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Demographic Health Survey 2007

Nauru, 2007
Nauru
Nauru Bureau of Statistics
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Identification

Survey ID Number
SPC_NRU_2007_DHS_v01_M
Title
Demographic Health Survey 2007
Country
Name Country code
Nauru NRU
Study type
Demographic and Health Survey [hh/dhs]
Series Information
First of Series
Abstract
The main objective of a demographic household survey (DHS) is to provide estimates of a number of basic demographic and health variables. This is done through interviews with a scientifically selected probability sample that is chosen from a well-defined population.

The 2007 Nauru Demographic and Health Survey (2007 NDHS) was one of four pilot demographic and health surveys conducted in the Pacific under an Asian Development Bank ADB/ Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) Regional DHS Pilot Project. The primary objective of this survey was to provide up-to-date information for policy-makers, planners, researchers and programme managers, for use in planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating population and health programmes within the country. The survey was intended to provide key estimates of Nauru's demographics and health situation. The findings of the 2007 NDHS are very important in measuring the achievements of family planning and other health programmes. To ensure better understanding and use of these data, the results of this survey should be widely disseminated at different planning levels. Different dissemination techniques will be used to reach different segments of society.

The primary purpose of the 2007 NDHS was to furnish policy-makers and planners with detailed information on fertility, family planning, infant and child mortality, maternal and child health, nutrition, and knowledge of HIV and AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections.


NOTE:
The only dissemination used was wide distribution of the report. A planned data use workshop was not undertaken. Hence there is some misconceptions and lack of awareness on the results obtained from the survey. The report is provided on the NBOS website free for download.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
- Households
- Children (0-14yrs)
- Individual women of reproductive age (15-49 yrs)
- Individual men of reproductive age (15yrs+)
- Facilities providing reproductive and child health services

Version

Version Description
Version 1.0

- v1.0: Edited data, second version for internal use only
Version Date
2012-07-17
Version Notes
The version of documentation (v1.0: Edited data, second version for internal use only) on the dataset was produced by Macro and sent to Nauru via SPC for the analytical report. Minimal anonymisation was undertaken. In this current version (v1.0) it is recommened for use internally or under strict data access agreement for research purpose only and on the specified areas highlighed in the contractual and legal agreement only. Issuance of agreement will be subject to Director of Statistics approval for release.

Scope

Notes
DHS questionnaire for women cover the following sections:

- Background characteristics (age, education, religion, etc)
- Reproductive history
- Knowledge and use of contraception methods
- Antenatal care, delivery care and postnatal care
- Breastfeeding and infant feeding
- Immunization, child health and nutrition
- Marriage and recent sexual activity
- Fertility preferences
- Knowledge about HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections
- Husbands background and women's work

The men's questionnaire covers the same except for sections 4, 5, 6 which are not applicable to men.

It was also recognized that some countries have a need for special information that is not contained in the core questionnaire. Separate questionnaire modules were developed on a series of topics. These topics are optional and include:

- maternal mortality
- pill-taking behaviour
- sterilization experience
- children's education
- women's status
- domestic violence
- health expenditures
- consanguinity

Coverage

Geographic Coverage
National Coverage
- Districts
Universe
The survey covered all household members (usual residents),
- All children (aged 0-14 years) resident in the household
- All women of reproductive age (15-49 years) resident in all household
- All males (15yrs and above) in every second household (approx. 50%) resident in selected household

Results:
The 2007 Nauru Demographic Health Survey
(2007 NDHS) is a nationally representative
survey of 655 eligible women (aged 15-49)
and 392 eligible men (aged 15 and above).

Producers and sponsors

Primary investigators
Name Affiliation
Nauru Bureau of Statistics Ministry of Finance
Producers
Name Role
Secretariat of the Pacific Community [Technical assistance in] questionnaire design
Secretariat of the Pacific Community [Technical assistance in] sampling design
Secretariat of the Pacific Community [Joint Coordination] data collection
Secretariat of the Pacific Community [Technical assistance in] data processing
Secretariat of the Pacific Community [Co-Authoring] data analysis
Ministry of Healh [Concepts and contents] data questionnaire design
Ministry of Health [Fieldwork] data collection
Ministry of Health [Co-Authoring] data analysis
Macro International Questionnaire Design
Macro International Data Processing design
Funding Agency/Sponsor
Name Abbreviation Role
Asian Development Bank ADB Donor
Australian Aid Agency AusAID Donor
New Zealand Aid Agency NZAid Donor

Sampling

Sampling Procedure
IDG NOTES: Locate sampling documentation with SPC (Graeme Brown) and internal files. Add in this sections. Or second option dilute appendix A Sampling and extract key issues.

