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Sierra Leone Demographic and Health Survey 2008

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General Info
Provider 
Demographic and Health Surveys Program (DHS)
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Geography 
Sierra Leone (SLE)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
04/2008 - 06/2008
Series or system 
DHS Standard Demographic and Health Survey (DHS)
DHS Program Surveys
Data type
Survey:
  • GPS coordinates (GIS)
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
  • Urban-rural representative
Summary 

The Sierra Leone Demographic and Health Survey 2008 is part of phase five of the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) series, a comprehensive, nationally representative household survey. Topics typically covered include population, education, health, nutrition, family planning and household characteristics. This survey also included anthropometric measurements, HIV testing, and a malaria module.

Keywords 
Abortion, Abortive outcome, Age at first sex, Agriculture, Analgesics, Anemia, Antenatal care, Anthropometry, Antihelminthics, Antimalarials, Ascariasis, Assets, BCG vaccines, Birth certificates, Birth control pills, Birth weight, Blood tests, Body mass index, Breastfeeding, Breathing difficulty, Caesarean section, Child anthropometry, Child labor, Circumcision, Community health clinics, Complete birth history ...  [View more]
GHDx Entry last modified on: Mar 19, 2025