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Honduras:
Encuesta
Nacional de Epidemiología y Salud Familiar ENESF—2001,
Encuesta Nacional de Salud Masculina ENSM— 2001 Informe Resumido
This is a summary report of findings from two national
health surveys conducted in Honduras in 2001: the National Survey of
Epidemiology and Family Health or ENESF—2001 (respondents were women, aged
15–49) and the National Male Health Survey or ENSM—2001 (respondents were
men, aged 15–59). The summary report provides information on trends in
fertility, maternal health, family planning usage, infant and child
mortality, child health, young adults, HIV/AIDS, male health, and
children's school attendance. The report documents a decline in fertilty
from 4.9 to 4.4 births per woman, and an increase in contraceptive
prevalence, especially injectables. 58 pages; Spanish language. |
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Reproductive Health Survey Azerbaijan, 2001
The Azerbaijan Reproductive Health Survey, the first nationally
representative reproductive health survey in the country, was
conducted between April and July 2001. The survey consisted
of face-to-face interviews with 7,668 women 15–44 years of age,
including a sub-sample of 1,272 internally displaced women.
The questionnaire collected detailed information on contraceptive
knowledge and use, pregnancy and childbearing, maternal and
infant health, domestic violence, and a wide variety of other
reproductive health topics. 318 pages; March 2003. |
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Mozambique:
Young Adult Reproductive Health and Behavioral Risk Survey 2001,
Final Report
Final report for the national Young Adult Reproductive Health
and Behavioral Risk Survey conducted in 2001 in Mozambique, includes
interviews with 5,338 females and 5,150 males 15–24 years of age.
In addition to reproductive health, content includes sexual behavior
and knowledge of HIV/AIDS transmission and prevention. The report is
223 pages; August 2003. |
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Romania Reproductive Health Survey, 1999
The 1999 Romania Reproductive Health Survey (RRHS—99) is the second
national reproductive health survey in that country. The 1993 survey
included only
females and the RRHS—99 included independent samples of females and
males of reproductive age. The RRHS—99 female samples over sampled
three judets (counties) where USAID-supported reproductive health projects are
implemented. The 1999 survey consists of complete interviews for
6,888 women (90% response rate) and 2,434 men (87% response rate).
534 pages; September 2001. |
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Georgia
Reproductive Health Survey, 1999
The 1999 Reproductive Health Survey (99GERHS), the first population
based national survey of this type ever conducted in Georgia,
interviewed a sample of 7,798 women 15–44 years of age, including an
over sample of 1,655 internally displaced women living in government
facilities. The over sample was applied for a programmatic reason—
to evaluate the reproductive health status of the internally
displaced women at the end of the reproductive health program
implemented by UNHCR since 1994, and a methodologic reason— to
ensure that the survey sample represent all women in Georgia, living
either in residential dwellings or internally displaced housing in
non-residential government facilities. The overall response rate was
99%. The questionnaire covered a wide range of topics related to
reproductive health for all women regardless of marital status, and
included additional questions on family-life education and sexual
behavior for women aged 15–24 years. 401 pages; October 2001. |
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Encuesta
Demográfica y de Salud Materna e Infantil, 1999, Informe General
This Spanish
language report provides data from the 1999 Ecuadorian Demographic and
Maternal and Child Health Survey, the sixth in a series of national
surveys dating back to 1979. The 1999 survey, for the first time,
includes data for the Amazon region of the country and the Galapagos
Islands, as well as for each of the 15 provinces in the coastal and
Sierra regions of Ecuador. The survey documents that the contraceptive
prevalence has risen from 57 percent of women in union in 1994 to 66
percent in 1999. The total fertility rate has declined from 3.6
