Ghana - Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2003, Round four

Reference ID

GHA-GSS-DHS-2003-v1.1

Year

2003

Country

Ghana

Producer(s)

Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) - Government of Ghana

Sponsor(s)

Government of Ghana - GOG - Financial Assistance
U.S. Agency for International Development - USAID - Financial Assistance

Metadata

Documentation in PDF

Created on

Sep 13, 2014

Last modified

Mar 14, 2016

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Overview

Identification

Country

Ghana

Title

Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2003

Subtitle

Round four

Translated Title

No translation

Study Type

Demographic and Health Survey, Round 4

Series Information

The 2003 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS), is a nationally representative survey of 5,691 women aged 15-49 and 5,015 men age 15-59. The primary purpose of the GDHS is to generate recent and reliable information on fertility, family planning, infant and child mortality, maternal and child health, and nutrition. In addition, the survey collected information on malaria treatment and prevention, anaemia and HIV prevalence.

This information is essential for making informed policy decisions, planning, monitoring, and evaluating programmes on health in general and reproductive health in particular, at both the national and regional levels. This survey is the fourth in a series of population and health surveys conducted in Ghana as part of the global Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) programme. The first three GDHS were conducted in 1988, 1993 and 1998, giving a regular five year interval.

ID Number

GHA-GSS-DHS-2003-v1.1

Version

Version Description

Version 1.0 was the uploaded version without external resources.

Version 1.1 (September, 2014 ) External resources attached and the literal questions provided with some editing done to other categories.

Production Date

2003-09-10

Notes

Overview

Abstract

The principal objective of the 2003 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS) is to provide data to monitor the population and health situation in the country. This is the fourth round in a series of national-level population and health surveys conducted in Ghana under the worldwide Demographic and Health Surveys Program.

The primary objective is to provide current and reliable data on fertility and family planning behaviour, infant and child mortality, breastfeeding, antenatal care, children's immunisations and childhood diseases, nutritional status of mothers and children, use of maternal and child health services, and awareness and behaviour regarding AIDS and other STIs. New features of the 2003 GDHS include the collection of information on female and male circumcision, information on malaria and ownership and use of insecticide-treated bed nets, and haemoglobin and HIV testing.

The long-term objective of the survey includes strengthening the technical capacity of major government institutions, including the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS). The 2003 GDHS also provides comparable data for long-term trend analyses in Ghana, since the surveys were implemented by the same organisation, using similar data collection procedures. It also contributes to the ever-growing international database on demographic and health-related information.

Kind of Data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Units of Analysis

Individuals

Scope

Notes

The scope of the 2003 Demographic and Health Survey includes:

- HOUSEHOLD: Household schedule, household characteristics, education, water and sanitation, salt iodization, housing characteristics, security of tenure and durability of housing.

- WOMEN(15-49): Respondent background, literacy, reproduction and birth history, pregnancy and breastfeeding, antenatal and post natal care, contraception, immunization and health, marriage, fertility preferences, women's work, husband's/partner's background, HIV/AIDS and anthropometrical measurement.

- MEN (15-59): Respondent's background, literacy, employment, reproduction, contraception, marriage, fertility preference and HIV/AIDS.

Topics

Topic	Vocabulary	URI
Social Development	World Bank
Children & Youth	World Bank
Gender	World Bank
Participation / Empowerment	World Bank

Coverage

Geographic Coverage (1)

National level

Geographic Coverage (2)

Regional level

Geographic Unit

Regional l

Universe

All household members, all women 15-49 years, all men 15-59 years and children under 5 years living in Ghana except residence in Refugee camps.

Producers and Sponsors

Primary Investigator(s)

Name	Affiliation
Ghana Statistical Service (GSS)	Government of Ghana

Funding

Name	Abbreviation	Role
Government of Ghana	GOG	Financial Assistance
U.S. Agency for International Development	USAID	Financial Assistance

Other Acknowledgements

Name	Affiliation	Role
Ghana Health Service	Ministry of Health	Technical assistance, nurses for taking blood sample for HIV testing in the training of interviewers and vehicles
ORC Macro International Inc.	MEASURE DHS	Technical assistance in questionnaire design
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research	NMIMR	Technical assistance in HIV Testing
National Population Council	NPC	Provision of Vehicles for field work
Government of Ghana	GOG	Financial Assistance
U.S. Agency for International Development	USAID	Financial Assistance

Metadata Production

Metadata Produced By

Name	Abbreviation	Affiliation	Role
Ghana Statistical Service	GSS	Government of Ghana	Metadata Producer

Date of Metadata Production

2014-09-13

DDI Document Version

Version 1.0 was the uploaded version without external resources.

Version 1.1 (September 2014 ) External resources attached and the literal questions provided with some editing done to other categories.

DDI Document ID

DDI-GHA-GSS-DHS-2003-v1.1