Table of Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgements

1) Introduction and Description of DHS Datasets

Purpose of the Guide

Updates to the Guide

Description of The Demographic and Health Surveys Program

The DHS Program

Model Questionnaires

Questionnaire Modules

Other Basic Documentation

Reports and Data

Data Archiving

Model Datasets

DHS Website

Other Tools and Resources

Organization of DHS Data

Structure of DHS Data

Recode Files

Recode File Naming

Recode Variable Naming

Not Applicable and Missing Values and Other Special Codes

Construction of Variables

Analyzing DHS Data

Sample Design, Stratification and Sampling Weights

Households

De Facto and De Jure Populations

Age of Children

All Women Factors

Median Calculations

Matching and Merging Datasets

Background Characteristics

Data Suppression and Parenthesizing

Indicator Guidelines

Indicator Pages

Example Indicator Page

Using Indicator Pages

International Indicator Guides and Resources

2) Population and Housing

Heating Fuels and Technologies

Percent distribution of households and de jure population by type of space heating technology and heating fuel

Household Electricity, Flooring Material, and Sleeping Rooms

Percent distribution of households and de jure population by housing characteristics

Cooking Fuels and Technologies

Percent distribution of households and de jure population by place for cooking, cooking technology, and cooking fuel, percentage using clean fuels and technologies for cooking, and percentage using solid fuel for cooking

Lighting Fuels and Technologies

Percent distribution of households and de jure population by lighting fuel or technology

Primary Reliance on Clean Fuels and Technologies for Cooking, Heating and Lighting

Percentage of de jure population relying on clean fuels and technologies for cooking, percentage relying on solid fuels for cooking, percentage relying on clean fuel and technologies for space heating, percentage relying on clean fuel and technologies for lighting, and percentage relying on clean fuels and technologies for cooking, space heating, and lighting

Smoking in Home

Percent distribution by frequency of smoking in the home

Household Possessions

Percentage of households possessing various household effects, means of transport, ownership of agricultural land, and ownership of livestock/farm animals

Wealth Quintiles

Percent distribution of the de jure population by wealth quintiles and the Gini coefficient

Household Population by Age, Sex, and Residence

Percent distribution of the de facto household population by different age groupings, according to sex and residence.

Household Composition

Percent distribution of households by sex of head of household and by household size, mean size of households, and percentage of households with children under age 18 who are orphans or not living with a biological parent

Children’s Living Arrangements and Orphanhood

Percent distribution of de jure children, children not living with a biological parent, and children with one or both parents dead.

Birth Registration

Percentage of de jure children whose births are registered with civil authorities

Educational Attainment of Household Members

Percent distribution of the de facto female and male household population age 6 and over by highest level of schooling attended or completed

Median years of education completed

School Attendance Ratios

Net attendance ratios (NAR) and gross attendance ratios (GAR) for the de facto household population by sex and level of schooling, and the Gender Parity Index (GPI)

Participation Rate in Organized Learning

Percent distribution of children one year younger than the official primary school entry age at the beginning of the school year by attendance at an early childhood education program or primary school, and the adjusted net attendance ratio (NAR)

3) Respondents’ Characteristics

Background Characteristics of Respondents

Percent distribution of women and men by background characteristics

Educational Attainment of Women and Men

Percent distribution of women and men by highest level of schooling attended or completed

Median years of education completed

Literacy

Percent distribution of women and men by level of schooling attended and level of literacy, and percentage literate

Exposure to Mass Media

Percentage of women and men exposed to specific media on a weekly basis

Internet Usage

Percentage of women and men who have ever used the internet, percentage who have used the internet in the past 12 months, and among women and men who have used the internet in the past 12 months, percent distribution by frequency of internet use in the past month

Employment and Occupation

Percent distribution of women and men by employment status

Percent distribution of women and men age 15-49 employed in the 12 months preceding the survey by occupation

Percent distribution of women employed by type of earnings, type of employer, and continuity of employment

Health Insurance Coverage

Percentage of women and men with specific types of health insurance coverage, and percentage with any health insurance

Tobacco Use

Percentage of women and men who smoke various tobacco products

Percent distribution of men by smoking frequency

Average number of cigarettes smoked per day

Percentage of women and men age 15-49 who currently use smokeless tobacco, according to type of tobacco product, and percentage who use any type of tobacco

Alcohol consumption

Percentage of women and men who consumed alcohol in the last one month and among those that consumed alcohol in the last one month, percent distribution of frequency of drinking

Among women and men who have consumed alcohol in the last one month, percent distribution of usual number of drinks consumed on days when alcohol was consumed

