SRI LANKA - Demographic and Health Survey - 1993
Reference ID | LKA-DCS-DHS-1993-v1.0 |
Year | 1993 |
Country | SRI LANKA |
Producer(s) | Department of Census and Statistics (DCS) - Ministry of Finance and Planning |
Sponsor(s) | IDA/World Bank - - Funding |
Collection(s) | |
Metadata |
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Created on | Apr 08, 2009 |
Last modified | Sep 10, 2014 |
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Overview
Identification
ID Number LKA-DCS-DHS-1993-v1.0 |
Version
Version Description
v1.0 : Full edited dataset, for internal DPD use.Production Date
2008-02-27Overview
Abstract
The major objective of this survey was to provide up-to-date and accurate information on fertility, contraception, child mortality, child nutrition and health status of children. This sample survey is further intended to serve as a source of demographic data for comparison with earlier surveys such as Sri Lanka Demographic and Health Survey 1987 (DHS87) and Sri Lanka Contraceptive Prevalence Survey 1982 (CPS82). Such comparisons help to understand the demographic changes over a period of time.
Two types of questionnaires were used in the survey. ie (1) Household and (2) Individual.
Source : Report on Sri Lanka Demographic and Health Survey 1993 published in 1995
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]Units of Analysis
(1) Household(2) Eligible women
(3) Children
Scope
Notes
The major objective of this survey was to provide up-to-date and accurate information on fertility, contraception, child mortality, child nutrition and health status of children. This information is intended to assist policy makers planners administrators and researchers in assessing and evaluating population and health programs as well as to plan new strategies for improving the health and well being of the population.Topics
Topic | Vocabulary | URI |
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HEALTH [8] | CESSDA | http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common |
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
The country has been stratified into nine zones on the basis of socio economic and ecological criteria for DHS87. The same zones were used without major changes. Although there are nine zones the survey was confined to seven excluding Northern and Eastern provinces; the few areas covered in Amparai district in the Eastern Province during DHS87 had to be excluded due to security reasons of the country.Universe
The survey interviews were designed to obtain responses from all usual residents and any visitors who slept in the household the night before the interview. An eligible respondent was defined as an ever married woman aged 15 - 49 years who slept in the household the night before the interview. Source : Report on Sri Lanka Demographic and Health Survey 1993 published in 1995
Producers and Sponsors
Primary Investigator(s)
Name | Affiliation |
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Department of Census and Statistics (DCS) | Ministry of Finance and Planning |
Other Producer(s)
Name | Affiliation | Role |
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Health and Family Planning Project | Ministry of Health |
Funding
Name | Abbreviation | Role |
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IDA/World Bank | Funding |
Metadata Production
Metadata Produced By
Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
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Population Census Division and Data Processing Division, Department of Census and Statistics | DCS | Ministry of Finance and Planning | Conducting the survey |
Date of Metadata Production
2008-02-27DDI Document Version
Version 1.0 (February 2008)DDI Document ID
DDI-LKA-DCS-DHS-1993-v1.0