Global School-based Student Health Survey 2015
Cook Island, 2015
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COK_2015_GSHS_v01_M_v01_A_PUF
Global School-based Student Health Survey 2015
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Cook Islands | COK |
Demographic and Health Survey [hh/dhs]
This is the second Global School-based Student Health Survey to be ever conducted in Cook Islands, the first one being in 2010.
The 2015 Cook Islands GSHS was a school-based survey of students in Years 8-13, which are typically attended by students aged 13-17. A two-stage cluster sample design was used to produce data representative of all students in Years 8-13 in Cook Islands. At the first stage, all schools were selected to participate. At the second stage, all classes were selected to participate and all students were eligible to participate.
Census/enumeration data [cen]
School and Student.
Version
Version 01: Public-use file adapted from the Master file provided by World Health Organization (WHO).
2015
The dataset, which is publically available, has been provided by the Word Health Organization (WHO).
The Statistics for Development Divison (Pacific Community) has only created a few labels on the dataset for the purpose of this documentation.
Scope
STUDENT: Alcohol use, dietary behaviours, drug use, hygiene, mental health, physical activity, protective factors, sexual behaviours, tobacco use, violence and unintentional injury.
Coverage
National coverage: At the first stage, all schools were selected to participate. At the second stage, all classes were selected to participate and all students were eligible to participate.
The survey covered students in Years 8-13 or Forms 2 to 7.
These students were mostly aged between 13 and 17 years old. However, some of the respondents were younger than 13 years old and others older than 17 years.
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Ministry of Health | Government of Cook Islands |
| Ministry of Education | Government of Cook Islands |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| World Health Organization | United Nations | Technical assistance |
Sampling
Not applicable as all students from Forms 2 to 7 participated to this census survey.
The school response rate was 100%, the student response rate was 65%, and the overall response rate was 65%.
Survey instrument
The questionnaire addressed the following areas: respondent demographics; alcohol and other drug use; Body Mass Index (BMI) and dietary behaviors; hygiene-related behaviors; mental health issues; physical activity; protective factors; HIV infection knowledge; tobacco use; and violence and unintentional injury. Survey procedures were designed to protect 7 students' privacy by allowing for anonymous and confidential participation.
The questionnaire, published in English were administered to each student.
Data collection
| Start |
|---|
| 2015-01-01 |
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Ministry of Health | Government of Cook Islands |
| Ministry of Education | Government of Cook Islands |
Students completed the self-administered questionnaire during one classroom period and recorded their responses directly on a computer-scannable answer sheet.
Data Access
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ministry of Health | Government of Cook Islands | https://www.health.gov.ck/contact-us/ | MOHsupport@cookislands.gov.ck |
| World Health Organization | United Nations | https://www.who.int/about/who-we-are/contact-us |
| Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? | Confidentiality declaration text |
|---|---|
| yes | Anonymized and public-use file, distributed by World Health Organization (WHO). |
Anonymized and public-use file, distributed by World Health Organization (WHO).
"Ministries of Health and Education of Cook Islands, Global School-based Student Health Survey 2015 (GSHS 2015), Version 01 of the public-use dataset (2015), provided by the Pacific Microdata Library. www.pdl.spc.int"
Disclaimer and copyrights
The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ministry of Health | Government of Cook Islands | e.tangaroa@health.gov.ck | https://www.health.gov.ck/contact-us/ |
Metadata production
DDI_COK_2015_GSHS_v01_M_v01_A_PUF
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Statistics for Development Division | Pacific Comminuty | Documentation of the study |
2019-04-01
Metadata version
Version 01 (April 2019): This is the first attempt at documenting the Cook Islands 2015 Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS). Done by Statistics for Development Division at Noumea, New Caledonia.