Migration

Percent distribution of women and men by residence at birth

Percent distribution of women and men who have moved to their current place of residence in the last 5 years by type of migration

Among women and men born outside of their current place of residence, the percent who moved to their current place of residence in the last 5 years, the percent distribution of type of migration, and the percent distribution of the reason for migration

4) Marriage and Sexual Activity

Current Marital Status

Percent distribution by current marital status

Marriage Registration

Percentage of in-union women whose current marriage or union is registered, percentage whose current marriage or union is registered and who have any documentation recognizing the marriage/union, and percentage whose current marriage or union is registered and who have a marriage certificate

Number of Co-Wives and Number of Wives

Percent distribution of currently married women by number of co-wives

Percent distribution of currently married men by number of wives

Age at First Marriage

Percentage first married by specific exact ages

Median age at first marriage

Age at First Sexual Intercourse

Percentage who had first sexual intercourse by specific exact ages

Median age at first sexual intercourse

Percent distribution of recent sexual activity by timing of last sexual intercourse

5) Fertility

Current Fertility

Age-Specific Fertility Rate (ASFR)

Age-Specific Fertility Rate (ASFR) 10-14

Trends in Age-Specific Fertility Rates

Total Fertility Rate (TFR)

General Fertility Rate (GFR)

Crude Birth Rate (CBR)

Percentage currently pregnant

Completed Fertility

Mean number of children ever born to women age 40-49

Children Ever Born and Living

Percent distribution by number of children ever born

Mean number of children ever born and mean number of living children

Birth Intervals

Percent distribution by months since preceding birth

Median number of months since preceding birth

Postpartum Exposure: Amenorrhea, Abstinence, and Insusceptibility

Percentage of live births and stillbirths for which mothers are postpartum amenorrheic, abstaining from sexual intercourse and insusceptible to pregnancy

Median and mean durations of postpartum amenorrhea, abstinence, and insusceptibility

Age at Menarche

Percentage of women whose first menstruation occurred by specific exact ages, percentage who have never menstruated, and mean age at menarche

Menopause

Percentage of women who are menopausal

Age at First Birth

Percentage of women who gave birth by specific exact ages and percentage who never had a live birth

Median age at first birth

Teenage Pregnancy and Motherhood

Percentage of women age 15-19 who have ever had a live birth, percentage who have ever had a pregnancy loss, percentage who are currently pregnant, and percentage who have ever been pregnant

Sexual and Reproductive Health before Age 15

Among women and men age 15-19, percentage who initiated sexual intercourse before age 15, percentage who married before age 15, percentage who had a live birth/fathered a live birth before age 15, and percentage of women who have ever been pregnant before age 15

Pregnancy Loss

Percent distribution of pregnancies ending in the 3 years preceding the survey by type of outcome

Abortion

Age-Specific Abortion Rate (ASAR)

Age-Specific Abortion Rate (ASAR) 10-14

Total Abortion Rate (TAR)

General Abortion Rate (GAR)

6) Fertility Preferences

Fertility Preferences

Percent distribution by desire for children

Desire to Limit Childbearing

Percentage who want no more children

Ideal Number of Children

Percent distribution by ideal number of children

Mean ideal number of children

Fertility Planning

Percent distribution of live births and current pregnancies to women in the 3 years preceding the survey by planning status of the pregnancy and percent distribution of all pregnancy outcomes to women in the 3 years preceding the survey by planning status of the pregnancy

Wanted Fertility

Wanted fertility rates

7) Family Planning

Knowledge of Contraceptive Methods

Percentage who know of any method, any modern method, any traditional method and specific methods; mean number of methods known

Ever Use of Contraceptive Methods

Percentage who ever used any method, any modern method, any traditional method and specific methods (legacy indicator)

Current Use of Contraceptive Methods

Percentage of women who currently use any method, any modern method, any traditional method and specific methods

Knowledge of the Fertile Period

Percent distribution of women, by knowledge of the fertile period during the ovulatory cycle

Percentage of women with correct knowledge of the fertile period during the ovulatory cycle

Timing of Sterilization

Percent distribution of women sterilized by specific age groups

Median age at sterilization

Use of DMPA-SC/Sayana Press

Percentage of current injectable users using DMPA-SC/Sayana Press, and among women using DMPA-SC/Sayana Press, percent distribution by the person administering the injection the last time

Use of Emergency Contraception

Percentage of women who used emergency contraception in the last 12 months

Source of Contraception

Percent distribution of current users of modern methods, by most recent source of method

Use of Social Marketing Brand Pill and Condom

Percentage of women currently using oral contraceptives or condoms who use a specific socially marketed brand

Informed Choice

Percentage of current users of selected contraceptive methods who were informed about side effects or problems of the method used, what to do if they experienced side effects or problems, and who were informed of other methods of contraception that could be used

Contraceptive Discontinuation

First-year contraceptive discontinuation rates

Percent distribution of discontinued episodes of contraceptive use in the 5 years preceding the survey by reason for discontinuation.

