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The El Salvador National Family Health Survey (FESAL 2002/03) was conducted between November 2002 and April 2003, the eighth in a series of such surveys conducted since 1973. The survey was carried out by the Salvadoran Demographic Association (ADS), with active participation of the Inter-institutional Consultative Committee under the technical assistance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Over 10,000 women aged 15 to 49 were interviewed for the survey; an additional survey of 1,315 men was also conducted between May and July, 2003.

Among the highlights of this report are:

	Figure 1: Trends in Total Fertility Rate, 1993–1998 to 1997–2002
	Figure 2: Trends in Age-specific Fertility Rates
	Figure 3: Wanted and Unwanted Fertility by Area of Residence, Education and Socio-economic Level
	Figure 4: Contraceptive Use by Area of Residence, Education, Socio-economic Level, and Religion
	Figure 5: Percent Distribution of Young Adults (15–24) by Marital Status at First Sexual Experience, by Sex
	Figure 6: Percent Young Adult Women (Ages15 to 24) with a Pregnancy, by Marital Status, Age and Area of Residence
	Figure 7: First Pregnancies that Occurred When Woman Thought She Could Not Become Pregnant, by Marital Status and Age at First Pregnancy, Women Aged 15–24 Years
	Figure 8: Reason why woman believed she could not become pregnant: Women Aged 15 to 24
	Figure 9: Trends in Neonatal, Infant and Child Mortality
	Figure 10: Child Mortality by Age, and Selected Characteristics
	Figure 11: Median Duration of Breastfeeding, by Type of Breastfeeding
	Figure 12: Prevalence of Full Breastfeeding among Children Less than 6 Months Old
	Figure 13: Knowledge of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) by Sex
	Figure 14: Knowledge of Methods to Prevent HIV/AIDS Transmission, by Area of Residence, Education and Socio-economic Level, by Sex
	Figure 15: Knowledge of All Three Primary Methods for Preventing HIV Transmission, by Area of Residence and Sex
	Figure 16: Percentage of Persons Who Correctly Responded to Whether an HIV Positive Person can Appear Healthy and to Questions on Modes of HIV Transmission
	Figure 17: School Attendance in 2002, by Age at the Beginning of 2002
	Figure 18: Times Repeating a Grade in School, by Age

Page last reviewed: 9/30/08
Page last modified: 4/17/06
Content source: Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion