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South Africa Demographic and Health Survey 1987-1989

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General Info
Provider 
South African Data Archive
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Geography 
South Africa (ZAF)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/1987 - 12/1989
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
Summary 

The South Africa Demographic and Health Survey 1987-1989 was conducted by the Human Sciences Research Council to collect information on fertility, infant mortality, and maternal health.

The survey included two questionnaires: one for the household and one for women ages 12-49 who had given birth, were pregnant, or had ever been in a marriage or long-term relationship. Topics covered included: household characteristics, family planning, reproductive health, child health, and education. 

A total of 14,048 households were interviewed, including 21,842 women from each of the 10 former homeland areas.

Keywords 
Adult mortality, Adverse effects of medical treatments, Analgesics, Antenatal care, Antibiotics, Antimalarials, Assets, Birth control pills, Breastfeeding, Caesarean section, Child health care, Child mortality, Community health clinics, Condoms, Diarrhea, Education, Electricity, Employment, Family planning, Family size, Fertility, Fever, Health care access, Hospitals, Hysterectomy, IUDs, Immunization, Infant mortality, Injectable contraceptives, Injections, Languages, Literacy, Live births, Lower respiratory infections, Marital status, Mass media, Measles vaccines, Medicines, Oral rehydration therapy, Place of delivery, Polio vaccines, Postpartum amenorrhea, Pregnancy, Private health facilities, Public health facilities, Refrigeration, Religion, Sanitation, Sexual abstinence, Sexual behavior, Sexual sterilization, Skilled birth attendants, Summary birth history, Traditional birth control, Traditional medicine, Vaccination cards, Water supply
GHDx Entry last modified on: May 16, 2024