Need and Demand for Family Planning

Percentage of women with unmet need for family planning, met need for family planning, total demand for family planning by whether for spacing, limiting, and total, and the percentage of the demand for family planning that is satisfied

Decision Making about Family Planning

Percent distribution of currently married women by who makes the decision to use or not use family planning, and percentage who participate in decision making about family planning

Pressure to Become Pregnant

Percentage of currently married women who were ever pressured by their husbands/partners or any other family member to become pregnant when they did not want to

Future Use of Contraception

Percent distribution of currently married women who are not using a contraceptive method, by intention to use in the future

Exposure to Family Planning Messages

Percentages of all women and men who heard or saw a family planning message through radio, television, newspaper or magazine, mobile phone, social media, poster, outdoor sign, or community meeting in the past 12 months or in none of the eight media sources

Contact of Nonusers with Family Planning Providers

Percentages of women who are not using contraception who were visited by a fieldworker who discussed family planning, who visited a health facility and discussed family planning, who visited a health facility but did not discuss family planning and who did not discuss family planning with a fieldworker or at a health facility during the 12 months preceding the survey

8) Infant and Child Mortality

Early Childhood Mortality

Methodology of DHS Mortality Rates Estimation

Neonatal Mortality Rate (NNMR), Post-Neonatal Mortality Rate (PNMR), Infant Mortality Rate (IMR), Child Mortality Rate (CMR) (Ages 1-4), Under-5 Mortality Rate (U5MR)

Perinatal Mortality

Stillbirth rate, early neonatal mortality rate, perinatal mortality rate, and the ratio of stillbirths to early neonatal deaths

High-Risk Fertility Behavior

Risk ratio of children in high-risk fertility behavior categories

Percentage of births in high-risk fertility behavior categories

Percentage of currently married women in high-risk fertility behavior categories

9) Maternal Healthcare

Antenatal Care

Percent distribution of antenatal care by type of provider, and percentage of antenatal care from a skilled provider

Percent distribution of number of antenatal care visits, and of timing of first antenatal visit

Median number of months pregnant at time of first antenatal care visit

Percentage of women receiving components of antenatal care

Percentage of women receiving food/cash assistance, deworming, and iron-containing supplementation during pregnancy

Percent distribution of number of days taking iron-containing supplements during pregnancy

Percentage of women who obtained iron-containing supplements, by source of supplements

Tetanus Toxoid Injections

Percentage of women receiving two or more tetanus toxoid injections during pregnancy, and percentage whose most recent live birth was protected against neonatal tetanus

Place of Delivery

Percent distribution of births by place of delivery, and the percentage of births delivered in a health facility

Assistance during Delivery

Percent distribution of births by person providing assistance during delivery, and the percentage assisted by a skilled provider.

Caesarean Section

Percentage of births delivered by caesarean section, the percentage that was planned before the onset of labor pains, and that was decided after the onset of labor pains

Duration of Stay in Health Facility after Birth

Percent distribution by duration of stay in the health facility following the most recent birth by type of delivery

Postnatal Care

Percent distribution of timing of first postnatal check for the mother, and percentage who received a postnatal check during the first 2 days

Percent distribution of type of provider for the first postnatal check for the mother

Percentage of women receiving components of postnatal care

Percent distribution of timing of first postnatal check for the newborn, and percentage receiving a postnatal check during the first 2 days

Percent distribution of type of provider for the first postnatal check for the newborn

Percentage of newborns receiving selected function of postnatal care

Percentage of mother-newborn pairs where both received postnatal checks within the first 2 days of birth and percentage of mother-newborn pairs where neither received a postnatal check within the first 2 days of birth.

Men’s involvement in maternal health care

Percentage of men who report their child’s mother had any antenatal care visit during pregnancy and percentage of men ever present during any of their child’s mother’s antenatal care visits

Percentage of men who report their child was born in a health facility, and percentage of men who went with their child’s mother to the health facility for the birth

Cervical cancer

Percentage of women ever examined for breast cancer and percentage ever tested for cervical cancer

Problems in Accessing Health Care

Percentage of women who reported serious problems in accessing health care for themselves, by type of problem

Percent distribution of women by travel time to nearest health facility and by means of transport to nearest health facility.

