Assignment name: 1995 Demographic and Health Survey (1995 KDHS) |
Value of the contract: US $590,000 |
Country: Location within country: Entire country |
Duration of assignment: 13 month |
Name of Client: US Agency for International Development (USAID) | Total No of staff-months of the assignment: 130 (interviewers and technicians not counted) |
Address: 41 Kazbek bi, Almaty | Value of the services provided: US$ 590,000 |
Start date: March 1995 Completion date: March 1996 |
No of professional staff-months provided by associated Consultants: 25 |
Name of associated Consultant: MEASURE DHS+ project of Macro International Inc. in the U.S. |
Key staff: Team Leader: Dr. Temirkhan Bekbosynov Project Director: Dr. Nailya Karsybekova Technical Staff: Dr. Bedel Sarbayev Consultants: Dr. Jerry Sullivan, Dr. Almaz Sharman, Ms. Than Le, Mr. Trevor Croft |
Narrative description of the project: The 1995 Demographic and Health Survey (1995 KDHS) was the first national level population and health survey in . The purpose of the 1995 KDHS was to develop a single integrated set of data for the government of to use in planning effective policies and programs in the areas of health and nutrition. The purpose of the 1995 KDHS was to develop a single integrated set of data for the government of to use in planning effective policies and programs in the areas of health and nutrition. The survey was designed to provide current data on women’s reproductive histories; maternal care, child health and mortality, child nutrition practice, breastfeeding, nutritional status and anemia. |
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Services provided by the staff: Adaptation of the questionnaire – Three questionnaires were used for the 1995 KDHS: the Household Questionnaire, the Women’s Questionnaire, and the Men’s Questionnaire. These questionnaires were based on the model survey instruments developed for the MEASURE DHS+ program and were adapted to the data needs. Refining of sample in the field Training of sixty four persons recruited as field supervisors, editors, health investigators and interviewers for three and a half weeks. Training consisted of lectures and practice in the classroom, as well as interviewing in the field. The training of health investigators, who were responsible for hemoglobin testing of women and children, was accomplished by two days in the classroom and three days in the field. Fieldwork – A total of 3,771 women of age 15-49 were selected in the sample and fieldwork was conducted from May to September 1995. Testing of women and children was conducted during the survey. The study involved hemoglobin testing for anemia using Hemoque system. Data entry Data analysis Writing of the final report |