ESTIMATES OF SAMPLING ERRORS - Refer to Appendix A of final NDHS2007 report or;
- External Resources
- 2007 DHS- Appendix A and B Sampling (to be created separatedly by IDG progress ongoing)
Deviations from the Sample Design
IDG NOTES: Locate sampling documentation with Macro and internal files. Add in this section. Or second option dilute appendix B Sampling and extract key issues.

ESTIMATES OF SAMPLING ERRORS - Refer to Appendix B of final NDHS2007 report or;

- External Resources
- 2007 DHS- Appendix A and B Sampling (to be created separatedly by IDG progress ongoing)


Extract:

In the 2007 NDHS Report of the survey results, sampling errors for selected variables have been presented in a tabular format. The sampling error tables should include:

.. Variable name

R: Value of the estimate;
SE: Sampling error of the estimate;
N: Unweighted number of cases on which the estimate is based;
WN: Weighted number of cases;
DEFT: Design effect value that compensates for the loss of precision that results from using cluster
rather than simple random sampling;
SE/R: Relative standard error (i.e. ratio of the sampling error to the value estimate);
R-2SE: Lower limit of the 95% confidence interval;
R+2SE: Upper limit of the 95% confidence interval (never >1.000 for a proportion).
Response Rate
IDG NOTES: Locate response rate documentation with SPC (Graeme Brown) and internal files. Add in this sections.
Weighting
IDG NOTES: Locate weighting documentation with SPC (Graeme Brown) and internal files. Add in this sections. Or second option dilute appendix C Sampling and extract key issues.

ESTIMATES OF SAMPLING ERRORS - Refer to Appendix C of final NDHS2007 report or;

- External Resources
- 2007 DHS- Appendix A, B and C Sampling (to be created separatedly by IDG progress ongoing)

Data Collection

Dates of Data Collection
Start End
2007-09-13 2007-10-05
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Supervision
IDG Notes: To be inserted
Data Collection Notes
It was agreed that the main enumeration would be conducted at Nauru General Hospital (central location) mainly due to the survey’s objective and confidentiality issues. Senior NDHS staff made periodic visits to field teams to monitor the quality of data collection. Problems during data collection included unreliable rental vehicles for respondent pickup, prolonged processing of funds from the Treasury (which sometimes delayed reimbursement of expenses), and rescheduling of respondent appointments to the central location.

Questionnaires

Questionnaires
DHS questionnaire for women cover the following sections:

- Background characteristics (age, education, religion, etc)
- Reproductive history
- Knowledge and use of contraception methods
- Antenatal care, delivery care and postnatal care
- Breastfeeding and infant feeding
- Immunization, child health and nutrition
- Marriage and recent sexual activity
- Fertility preferences
- Knowledge about HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections
- Husbands background and women's work

The men's questionnaire covers the same except for sections 4, 5, 6 which are not applicable to men.

It was also recognized that some countries have a need for special information that is not contained in the core questionnaire. Separate questionnaire modules were developed on a series of topics. These topics are optional and include:

- maternal mortality
- pill-taking behaviour
- sterilization experience
- children's education
- women's status
- domestic violence
- health expenditures
- consanguinity

The Papua New Guinea (PNG) questionnaire was proposed for Nauru to adapt as in comparison to the existing DHS model, this is not as lengthy and time-consuming. The PNG questionnaire also dealt with high incidence of alcohol and tobacco in Nauru. Questions on HIV/AIDS and STI knowledge were included in the men's questionnaire where it was not included in the PNG questionnaire.

Disclaimer and copyrights

Disclaimer
All users of data should acknowledge that the Nauru Bureau of Statistics bear no responsibility in the interpretation of the data or any inferences done by the users on the data.

Metadata production

DDI Document ID
DDI_SPC_NRU_2007_DHS_v01_M
Producers
Name Abbreviation Affiliation Role
Ipia Darrel Gadabu IDG Ministry of Finance, Bureau of Statistics Survey Implementer
Date of Metadata Production
2012-07-17
DDI Document version
Version 01
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