10) Child Health

Child Size and Weight at Birth

Percent distribution of live births by birth size and birth weight

Vaccination

Percentage of children age 12-23 months and children age 24-35 months who received specific vaccines at any time before the survey according to vaccination card, according to mother’s report, according to either vaccination card or mother’s report, and percentage who received specific vaccines by appropriate age

Percentage of children who ever had a vaccination card and who had a vaccination card seen

Percentage of children age 12-23 months and 24-35 months by source of most vaccinations

Symptoms of Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) and careseeking

Percentage of children under age 5 with symptoms of ARI, and among children under age 5 with symptoms of ARI, the percentage for whom advice or treatment was sought and for whom advice or treatment was sought the same or next day

Percentage of children under age 5 with symptoms of ARI for whom advice or treatment was sought from specific sources, and among those for whom advice or treatment was sought, percentage for whom advice or treatment was sought from specific sources

Fever and Careseeking

Percentage of children with fever in the 2 weeks preceding the survey; and among children with fever, percentage for whom advice or treatment was sought, percentage for whom advice or treatment was sought the same or next day following the onset of fever, and percentage who took antibiotic drugs

Diarrhea and Careseeking

Percentage of children under age 5 with diarrhea, and percentage for whom advice or treatment was sought

Feeding Practices During Diarrhea

Percent distribution of children under age 5 with diarrhea by amount of liquids given, and by amount of food given

Oral Rehydration Therapy, Zinc, Continued Feeding and Other Treatments for Diarrhea

Among children under age 5 who had diarrhea in the 2 weeks preceding the survey, percentage given fluid from an ORS packet or pre-packaged ORS fluid, zinc, ORS and zinc, ORS and continued feeding, ORS, zinc, and continued feeding, ORS or increased fluids, recommended homemade fluids (RHF), oral rehydration therapy (ORT), ORT and continued feeding, and other treatments; and percentage given no treatment

Source of Advice or Treatment for Children with Diarrhea

Percentage of children under age 5 with diarrhea for whom advice or treatment was sought from specific sources, among children with diarrhea for whom advice or treatment was sought, percentage sought from specific sources, and among children with diarrhea who received ORS, the percentage for whom advice or treatment was sought from specific sources

Knowledge of ORS packets

Percentage of mothers who know about ORS packets or ORS pre-packaged liquids (legacy indicator)

11) Nutrition of Children and Adults

Nutritional Status

Percentage of children stunted, wasted, and underweight, and mean z-scores for stunting, wasting and underweight

Percentage of women by nutritional status

Percentage of men by nutritional status

Child Growth Monitoring

Percentage of children who had their weight measured, weight and height measured, mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) measured, and weight, height and mid-upper arm circumference measured in the last 3 months

Anemia Status

Percentage of children with anemia

Percentage of women with anemia

Percentage of men with anemia

Early Breastfeeding

Percentage of children ever breastfed, put to the breast within one hour of birth (early initiation of breastfeeding), who started breastfeeding within one day of birth, and were exclusively breastfed for the first 2 days after birth

Breastfeeding and Complementary Feeding

Percentage of children exclusively breastfed, and receiving mixed milk feeding

Percent distribution of children who were fed breastmilk only, breastmilk and plain water, breastmilk and non-milk liquids, breastmilk and animal milk or formula, breastmilk and solid, semi-solid and soft foods, and not breastfed during the previous day

Percentage of children predominantly breastfed, and age-appropriately breastfed (legacy indicator)

Percentage of children currently breastfeeding, continuing breastfeeding at 1 year and at 2 years

Percentage of children bottle feeding

Median and mean durations of breastfeeding among children born in the past three years for any breastfeeding, exclusive breastfeeding, predominant breastfeeding (legacy indicator)

Introduction of solid, semi-solid or soft foods

Percentage of children introduced to solid, semi-solid, or soft foods

Foods and Liquids Consumed by Children

Percentage of breastfeeding and non-breastfeeding children consuming specific liquids and foods

Minimum Dietary Diversity, Minimum Meal Frequency, Minimum Milk Feeding Frequency, and Minimum Acceptable Diet

Percentage of children fed the minimum dietary diversity, the minimum meal frequency, the minimum milk feeding frequency, and the minimum acceptable diet

Egg and/or Flesh Food Consumption

Percentage of children fed egg and/or flesh food

Unhealthy Feeding Practices

Percentage of children fed a sweet beverage, selected sentinel unhealthy foods, and percentage of children not fed any vegetables or fruits

