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Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey 2010-2011

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General Info
Provider 
Demographic and Health Surveys Program (DHS)
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Geography 
Zimbabwe (ZWE)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
09/2010 - 03/2011
Series or system 
DHS Standard Demographic and Health Survey (DHS)
DHS Program Surveys
Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS)
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • GPS coordinates (GIS)
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
  • Subnationally representative
  • Urban-rural representative
Summary 

Part of phase 6 of the DHS series, a comprehensive, nationally representative household survey. Covers population, education, health, nutrition, family planning and household characteristics. This Zimbabwe DHS included anthropometry and testing for HIV and anemia for men ages 15-54 and women ages 15-49.  Anemia tests and anthropometric measurements were also done for children under five.  The survey used the sampling frame from the 2002 census and had a total sample of 10,828 households.

Keywords 
Abortion, Abortive outcome, Age at first sex, 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, Child anthropometry, Child mortality, Circumcision, Complete birth history, Condoms ...  [View more]
GHDx Entry last modified on: Mar 19, 2025