children per woman in the period 1989–1994 to 3.3 in 1994–1999, and
the infant mortality rate has declined from 40 infant deaths per 1000
live births in 1989–1994 to 30 per 1000 in 1994–1999. 258 pages;
report is in Spanish. |
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Ukraine
Reproductive Health Survey, 1999, Final Report
This report
describes the results of a large national survey of reproductive
health among women aged 15–44 years in Ukraine, conducted in 1999. The
survey consisted of interviews with 7,128 women on a wide variety of
topics including contraception, pregnancy, abortion, use of
reproductive health services, women's health issues, sexually
transmitted disease, and others. Some results of the survey show that
contraceptive use is widespread, rates of unintended pregnancy and
abortion are high, childbearing rates are very low, and the rate of
hospitalization during pregnancy is very high. |
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El
Salvador: National Family Health Survey, 1998, Final Report
This bilingual report (Spanish and English) is the sixth in a
series of national surveys dating back to 1975. The report includes
updated information on fertility, family planning, infant mortality,
and use of maternal and child health services. New topics not
appearing in previous Salvadoran surveys include adolescent sexual
behavior and experience with the first pregnancy; nutritional status
of children including anemia; psychomotor development; and school
attendance of children aged 7–14 years. The report provides
departmental level estimates for many of the health service
utilization indicators. This level of geographic detail has not been
available in previous surveys for El Salvador. 413 pages; report on
this survey is bilingual in Spanish |
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Cape
Verde: Inquerito Demografico e de Saude Reprodutiva, 1998
(Portuguese)
This was the first Reproductive Health Survey ever
conducted in Cabo Verde and included 5 of 9 inhabited islands
representing 92% of the population. Interviews were completed on
6,250 women 15–54 years of age (95% response rate) and 2,450 men
15-59 years of age (85% response rate). The Total Fertility Rate (TFR)
for the 3-year period, 1995–1998, is estimated to be 4.03 compared to
an estimate of 5.95 a decade earlier (1985–1988). The contraceptive
prevalence rate is one of highest in Africa at 53% (46% modern
methods). The pill (18%) and female sterilization (13%) are the most
used methods. One-fifth of women in union are at risk of an
unintended pregnancy. Sixty-one percent(61%) of young adult females
(15–24) reported sexual experience with the majority (56%) having
pre-union sex. For young adult males, 78% reported sexual
experience, almost all preunion. Only 17% of young adult women and
13% of men used contraception at first intercourse. 40 pages;
available in Portuguese only. |
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Paraguay:
Encuesta Nacional de Salud Materno Infantil, 1998 (Spanish)
The 1998 Maternal-Child Health Survey was an interim survey between
the 1995 and 2001 reproductive health surveys to update indicators
for the Ministry of Health and USAID. A total of 3,598 women
completed interviews (98% response rate). The total fertility
rate (TFR) for the 3–year period, 1995–98 has not changed from the
total fertility rate (TFR)
of 4.3 in the early 1990's but is lower than the TFR of 4.6 for the
period, 1987–90. Contraceptive prevalence did increase from 51% to
57% since the 1995 survey; modern methods increased from 41% to 48%.
Pills (13%) and IUD's (11%) are the most used methods. The private
sector supplies 63% of the users. It is estimated that 26% of
married women and 18% of all women need modern method is to
prevent unintended pregnancies. 200 pages; available in Spanish
only. |
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Moldova:
Reproductive Health Survey Final Report, 1997
This survey
represents one of seven national reproductive health household
surveys conducted or planned in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet
Union between 1993 and 1999 with technical assistance of CDC. The
total fertility rate in Moldova is estimated at 1.8 births per
woman; the rate is 1.3 for women living in the four principal urban
areas, 1.6 for women in other urban areas, and 2.3 for rural women.
