The DHS Program

Survey Summary

Nigeria: Standard DHS, 2018

DHS Final Reports	FR359 Nigeria 2018 DHS Final Report (English) PDF, 10835K
Summary Reports/Key Findings	SR264 Nigeria 2018 Summary Report (English) PDF, 3168K
Working Papers	WP175 Analysis of Sickle Cell Genotypes of Young Children in Nigeria Using the 2018 DHS Survey (English) PDF, 1627K
Other Dissemination Materials	DM156 Nigeria 2018 DHS - Infographic (English) PDF, 580K
General Fact Sheets	GF46 Nigeria DHS 2018 Fact Sheet (English) PDF, 3285K
Survey Presentations	PPT69 Nigeria: DHS, 2018 - Survey Presentations (English) PDF, 5817K
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Survey Datasets
Data Available

HIV Testing
Not Collected

GPS Datasets
Data Available

SPA Datasets
Not Applicable

Country:	Nigeria
Contract Phase:	DHS-VII
Recode Structure:	DHS-VII
Implementing Organization:	National Population Commission (NPC)
Fieldwork:	August 2018 - December 2018
Status:	Completed

Respondents
Households:	Sample Size: 40427
Female:	All Women Age: 15 to 49 Sample Size: 41821
Male:	All Men Age: 15 to 59 Sample Size: 13311
Facilities:	N/A

Survey Characteristics

Anemia testing
Anthropometry
Calendar
CAPI survey
Domestic violence
Female genital cutting
Fieldworker characteristics
Fistula

HIV behavior
HIV knowledge
Iodine salt test
Malaria microscopy
Malaria RDT
Maternal mortality
Men's survey
Sickle cell (genotype test)
Tobacco use

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