Ghana - Demographic and Health Survey 2008
Reference ID | GHA_2008_DHS_v01_M |
Year | 2008 |
Country | Ghana |
Producer(s) |
Ghana Statistical Services (GSS) Ministry of Health |
Sponsor(s) | United States Agency for International Development - USAID - Financial assistance United Nations Population Fund - UNFPA - Financial assistance United Nations Children's Fund - UNICEF - Financial assistance Ghana AIDS Commission - GAC - Fi |
Metadata | Documentation in PDF |
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Feb 13, 2013
Last modified
Mar 22, 2016
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Overview
Identification
GHA_2008_DHS_v01_M |
Overview
The 2008 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS) is a national survey covering all ten regions of the country. The survey was designed to collect, analyse, and disseminate information on housing and household characteristics, education, maternal health and child health, nutrition, family planning, gender, and knowledge and behaviour related to HIV/AIDS. It included, for the first time, a module on domestic violence as one of the topics of investigation.The 2008 GDHS is designed to provide data to monitor the population and health situation in Ghana. This is the fifth round in a series of national level population and health surveys conducted in Ghana under the worldwide Demographic and Health Surveys programme. Specifically, the 2008 GDHS has the primary objective of providing current and reliable information on fertility levels, marriage, sexual activity, fertility preferences, awareness and use of family planning methods, breastfeeding practices, nutritional status of women and young children, childhood mortality, maternal and child health, domestic violence, and awareness and behaviour regarding AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The information collected in the 2008 GDHS will provide updated estimates of basic demographic and health indicators covered in the earlier rounds of 1988, 1993, 1998, and 2003 surveys.
The long-term objective of the survey includes strengthening the technical capacity of major government institutions, including the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS). The 2008 GDHS also provides comparable data for long-term trend analysis in Ghana, since the surveys were implemented by the same organisation, using similar data collection procedures. It also adds to the international database on demographic and health–related information for research purposes.
Sample survey data
- Household
- Children under five years
- Women age 15-49
- Men age 15-59
Scope
The 2008 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey covers the following topics:- Alcohol Consumption
- Anemia Testing
- Anthropometry
- Birth Registration
- Causes of Death
- Domestic Violence
- GPS/Georeferenced–Global Positioning System or Georeferenced Data
- HIV Behavior
- HIV Knowledge–Questions assess knowledge/sources of knowledge/ways to avoid HIV
- Malaria Module (bednets)
- Malaria/Bednet Questions
- Men's Survey
- Reproductive Calendar
- Social Marketing
- TB Questions
- Tobacco Use
- Verbal Autopsy
Coverage
NationalProducers and Sponsors
Name | Affiliation |
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Ghana Statistical Services (GSS) | |
Ministry of Health |
Name | Affiliation | Role |
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ICF Macro | Technical support |
Name | Abbreviation | Role |
---|---|---|
United States Agency for International Development | USAID | Financial assistance |
United Nations Population Fund | UNFPA | Financial assistance |
United Nations Children's Fund | UNICEF | Financial assistance |
Ghana AIDS Commission | GAC | Financial assistance |
Danish Development Agency | DANIDA | Financial assistance |
Metadata Production
Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
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World Bank, Development Economics Data Group | DECDG | Documentation of the study |
DDI_WB_GHA_2008_DHS_v01_M