The age-specific fertility rate for women aged 15-19 years is 57 per
1,000, but is as high as 82/1,000 for women with an incomplete
secondary education. Forty-two percent of pregnancies in five years
prior to the survey were reported to be unintended (9% mistimed and
33% unwanted). There were 5,412 respondents. 338 pages;
available in English
only. |
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Jamaica:
Reproductive Health Survey, 1997
The 1997 Jamaica Reproductive Health Survey (JRHS)
provides data on the current situation in Jamaica regarding
reproductive health and contraceptive practices, and an evaluation
of changes since 1993. The 1997 JRHS uses an updated sampling frame
that has been adopted for the continuous Social and Demographic
Surveys conducted by the Statistical Institute Of Jamaica. Of 15,140
households selected in the survey of women, there were 6,641
eligible female respondents (aged 15–49) identified (43.9%), of
whom 6,384 (96.1%) were successfully interviewed. Of 13,919
households selected in the survey of young adult men, there were
2,470 eligible male respondents (aged 15–24) identified (17.7%),
of whom 2,279 (92.3%) were successfully interviewed. Final report. 280
pages; February 1999. |
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Jamaica:
Young Adult Report, 1997
Because of the significance of strategic planning for
young adults aged 15–24 years and particularly adolescents aged
15-19 years, a report entitled Sexual Behavior And Contraceptive
Use Among Young Adults was produced as a supplement to the Jamaica
Reproductive Health Survey Report. The main objective of this
report is to present detailed information about the reproductive
health knowledge and behavior of young adult women and men in
Jamaica that goes beyond the main report. The data in this report
cover 1,191 young women and 2,279 young men aged 15–24 years. 64
pages; April 1999.
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Romania:
Young Adult Reproductive Health Survey, 1996
The first national reproductive health survey among
youth was conducted in Romania between July and October 1996. Using
a multistage random sampling design, the survey interviewed 2,047
men aged 15–24 years (of 2,351 identified in the sample) and 2,025
women aged 15–24 years (of 2,171 identified) about their
background characteristics, sexual and reproductive behaviors,
contraceptive knowledge and use, sex education, and knowledge of
sexually transmitted diseases and HIV/AIDS. 252 pages; February
1998. |
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Honduras:
Encuesta Nacional de Salud Masculina, 1996,
Informe Final
This Spanish language report presents data from
the national male health survey conducted in Honduras in 1996. It
provides information on general health status and risk behaviors for
men, 15–59, as well as on male fertility, family planning use and
attitudes, vasectomy interest, condom usage, and adolescent sexual
behavior. In depth coverage is given to male sexual behavior
including multiple partners, and experience with prostitutes, as
well as to AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections. For many
topics comparisons are made to data from the companion 1996 survey
of women, ages 15–49
(Encuesta Nacional de Epidemiología y Salud
Familiar, 1996). 539 pages; report is in Spanish only. |
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Honduras:
Encuesta Nacional de Epidemiología y Salud Familiar,
1996(ENESF—1996)
The ENESF—1996 documents a moderate decline in the
total fertility rate from 5.2 in 1988–1992 to 4.9 in 1993–1995,
and an increase in the contraceptive prevalence rate from 46.7 to
50.0 percent of women in union between 1992 and 1996. The survey
includes an in-depth verbal autopsy module for classifying causes of
death in children, and provides estimates of perinatal mortality as
well as infant and child mortality. There were 7,505 respondents. Full
report 561 pages; summary document is 55 pages; report
is published in Spanish only; November 1997. |
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Russia:
Women's Reproductive Health Survey, 1996
In 1996, technical assistance was provided to the All-Russian Center for
Public Opinion and Market Research in the design, implementation,
and analysis of a reproductive health survey conducted in three
Russian cities. This survey was used to assess reproductive health,
and to provide baseline information in an effort to determine the
impact of the USAID-supported Russia Women's Reproductive Health
Project. This project was designed to reduce reliance on induced
abortion, increase modern contraceptive use, and to improve
reproductive health among Russian women generally. A follow-up
survey was conducted in late 1998. Population-based samples of about
2,000 women between the ages of 15 and 44 were interviewed in each
site. 232 pages; available in Russian only; May 1998. |
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Puerto
Rico Reproductive Health Survey (RHS) 1995–1996
The 1995–1996
Reproductive Health Survey (RHS) in Puerto Rico was the first RHS
carried out in Puerto Rico and the first survey since 1982 to cover
topics such as fertility and family planning. The School of Public
Health carried out the survey with technical assistance from DRH/CDC.
