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Demographic and Health Surveys
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- DHS
- Description
The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program uses nationally representative surveys, biomarker testing, and geographic location to collect data on monitoring and impact evaluation indicators for individual countries and for cross-country comparisons. There are several survey types used, including Demographic and Health Survey, Service Provision Assessment, HIV/AIDS Indicator Survey, Malaria Indicator...
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Delivery of Health CareHealth StatusPopulation Characteristics
- Access Rights
- Free to all with registration
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Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
- Alternate Title(s)
- YRBSS
- Description
The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) collects information about six types of health-risk behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of death and disability among youth and adults, including: (1) Behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence; (2) Sexual behaviors related to unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitting diseases, including HIV infection; (3) Tobacco...
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Population CharacteristicsRisk Factors
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- Free to All
