VCT_2006_GSHS_v01_M
Global School-based Student Health Survey 2006
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St. Vincent and the Grenadines | VCT |
World Health Survey [hh/whs]
The Global school-based student health survey (GSHS) is a collaborative surveillance project designed to help countries measure and assess the behavioural risk factors and protective factors in 10 key areas among young people aged 13 to 17 years. The GSHS is a relatively low-cost 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. The GSHS was developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with United Nations' UNICEF, UNESCO, and UNAIDS; and with technical assistance from CDC.
As of December 2011, representatives from more than 107 countries have been trained and 73 countries have completed a GSHS. Twenty-nine countries have been trained but have not conducted their surveys because of insufficient funds, staff turnover, or other in-country barriers. More than 420,000 students have participated in a GSHS survey.
The 2006 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines GSHS was a school-based survey of students in Form 1, Form 2, Form 3, and Other.
The purpose of the GSHS is to provide data on health behaviors and protective factors among students to:
Sample survey data [ssd]
Students aged 13-15 years
The 2006 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines GSHS measured alcohol and other drug use; sexual behaviours that contribute to HIV infections, other STIs, and unintended pregnancies; unintentional injuries and violence; hygiene; dietary behaviours and overweight; physical activity; tobacco use; mental health; and protective factors.
National coverage
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World Health Organization |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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United Nations Children's Fund |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS |
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World Health Organization | Financial and Technical Assistance |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Financial and Technical Assistance |
The 2006 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines GSHS was a school-based survey of students in Form 1, Form 2, Form 3, and Other. A two-stage cluster sample design was used to produce data representative of all students in Form 1, Form 2, Form 3, and Other 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. A total of 1,333 students participated in the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines GSHS.
The school response rate was 100%, the student response rate was 84%, and the overall response rate was 84%.
The GSHS uses a standardized scientific sample selection process; common school-based methodology; and core questionnaire modules, core-expanded questions, and country-specific questions that are combined to form a self-administered questionnaire that can be administered during one regular class period.
The 10 core questionnaire modules address the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among children and adults worldwide.
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2006 |
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World Health Organization |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Students self-reported their responses to each question on a computer scannable answer sheet.
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Department of Chronic Diseases and Health Promotion | World Health Organization | http://www.who.int/chp/gshs/en/ | chronicdiseases@who.int |
GSHS data release and publication policies and procedures are based on the following guiding principles:
Use of the dataset must be acknowledged using a citation which would include:
Example:
World Health Organization and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. St. Vincent and the Grenadines Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS) 2006, Ref. VCT_2006_GSHS_v01_M. Dataset downloaded from [url] on [date].
The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
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Department of Chronic Diseases and Health Promotion | World Health Organization | chronicdiseases@who.int | http://www.who.int/chp/gshs/en/ |
The World Bank Microdata Library | The World Bank | microdata@worldbank.org | http://microdata.worldbank.org |
DDI_VCT_2006_GSHS_v01_M_WB
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Development Data Group | The World Bank | Documentation of the DDI |
2013-10-18
Version 01 (October 2013)