Infant and Young Child Feeding Counseling

Percentage of mothers who received infant and young child feeding (IYCF) counseling in the last 6 months

Micronutrient Intake among Children

Percentage of children who consumed foods rich in vitamin A, who consumed foods rich in iron, or who live in household with tested iodized salt (legacy indicator)

Micronutrient Supplementation and Deworming among Children

Percentage of children who were given iron tablets or syrups, who were given multiple micronutrient powders, who were given iron-containing supplements, who were given vitamin A supplements, or who were given deworming medication

Therapeutic and Supplemental Foods

Percentage of children who received Plumpy’Nut or who received Plumpy’Doz (legacy indicator)

Women’s Dietary Practices

Percentage of women consuming specific foods

Percentage of women achieving minimum dietary diversity, consuming sweet beverages, consuming unhealthy foods

Micronutrient Intake among Women

Percent distribution of women with a birth in last five years, by number of days they took iron tablets or syrup during pregnancy of last birth, percentage who took deworming medication, and percentage who live in a household with tested iodized salt (legacy indicator)

Iodization of Household Salt

Percentage of households with salt tested for iodine content, with salt but salt not tested, with no salt, and among households tested percentage with iodized salt

12) Malaria

Household Possession of Mosquito Nets

Percentage of households with at least one mosquito net, percentage of households with at least one insecticide-treated net (ITN), average number of mosquito nets, average number of ITNs, percentage of households with at least one mosquito net for every two persons who stayed in the household last night, and percentage of households with at least one ITN for every two persons who stayed in the household last night

Source of Mosquito Nets

Percent distribution of mosquito nets by source of net.

Access to an Insecticide-Treated Net (ITN)

Percent distribution of the household population by number of ITNs the household owns (legacy indicator)

Percentage of the population with access to an ITN

Use of Mosquito Nets by Persons in the Household

Percentage of the household population who slept the night before the survey under a mosquito net, under an insecticide-treated net (ITN), and among the population in households with at least one ITN, the percentage who slept under an ITN the night before the survey

Use of Existing ITNs

Percentage of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) used the night before the survey

Use of Mosquito Nets by Children

Percentage of children under age 5 who slept the night before the survey under a mosquito net, under an insecticide treated net (ITN), and among children under age 5 in households with at least one ITN, the percentage who slept under an ITN the night before the survey

Use of Mosquito Nets by Pregnant Women

Percentage of pregnant women who slept the night before the survey under a mosquito net, who slept the night before the survey under an insecticide-treated net (ITN), and among pregnant women age 15-49 in households with at least one ITN, the percentage who slept under an ITN the night before the survey

Reason net was not used

Among ITNs, non-ITNs, and all mosquito nets, percentage that were not used by anyone the night before the survey, and among mosquito nets that were not used by anyone the night before the survey, percent distribution by the main reason each net was not used

Use of Intermittent Preventive Treatment (IPTp) by Women during Pregnancy

Percentage of women who, during pregnancy, received one or more doses of SP/Fansidar, received two or more doses of SP/Fansidar, and received three or more doses of SP/Fansidar

Prevalence, Diagnosis, and Prompt Treatment of Children with Fever

Percentage of children with fever in the 2 weeks preceding the survey; and among children with fever, percentage for whom advice or treatment was sought, percentage for whom advice or treatment was sought the same or next day following the onset of fever, and percentage who had blood taken from a finger or heel for testing, and percentage who were diagnosed with malaria by a healthcare provider

Percentage of children under age 5 with fever in the 2 weeks preceding the survey for whom advice or treatment was sought from specific sources; and among children under age 5 with fever in the 2 weeks preceding the survey for whom advice or treatment was sought, the percentage for whom advice or treatment was sought from specific sources

Type of Antimalarial Drugs Used

Among children with fever in the 2 weeks preceding the survey who took any antimalarial medication, percentage who took specific antimalarial drugs

Coverage of Testing for Anemia and Malaria in Children

Percentage of eligible children who were tested for anemia and for malaria

Hemoglobin <8.0 g/dl in Children

Percentage of children with hemoglobin lower than 8.0 g/dl

Prevalence of Malaria in Children

Percentage of children classified in two tests as having malaria

13) HIV-AIDS Related Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors

Knowledge of HIV or AIDS

Percentage of women and men who have heard of HIV or AIDS

Knowledge of HIV Prevention

Percentage of women and men who know that people can reduce the risk of getting HIV by use of condoms and having just one uninfected faithful partner (legacy indicator)

