Overview
Identification
Country
SamoaTitle
Samoa Demographic and Health Survey 2009
Translated Title
Suesuega o le Soifuaga lautele ma le Soifua Maloloina o tagatanuu o Samoa, 2009
Study Type
Demographic and Health Survey Series Information
The 2009 SDHS is the first DHS survey to be undertaken in Samoa both by the health sector and for an improved health system. The planning and implementation of the survey was carried out jointly by the Samoa Bureau of Statistics (SBS) and the Ministry Of Health (MOH) with the technical assistance and guidance of ICF Macro. The next round is expected to be conducted around July 2014 and Samoa Bureau of Statistics will be in charge of coordinating the survey with partnership with the Ministry of Health.
Round 1 covered the whole country based on statistical regions namely Apia Urban Area (AUA), North West Upolu (NWU), Rest of Upolu (ROU) and Savaii (SAV).
ID Number WSM-SBS-DHS-2009-v1 |
Version
Version Description
Version 1.0 - cleaned dataset, anonymized, available for public use.
Production Date
2010-01-29
Overview
Abstract
The 2009 Samoa Demographic and Health Survey (SDHS) is a national survey covering all four regions of the country. The survey was designed to collect, analyze, and disseminate information on housing and household characteristics, education, maternal and child health, nutrition, fertility and family planning, gender, and knowledge and behaviour related to HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections (STI).
The 2009 SDHS is the first DHS survey to be undertaken in Samoa both by the health sector and for an improved health system. The planning and implementation of the survey was carried out jointly by the Samoa Bureau of Statistics (SBS) and the Ministry of Health (MOH) with the technical assistance and guidance of ICF Macro. The Ministry of Women, Community and Social Development assisted by facilitating community support for the survey through villages and mayors.
The Samoa DHS is part of a worldwide survey program. The international MEASURE DHS program is designed to:
• Assist countries in conducting household sample surveys to periodically monitor changes in population, health, and nutrition.
• Provide an international database that can be used by researchers investigating topics related to population, health, and nutrition.
As part of the international DHS program, surveys are being carried out in countries in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Data from these surveys are used to better understand the population, health, and nutrition situation in Samoa.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Units of Analysis
individual (woman aged 15-49, man aged 15-54), household
Scope
Notes
The scope of SDHS 2009 includes:
FAMILIES/ HOUSEHOLDS: demographics (i.e. age, sex, educational attainment, relationship of each member to the household head), housing characteristics, household possessions, socio-economic status.
WOMEN AGED 15-49: background characteristics (education, residential history, media exposure, etc.); birth history; antenatal, delivery, and postnatal care; knowledge, attitudes, and use of family planning methods; fertility preferences; marriage, woman's work, and husband's background characteristics; breastfeeding and infant feeding practices; vaccinations and childhood illnesses; childhood mortality; knowledge of and attitudes toward aids and other sexually transmitted diseases; knowledge of and attitudes toward tuberculosis; other health issues.
MEN AGED 15-54: background characteristics (education, residential history, media exposure, etc.); knowledge, attitudes, and use of family planning methods; fertility preferences; knowledge of and attitudes toward aids and other sexually transmitted diseases; knowledge of and attitudes toward tuberculosis; other health issues.
Topics
| Topic | Vocabulary | URI |
|---|
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Health
| World Bank | |
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HIV/AIDS
| World Bank | |
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Population & Reproductive Health
| World Bank | |
Coverage
Geographic Coverage (1)
National
Geographic Coverage (2)
Regional
Geographic Coverage (3)
Urban and Rural
Universe
The survey covered all de jure household members (usual residents), all women aged 15-49 and men aged 15-54 years
Producers and Sponsors
Primary Investigator(s)
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|
|
Samoa Bureau of Statistics
| Government of Samoa |
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Ministry of Health
| Government of Samoa |
Other Producer(s)
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|
|
ICF Macro
| | Technical assitance |
Funding
| Name | Abbreviation | Role |
|---|
|
Government of Samoa
| GS | |
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NZAid
| NZAID | |
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AUSAid
| AUSAID | |
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World Bank/International Development Association
| WB/IDA | |
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UNFPA
| UNFPA | |
Other Acknowledgements
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|
|
ICF Macro
| | Technical Support |
Metadata Production
Metadata Produced By
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|
| Junior Ah Yen | JAY | Samoa Bureau of Statistics | Documentation of the DHS 2009 |
| Lewis Sinclair | LS | Samoa Bureau of Statistics | Documentation of the DHS 2009 |
Date of Metadata Production
2012-07-02
DDI Document Version
Version 1.0 (July 2012). This is the first documentation of the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) 2009.
Version 1.1 (May 2014). Continuation of the DHS 2009 documentation.
DDI Document ID
DDI-WSM-SBS-DHS-2009-v011
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