Demographic Health Survey 2007
Nauru, 2007
Nauru Bureau of Statistics
Identification
IDNO
SPC_NRU_2007_DHS_v01_M
Title
Demographic Health Survey 2007
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Nauru | NRU |
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.
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]
Version
Version number
Version 1.0
- v1.0: Edited data, second version for internal use only
- 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.
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
National Coverage
- Districts
- Districts
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
- Children (0-14yrs)
- Individual women of reproductive age (15-49 yrs)
- Individual men of reproductive age (15yrs+)
- Facilities providing reproductive and child health services
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).
- 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
Authoring entity/Primary investigators
| Agency 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)
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).
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)
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 (YYYY/MM/DD)
| Start date | End date |
|---|---|
| 2007-09-13 | 2007-10-05 |
Mode of data collection
Face-to-face [f2f]
Supervision
IDG Notes: To be inserted
Type of Research Instrument
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.
- 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
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 Production
2012-07-17
Document version
Version 01