality).

Keywords 
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GHDx Entry last modified on: Sep 6, 2023