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Nigeria Sentinel Survey of The National Population Program 1994

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General Info
Provider 
National Population Commission of Nigeria
Geography 
Nigeria (NGA)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
12/1994 - 12/1994
Series or system 
Nigeria Sentinel Survey of The National Population Program
Data type
Survey:
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
Summary 

The goal of the Nigeria Sentinel Survey was to collect data on fertility practices of women ages 12 to 50 for use in the country's National Population Programme. The sample size was 18,443 women and 17,776 were successfully interviewed for a 96.4% response rate. Data were collected in December 1994 on education, marital status, birth history, family planning, and AIDS/HIV awareness.

Keywords 
Birth control pills, Breastfeeding, Complete birth history, Condoms, Contraceptives, Education, Family planning, Health care use, Health literacy, IUDs, Injectable contraceptives, Literacy, Live births, Marital status, Marriage age, Mass media, Mortality, Pregnancy, Sexual abstinence, Sexual behavior, Sexual sterilization, Spermicides, Summary birth history, Traditional birth control
GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 5, 2021