Percentage of women and men with comprehensive knowledge about HIV (legacy indicator)

Percentage of young women and men with knowledge about HIV prevention

Knowledge of Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission

Percentage of women and men who know that HIV can be transmitted from mother to child during pregnancy, during delivery, by breastfeeding, and in all 3 ways; Percentage of women and men who know that the risk of mother-to-child transmission can be reduced by the mother taking special drugs (legacy indicator)

Medicines for HIV Treatment and Prevention

Percentages of women and men who have heard of antiretroviral medicines (ARVs) that treat HIV, who know that the risk of mother-to-child transmission can be reduced by the mother taking special drugs, and who have heard of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP); Among women and men who have heard of PrEP, percentage who approve of people taking PrEP to prevent acquiring HIV

Discriminatory Attitudes towards People Living with HIV

Percentage of women and men who have discriminatory attitudes towards people living with HIV

Multiple Sexual Partners, Higher-Risk Sexual Partners, and Condom Use

Percentage of all women and men and of young women and men who had multiple sexual partners, higher-risk sexual partners, condom use with multiple partners, and condom use at last high-risk sex

Mean number of lifetime sexual partners

Payment for Sexual Intercourse and Condom Use

Percentage of men who ever paid for sexual intercourse, percentage who paid for sexual intercourse in the past 12 months, and percentage reporting using a condom at last paid sexual intercourse (legacy indicator)

Coverage of Prior HIV Testing

Percentage of women and men who know where to get an HIV test, percent distribution by prior HIV testing status and whether they received the result of their last test, percentage ever tested for HIV, percentage who have been tested for HIV in the past 12 months and received the results of the last test

Lifetime number of HIV tests

Pregnant Women Tested for HIV

Percentage of women tested for HIV during antenatal care according to whether they received their test results and percentage who received an HIV test during antenatal care or labor according to whether they received the test result

Male Circumcision

Percentage of men circumcised by type of circumcision

Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and STI Symptoms

Percentage of women and men who had an STI in the past 12 months, had an abnormal genital discharge in the past 12 months, had a genital sore or ulcer in the past 12 months, had an STI or symptoms of an STI in the past 12 months

Care-Seeking Behavior for Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI)

Among women and men who reported an STI or symptoms of an STI in the past 12 months, the percentage who sought advice or treatment (legacy indicator)

Age at First Sexual Intercourse among Young People

Percentage of young women and men who had sexual intercourse before age 15 or age 18

Premarital Sexual Intercourse among Young People

Percentage of never-married young women and men who have never had sexual intercourse

Recent HIV Tests among Young People

Among young women and men who have had sexual intercourse in the past 12 months, percentage who have been tested for HIV in the past 12 months and received the results

Self-Testing for HIV

Percentage of women and men who have ever heard of HIV self-test kits and percentage who have ever used a self-test kit

Disclosure, Shame, and Stigma Experienced by People Living with HIV

Among women and men who self-reported as HIV positive, the percentage who have ever disclosed their positive HIV status to anyone, who feel ashamed because of their positive HIV status, and who reported experiencing stigma in community and healthcare settings in the last 12 months due to their HIV status

14) HIV Prevalence

Coverage of HIV Testing

Percent distribution of women and men eligible for HIV testing

HIV Prevalence

Among women and men interviewed and tested, percentage HIV positive

Prior HIV Testing

Percent distribution of women and men who tested HIV positive and who tested HIV negative according to HIV testing status prior to the survey

HIV Prevalence by Male Circumcision

Among men who were tested for HIV, percentage HIV positive by circumcision status

HIV Prevalence among Couples

Percent distribution of couples living in the same household by HIV status

15) Women’s Empowerment

Employment and Cash Earnings

Percentage of currently married women and men employed in the past 12 months, and percent distribution of currently married women and men employed in the past 12 months by type of earnings

Control over Women’s Cash Earnings

Percent distribution of currently married women receiving cash earnings for employment in the 12 months preceding the survey by person who decides how wife’s cash earnings are used, and percent distribution by whether she earned more or less than her husband

Control over Men’s Cash Earnings

Percent distribution of currently married men receiving cash earnings by person who decides how husband’s cash earnings are used, and percent distribution of currently married women whose husbands receive cash earnings, by person who decides how husband’s cash earnings are used

Ownership of Assets

Percent distribution of women and men by ownership of housing and land

Ownership of Title or Deed for House or Land

Percent distribution of women (or men) who own a house or own land by whether the house or land owned has a title deed, and whether or not the woman/man's name appears on the title deed