A total of 5,944 women 15–44 years of age ( 84% response rate)
were interviewed with oversampling in several health regions so
estimates would be available for all six health regions. 85 pages; May 1998. |
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Paraguay: Encuesta Nacional de Demografía y Salud Reproductiva, 1995/96 (ENDSR
95/96)
ENDSR-95/96 reports a total fertility rate of 4.4
children per woman and a contraceptive prevalence rate of 51 percent
of women in union. The report provides in-depth information on young
adults, users of herbal methods for family planning, health service
accessibility, and include modules on verbal and physical abuse of
women, maternal mortality and maternal morbidity. There were 6,465 respondents.
222 pages; report is published in Spanish only; October 1997. |
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Reproductive
Health Survey Among Indochinese Immigrants Seattle Washington,
1994–1995, Final Report
The 1994 Reproductive Health Survey (RHS) for
Indochinese women was conducted in Seattle, Washington. This study
is one of the few done on the reproductive health care needs of
Vietnamese, Cambodian and Laotian women in the United States. The
household survey interviewed a representative sample of 607 female
immigrants aged 15–44 years from Indochina residing in selected
census tracts. The sample included 56% Vietnamese, 25% Cambodian and
19% Laotian women. 141 pages; September 1997. |
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Romania: Reproductive Health Survey, 1993
The 1993 Romanian Reproductive Health Survey was designed to
obtain data on reproductive behaviors and other selected
women's health issues from a representative sample of women
aged 15–44 years. Complete interviews were obtained from
4,861 women, a response rate of 92%. Final report. 202
pages; March 1995. |
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PRAMS
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PRAMS and Folic Acid Fact Sheet
PRAMS data show that awareness of folic acid benefits
increased from 64% in 1996 to 73% in 1998. This fact sheet
highlights data from 13 states. |
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Family
Planning Practices and Pregnancy Intention, 1997 Special
Report Series From PRAMS
This report examines the prevalence of behaviors and
practices associated with contraception and pregnancy
intention using 1997 data from 13 PRAMS states. The
following topics are presented: use of contraception at the
time of pregnancy and during the postpartum period, prenatal
care counseling regarding postpartum contraceptive use, use
of contraception by pregnancy intention, method of
contraception used, and reasons for nonuse of contraception.
Data are presented by state and selected demographic
characteristics. |
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Pregnancy
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Key Scientific Issues for Research on Violence Occurring
Around the Time of Pregnancy
This report summarizes the collective recommendations of
investigators convened at a meeting in May 1997 to guide research
investigating violence occurring around the time of pregnancy.
Specific objectives summarized in the report include: (1) define
violence occurring around the time of pregnancy, and define
violence during pregnancy; (2) agree on terminology related
to the study of violence occurring around the time of pregnancy;
(3) establish guidelines for use in future research regarding
periods of observation and milestones to be used in the collection
of data in the study of violence occurring around the time of
pregnancy; (4) establish a list of clear and consistent research
questions to guide future research; and (5) establish a set
of categories to guide the selection of variables for investigating
violence occurring around the time of pregnancy. 27 pages; May
1998. |
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Reproductive Health Tools
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Family
Planning Logistics Guidelines
The Family Planning Logistics Management Project is
conducted under an agreement with the Agency for International
Development, Washington, D.C. This book is designed for use by
supervisors, managers, and administrative personnel who work in family
planning programs in developing countries. The Family Planning
Logistics Guidelines publication is designed to help programs manage
contraceptive supplies and analyze logistics problems when they occur.
When quality contraceptives are continuously available, a program is
better able to reach new clients and retain existing ones. Over time,
this can lead to an increase in contraceptive prevalence, which helps
reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with frequent
childbearing. 100+ pages. |
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Page last reviewed: 6/6/08
Page last modified: 6/6/08
Content source: Division
of Reproductive Health, National
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
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