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United Arab Emirates WHO Multi-country Survey Study on Health and Health System Responsiveness 2000-2001

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General Info
Provider 
World Health Organization (WHO)
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Geography 
United Arab Emirates (ARE)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/2000 - 12/2001
Series or system 
Multi-country Survey Study on Health and Health System Responsiveness (MCSS)
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Household
  • Interview
Summary 

The WHO Multi-country Survey Study (MCSS) was carried out in 61 countries from 2000 to 2001. The study was an exercise in developing research instruments for assessing the health of individuals, adult mortality, health system responsiveness, and household health care expenditures. The survey modes, which varied from country to country, included in-person individual interviews, telephone surveys, and mail surveys.

The United Arab Emirates used the brief face-to-face survey mode. It had a final sample size of 1,686 individuals, for a 72% response rate.

Keywords 
Community health clinics, Dental care, Disability, Education, Employment, Family composition, Family size, Health care access, Health care use, Health facility conditions, Health insurance, Health status, Home care, Hospitals, Income, Outpatient facilities, Pain, Pharmacies, Physical therapy, Telephones, Traditional medicine
GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 5, 2021