Ownership and Use of Bank Accounts and Mobile Phones

Percentage of women and men who have and use an account in a bank or other financial institution, percentage who deposited or withdrew money from their own bank account in the last 12 months, percentage who own a mobile phone, percentage who own a mobile smartphone, and percentage who used a mobile phone for financial transactions in the last 12 months

Participation in Decision Making

Percent distribution of currently married women and men by person who usually makes decisions about various issues

Percentage of currently married women and men who usually make specific decisions either alone or jointly with their husband/wife

Attitude towards Wife Beating

Percentage of all women and men who agree that a husband is justified in hitting or beating his wife for specific reasons

Attitudes towards Negotiating Safer Sexual Relations with Husband

Percentage of women and men who believe that a woman is justified in refusing to have sexual intercourse with her husband if she knows that he has sexual intercourse with other women, and percentage who believe that a woman is justified in asking that they use a condom if she knows that her husband has a sexually transmitted infection (STI)

Ability to Negotiate Sexual Relations with Husband

Percentage of currently married women who can say no to their husband if they do not want to have sexual intercourse, and percentage who can ask their husband to use a condom

Indicators of Women’s Empowerment

Percentage of currently married women who participate in all decision making, and percentage who disagree with all of the reasons justifying wife-beating

Percentage of currently married women who make their own informed decisions regarding sexual relations, contraceptive use, and reproductive health care

16) Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

Household Drinking Water

Percent distribution of households and de jure population by source of drinking water

Percent distribution of households and de jure population by time to obtain drinking water

Drinking water service ladder

Percent distribution of de jure population by drinking water service ladder

Person Collecting Drinking Water

Percentage of de jure population without drinking water on premises, and percent distribution of de jure population in households without drinking water on premises by the person who usually collects drinking water used in the household

Availability of sufficient drinking water

Percentage of de jure population with sufficient water available when needed

Treatment of Household Drinking Water

Percentage of de jure population using methods to treat drinking water and percentage using an appropriate treatment method

Type of Sanitation Facility

Percent distribution of households and de jure population by type of sanitation facility, by improved and unimproved sanitation facility and open defecation

Percent distribution of households and de jure population with a toilet/latrine facility by location of facility

Sanitation service ladder

Management of Household Excreta

Emptying and removal of wastes from on-site sanitation facilities

Management of household excreta

Percent distribution of youngest children under age 2 living with the mother, by the manner of disposal of child’s last fecal matter, and the percentage of children whose stools are disposed of appropriately

Handwashing

Percentage of jure population for whom the place used for handwashing was observed, and among that population, percentage with water, soap, and cleansing agents other than soap available

Percentage of de jure population with basic or limited handwashing facilities

Menstrual hygiene

Among women whose most recent menstrual period was in the last year, percentage who used specified materials to collect or absorb blood from the most recent menstrual period; and among women whose most recent menstrual period was in the last year and were at home during their last menstrual period, percentage who were able to wash and change in privacy while at home and percentage who were able to both wash and change in privacy and who used appropriate materials during their last menstruation

17) Domestic Violence

Experience of Physical Violence by Any Perpetrator

Percentage of women who have experienced physical violence by any perpetrator, and who have experienced physical violence by any perpetrator in the past 12 months

Persons Committing Physical Violence

Among women who have experienced physical violence since age 15, percentage who report specific persons who committed the violence

Experience of Sexual Violence by Any Perpetrator

Percentage of women who have ever experienced sexual violence by any perpetrator, and who experienced sexual violence by any perpetrator in the 12 months preceding the survey

Experience of Sexual Violence by Non-Intimate Partners

Percentage of women who have ever experienced sexual violence by any person who is not their husband or intimate partner, and who experienced sexual violence by any person who is not their husband or intimate partner in the 12 months preceding the survey

Persons Committing Sexual Violence

Among women who have experienced sexual violence, percentage who report specific persons who committed the violence

Age at First Experience of Sexual Violence

Percentage of women who have experienced sexual violence by exact ages

Experience of Physical or Sexual Violence by Anyone: Different Combinations

Percentage of women who have experienced physical violence only, sexual violence only, physical and sexual violence, and physical or sexual violence

Experience of Physical Violence during Pregnancy

Percentage of women who have experienced violence during pregnancy

Intimate Partner Controlling Behavior

Percentage of women who have ever had a husband or intimate partner whose husbands/intimate partners have ever demonstrated specific types of controlling behaviors ever and in the 12 months preceding the survey 

Intimate Partner Physical Violence

Percentage of women who have ever had a husband or intimate partner who have ever experienced physical violence committed by their current or most recent husband/intimate partner or in the 12 months preceding the survey

