Global School-based Student Health Survey 2010
Niue, 2010
World Health Organization, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Identification
IDNO
NIU_2010_GSHS_v01_M
Title
Global School-based Student Health Survey 2010
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Niue | NIU |
Abstract
The 2010 Niue Global school-based student health survey (GSHS) was a school-based survey of students in Forms 1-7.
The purpose of the GSHS is to provide data on health behaviors and protective factors among students to:
- Help countries develop priorities, establish programs, and advocate for resources for school health and youth health programs and policies;
- Allow international agencies, countries, and others to make comparisons across countries regarding the prevalence of health behaviors and protective factors; and
- Establish trends in the prevalence of health behaviors and protective factors by country for use in evaluation of school health and youth health promotion.
The purpose of the GSHS is to provide data on health behaviors and protective factors among students to:
- Help countries develop priorities, establish programs, and advocate for resources for school health and youth health programs and policies;
- Allow international agencies, countries, and others to make comparisons across countries regarding the prevalence of health behaviors and protective factors; and
- Establish trends in the prevalence of health behaviors and protective factors by country for use in evaluation of school health and youth health promotion.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Version
Version number
- v01: Edited, anonymous datasets for public distribution.
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
National coverage
Unit of Analysis
Students aged 13-15 years
Producers and sponsors
Authoring entity/Primary investigators
| Agency Name |
|---|
| World Health Organization |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Producers
| Name |
|---|
| United Nations Children's Fund |
| United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS |
Funding Agency/Sponsor
| Name | Abbreviation |
|---|---|
| World Health Organization | WHO |
Sampling
Sampling Procedure
The Niue GSHS was a school-based survey of students in Forms 1-7. A census was used to produce data representative of all students in Forms 1-7 in Niue. A total of 141 students participated in the Niue GSHS.
Response Rate
The school response rate was 100%, the student response rate was 81%, and the overall response rate was 81%.
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection (YYYY/MM/DD)
| Start date |
|---|
| 2010 |
Mode of data collection
Face-to-face [f2f]
Type of Research Instrument
The GSHS uses a standardized scientific sample selection process; common school-based methodology; and core questionnaire modules, core-expanded questions, and country-specific questions that are combined to form a self-administered questionnaire that can be administered during one regular class period.
The 10 core questionnaire modules address the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among children and adults worldwide.
- Alcohol use
- Dietary behaviors
- Drug use
- Hygiene
- Mental health
- Physical activity
- Protective factors
- Sexual behaviors that contribute to HIV infection, other sexually-transmitted infections, and unintended pregnancy
- Tobacco use
- Violence and unintentional injury
The 10 core questionnaire modules address the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among children and adults worldwide.
- Alcohol use
- Dietary behaviors
- Drug use
- Hygiene
- Mental health
- Physical activity
- Protective factors
- Sexual behaviors that contribute to HIV infection, other sexually-transmitted infections, and unintended pregnancy
- Tobacco use
- Violence and unintentional injury
Data Collectors
| Name | Abbreviation |
|---|---|
| World Health Organization | WHO |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | CDC |
Data Processing
Cleaning Operations
Students self-reported their responses to each question on a computer scannable answer sheet.
Data access
Contact
| Name | Affiliation | URI | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Chronic Diseases and Health Promotion | World Health Organization | [email protected] | http://www.who.int/chp/gshs/en/ |
Conditions
GSHS data release and publication policies and procedures are based on the following guiding principles:
- GSHS data are owned by the official country-level agency (ex. Ministry of Health) conducting or sponsoring the survey.
- Public health and scientific advancement are best served by an open and timely exchange of data and data analyses.
- The privacy of participating schools and students must be protected.
- Data quality must be maintained.
- GSHS data are owned by the official country-level agency (ex. Ministry of Health) conducting or sponsoring the survey.
- Public health and scientific advancement are best served by an open and timely exchange of data and data analyses.
- The privacy of participating schools and students must be protected.
- Data quality must be maintained.
Citation requirement
Use of the dataset must be acknowledged using a citation which would include:
- the Identification of the Primary Investigator
- the title of the survey (including country, acronym and year of implementation)
- the survey reference number
- the source and date of download
Example:
World Health Organization and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Niue Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS) 2010, Ref. NIU_2010_GSHS_v01_M. Dataset downloaded from [url] on [date].
- the Identification of the Primary Investigator
- the title of the survey (including country, acronym and year of implementation)
- the survey reference number
- the source and date of download
Example:
World Health Organization and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Niue Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS) 2010, Ref. NIU_2010_GSHS_v01_M. Dataset downloaded from [url] on [date].
Disclaimer and copyrights
Disclaimer
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
Contact
| Name | Affiliation | URI | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Chronic Diseases and Health Promotion | World Health Organization | [email protected] | http://www.who.int/chp/gshs/en/ |
Metadata production
Document ID
DDI_NIU_2010_GSHS_v01_M_WB
Producers
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development Data Group | DECDG | The World Bank | Documentation of the DDI |
Date of Production
2014-01-07
Document version
Version 01 (Janurary 2014)