Global School-Based Student Health Survey 2018
St. Vincent and Grenadines, 2018
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VCT_2018_GSHS_v01_M
Global School-Based Student Health Survey 2018
GSHS 2018
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | VCT |
Other Household Survey [hh/oth]
This is the 2nd GSHS conducted by Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
The GSHS is a school-based survey which uses a self-administered questionnaire to obtain data on young people's health behaviour and protective factors related to the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among children and adults worldwide.
Sample survey data [ssd]
Individuals
Version
Public-use dataset
Scope
The following core modules were included in the survey:
- alcohol use
- dietary behaviours
- drug use
- hygiene
- mental health
- physical activity
- protective factors
- sexual behaviours
- tobacco use
- violence and unintentional injury
| Topic | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS) | Survey |
Coverage
National
School-going adolescents aged 13-17 years.
Producers and sponsors
| Name |
|---|
| Ministry of Health, Wellness and Environment |
| Name | Abbreviation |
|---|---|
| World Health Organization | WHO |
| US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | CDC |
Sampling
A two-stage cluster sample design was used to produce data representative of all students in Form 2 - First yr SVGCC in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. At the first stage, schools were selected with probability proportional to enrollment size. At the second stage, classes were randomly selected and all students in selected classes were eligible to participate.
The school response rate was 100%, the student response rate was 78%, and the overall response rate was 78%. A total of 1,877 students participated in the survey.
The weighting formula used is:
W=W1 W2 f1 f2 f3.
The list below shows what each variable in the formula represents.
W1 - The inverse of the probability of selecting each school
W2 - The inverse of the probability of selecting each classroom
f1 - A school-level non response adjustment factor
f2 - A student-level non response adjustment factor calculated by classroom
f3 - A post stratification adjustment factor calculated by sex within grade
Survey instrument
The following core modules were included in the survey:
- alcohol use
- dietary behaviours
- drug use
- hygiene
- mental health
- physical activity
- protective factors
- sexual behaviours
- tobacco use
- violence and unintentional injury
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 2018 |
- self-administered
Data processing
All data processing (scanning, cleaning, editing, and weighting) was conducted at the US Centers for Disease Control.
Data Access
The user undertakes:
(1) to acknowledge the data source.
(2) to share any planned publications with WHO prior to publication.
(3) to offer co-authorship of any reports or publications using the survey results to the coordinator of the survey.
(4) to use the data for non-commercial, not-for-profit public health purposes only.
Publications based on GSHS data should use the following acknowledgement:
"This paper uses data from the Global School-Based Student Health Survey (GSHS). GSHS is supported by the World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention."
Disclaimer and copyrights
The data is being distributed without warranty of any kind. The responsibility for the use of the data lies with the user. In no event shall the World Health Organization be liable for damages arising from its use.
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCD Surveillance Team | World Health Organization | ncdmonitoring@who.int | https://www.who.int/teams/noncommunicable-diseases/surveillance/systems-tools/global-school-based-student-health-survey |
Metadata production
DDI[ISO][year]_GSHS_v01_M
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melanie Cowan | World Health Organization | Documentation of data | |
| Development Economics Data Group | DECDG | The World Bank | Metadata adapted for World Bank Microdata Library |
Metadata version
Identical to a metadata (VCT_2018_GSHS_v01) published on WHO NCD microdata repository (http://extranet.who.int/ncdsmicrodata/index.php/catalog). Some of the metadata fields have been edited.