Intimate Partner Sexual Violence

Percentage of women who have ever had a husband or intimate partner who have ever experienced sexual violence committed by their current or most recent husband/intimate partner or in the 12 months preceding the survey

Intimate Partner Emotional Violence

Percentage of women who have ever had a husband or intimate partner who have ever experienced emotional violence committed by their current or most recent husband/intimate partner or in the 12 months preceding the survey

Combinations of Types of Intimate Partner Violence: Ever Experienced

Percentage of ever-married women and never-married women who report an intimate partner who have ever experienced physical violence and sexual violence, physical violence and sexual violence and emotional violence, physical violence or sexual violence, physical violence or sexual violence or emotional violence by their current or most recent husbands/partners

Combinations of Types of Intimate Partner Violence: 12 months preceding the Survey

Percentage of ever-married women and never-married women who report an intimate partner who have experienced physical violence and sexual violence, physical violence and sexual violence and emotional violence, physical violence or sexual violence, physical violence or sexual violence or emotional violence by their current or most recent husbands/partners in the 12 months preceding the survey

Types of Intimate Partner Violence by Any Intimate Partner in the Last 12 Months

Percentage of women who have ever had a husband or intimate partner who have experienced emotional, physical or sexual violence by any husband/intimate partner in the last 12 months

Experience of Spousal Violence by Duration of Marriage

Among married women married only once, the percentage who first experienced spousal physical or sexual violence by specific exact years since marriage (legacy indicator)

Injuries to Women Due to Intimate Partner Violence

Among ever-married women and never-married women who report an intimate partner who have experienced violence committed by their current or most recent husband/intimate partner, the percentage who have been injured as a result of the violence

Initiation of Intimate Partner Violence by Women

Percentage of ever-married women and never-married women who report an intimate partner who have committed physical violence against their current or most recent husband/intimate partner when he was not already beating or physically hurting her, ever and in the past 12 months

Help Seeking to Stop the Violence

Percent distribution of women who have experienced physical or sexual violence by help-seeking behavior

Sources for Help to Stop the Violence

Percentage of women age who have experienced physical or sexual violence and sought help by sources from which they sought help

18) Adult and Maternal Mortality

Adult Mortality Rates

Age-specific adult mortality rates, and age 15-49 mortality rate

Probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 50 for women and men

Maternal Mortality and Pregnancy-related Mortality

Age-specific pregnancy-related and maternal mortality rates, and total pregnancy-related and maternal mortality rate

Percentage of female deaths that are pregnancy-related deaths and maternal deaths

Pregnancy-related mortality ratio and maternal mortality ratio

Lifetime risk of pregnancy-related death and maternal death

Completeness of Information on Siblings

Completeness of data on survival status of sisters and brothers, age of living siblings and age at death and years since death of dead siblings.

Sibship Size and Sex Ratio of Siblings

Mean sibship size and sex ratio of siblings at birth

19) Female Genital Cutting

Knowledge of Female Circumcision

Percentage of women and men who have heard of female circumcision

Prevalence of Female Circumcision

Percentage of women circumcised and percent distribution of circumcised women by type of circumcision

Age at Circumcision

Percent distribution of circumcised women by age at circumcision

Prevalence of Circumcision: Girls 0-14

Percentage of girls circumcised

Age at Circumcision: Girls 0-14

Percent distribution of girls by age at circumcision

Aspects of Circumcision

Percent distribution of circumcised girls and women by person performing the circumcision and type of circumcision

Opinions of Women and Men about Circumcision

Percent distribution of women and men who have heard of female circumcision by opinion on whether their religion requires female circumcision

Opinions about Whether the Practice of Circumcision Should Continue

Percent distribution of women and men who have heard of female circumcision by their opinion on whether the practice of circumcision should be continued

20) Fistula

Knowledge and Symptoms of (Obstetric) Fistula

Percentage of women who have ever heard of and have experienced fistula

Reported Causes of Fistula Symptoms

Percent distribution of women who report having or having had fistula symptoms, by reported cause of fistula and percent distribution of number of days after delivery that symptoms began

Type of Provider for Treatment of Fistula Symptoms

Percent distribution of women who sought treatment by type of provider and percent of women who did not seek treatment

Outcome of Treatment of Fistula Symptoms

Among women who experienced symptoms of fistula and sought treatment, the percent distribution by outcome of treatment, and percentage who had operation

Reasons for Not Seeking Treatment for Fistula Symptoms

Among women who reported ever having fistula symptoms but not seeking treatment, percentage by reasons for not seeking treatment