Rapid Assessment Analysis & Action Planning for Adolescent Health 2009
Liberia, 2009
Identification
LBR_2009_RAAAP_v01_M
Rapid Assessment Analysis & Action Planning for Adolescent Health 2009
First round
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Liberia | LBR |
Other Household Health Survey [hh/hea]
The 2009 RAAP Survey is the first study of its kind to be conducted in Liberia. Teams visited six counties (Bomi, Grand Gedeh, Grand Bassa, Lofa, Montserrado and Nimba), sampled 616 young people age 14 - 34 at the household level.
The main purpose of the 2009 RAAP is to provide planners with detailed information on age at first sexual intercourse and birth, family planning, knowledge of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections, access to and use of information on family planning, STIs, and HIV/AIDS.
Sample survey data [ssd]
Household, Institution and Individual
Version
Version 01: Raw data obtained from data entry before editing
Scope
Household (Individuals) women , men and children ages 15-24
| Topic | Vocabulary | URI |
|---|---|---|
| general health [8.4] | CESSDA | http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common |
| childbearing, family planning and abortion [8.2] | CESSDA | http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common |
| health policy [8.6] | CESSDA | http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common |
Coverage
Six counties: Bomi, Grand Bassa, Grand Gedeh, Lofa, Montserrado & Nimba
At county level (districts)
Women aged 20-24
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Ministry of Health & Social Welfare | Government of Liberia |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Liberia Institute of Statistics & Geo-Information Services | Government of Liberia | Technical Support |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| World Health Organization | Provided Fund |
| United Nation Children fund | Provided Fund |
| World Bank | Provided Fund |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| PARIS 21 | OECD | Documentation & Archiving |
Sampling
The RAAAP sample was designed to achieve the study objectives and establish bench mark indicators for the design and implementation of adolescent health project in six counties. Thus, the sample was not spread geographically in proportion to the population, but rather equally across the six counties (Bomi, Grand Bassa, Grand Gedeh, Lofa, Montserrado and Nimba), with a total of 30 Enumeration Areas (EAs), 5 per county. A total of 325 households were selected from the 30 EAs.
A fixed number of households (11) were selected using the households listing from selected EAs. The households and EAs listings were generated by the Liberia Institute for Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS). In each household, at least two eligible young persons aged 14 - 34 years were interviewed. A total of six hundred sixteen (616) young people were interviewed at the household level.
In addition to the questionnaire administration, focus group discussions were held with two hundred sixteen participants (216); young people (male and female in and out of school), parents (males and females) to generate qualitative information.
No Deviation
Survey instrument
One section - Household Questionnaire.
The contents of this questionnaires is based on generic questionnaires developed by the World Health Organization (WHO). In consultation with a group of stakeholders, LISGIS, NACP, Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare staff modified the RAAP generic questionnaires to reflect relevant issues for young people, family planning, HIV/AIDS, and other health issues in Liberia.
Given that English is the official language and widely spoken, it was decided not to translate the questionnaires into the vernaculars. However, many of the questions were simplified into simpler form of English that interviewers could use with respondents. A total of 616 questionnaires were completed and edited for processing and analysis. The CSPro computer package was used to process and analyze the questionnaires.
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2009-08 | 2009-09 |
| Start date | End date |
|---|---|
| 2009-08 | 2009-09 |
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Ministry of Health & Social Welfare | Government of Liberia |
| Liberia Institute of Statistics & Geo-Information Services | Government of Liberia |
A total of 12 teams-each comprising of one supervisor, two females interviewers, two males interviewers, and one driver-were organized for the data collection.
One senior staff from LISGIS and another from MOHSW were designated as field coordinators and were each assigned a number of teams to monitor. .
Data processing
About 10 data entry clerks, one supervisor and a programmer were recruited to process and analyze field data. Data entry process took ten days while analysis took one week.
The CSPro computer package was used to process and analyze the questionnaires. Each questionnaire was entered once and verified by generating tables and cross checking ages of respondents with other variables such as marital status, fertility, etc.
Data Access
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia Institute of Statistics & Geo-Information Services | Government of Liberia | http://www.lisgis.org | webmaster@lisgis.org |
| Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? | Confidentiality declaration text |
|---|---|
| yes | Confidentiality of respondent is protected under the statistics Act of 2004. |
An access policy is already under review. The data is accessible with provision provided by the Director-General of LISGIS. An email should be directed to the email address provided above requesting access to the data. Please check our web site for further information on the adoption of the formal data dissemination policy.
Use of the dataset must be acknowledged using a citation which would include:
- the Identification of the Primary Investigator
- the title of the survey (including country, acronym and year of implementation)
- the survey reference number
- the source and date of download
Disclaimer and copyrights
The users of the data will solely be responsible for the published output. neither LISGIS nor its contributors bear responsibility for the published data and do not in anyway endorse results that are not officially produced or co-produced.
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director General | Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo_Information Services | ted.liberty@lisgis.org | http://www.lisgis.org |
| Deputy Director General | Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo_Information Services | johnson.kei@lisgis.org | http://www.lisgis.org |
| Deputy Director General | Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo_Information Services | francis.wreh@lisgis.org | http://www.lisgis.org |
| Coordinator Nada | Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo_Information Services | yusuff.sarnoh@lisgis.org | http://www.lisgis.org |
| Database Manager/ Web master | Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo_Information Services | lewis.marwolo@lisgis.org | http://www.lisgis.org |
Metadata production
DDI_LBR_2009_RAAP_v02_M
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services | Government of Liberia (GoL) | Production of metadata |
2010-06-25
Metadata version
Version 02: Adopted from "DDI-LBR-LISGIS-RAAAP-2010-v1.0" DDI that was done by Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services.