Family Health Survey 2007-2008
Botswana, 2007 - 2008
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BWA_2007_FHS-IV_v01_M
Family Health Survey 2007-2008
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Botswana | BWA |
Other Household Health Survey [hh/hea]
The Family Health Survey IV (FHS-IV) 2007 is the fourth in the series of the surveys of this nature. The first was conducted in 1984, the second in 1988, the third in 1996 and the current one in 2007.
The FHS-IV 2007 was conducted to provide information on family planning awareness, approval and use, basic indicators of maternal and child health, and other topics related to family health. In addition, the FHS-IV 2007 complements the data collected in the 2006 Botswana Demographic Survey, by obtaining information needed to explore trends in fertility and mortality, and to examine the factors that influence these basic demographic indicators
The specific objectives of the FHS-IV 2007 include:
i. To provide up to date information for assessing the situation of children and women in the country.
ii. To collect information on health-related matters such as antenatal checkups, supervised deliveries, health status and use of family planning.
iii. To develop skills in conducting periodic surveys designed to monitor changes in demographic topics related to fertility, mortality and maternal-child health.
iv. To provide internationally comparable data that can be used by researchers investigating topics related to fertility, mortality and maternal- child health.
v. To furnish data needed for monitoring progress towards goals established by Millennium Development Goals and the goals of A WORLD FIT FOR CHILDREN (WFFC) as a basis for future action.
vi. To contribute to the improvement of data and monitoring system in the country and to strengthen technical expertise in the design, implementation, and analysis of such systems.
The Family Health Survey IV and the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) were undertaken as a combined survey in 2007, due to the similarity of the indicators modules.
- Households
- Individuals
Version
2008
Version 02 is the reviewed version produced by Development Data Group (The World Bank) based on Version 1.1 DDI BWA-SB-BFHS-2007-2008-v1 that was done by Central Statistics Office now statistics Botswana. The data files for the Family Health Survey 2007 are missing mortality variables, although questions were asked on mortality.
The following metadata fields were edited or updated. Added DDI ID number, Series information, response rate, questionnaires, citation requirement, disclaimer and contact information, edited ID number and title.
Scope
The Scope of the Family Health Survey IV includes:
HOUSEHOLD:
- Socio-demographic characteristics
- Parental surviving & fostering
- Education and social characteristics
- Employment status and other economic characteristics
- Fertility and child survival
- Disability
- Mortality
- Housing characteristics
- Home based care
- Eligibility criteria for being an individual questionnaire respondent
INDIVIDUAL UNDER- FIVE (0-4 Years):
- Background of a child
- Ante and post-natal care
- Birth registration
- Breastfeeding
- Postpartum amenorrhea
- Immunization module
- Vitamin A module
- Care of illness module
- Early learning module
WOMEN: (12-49 Years)
- Background information of the respondent
- Marriage/union module
- Fertility and child mortality
- Maternal and new born health module
- Contraception
- Fertility preference
- Husband/partner 's background
MEN (12-49 Years)
- Background information of the respondent
- Marriage/union module
- Reproduction
- Contraception
- Fertility preferences
- Wife/partner 's background
Coverage
National
Women aged 12-49 years
Children aged 0-4 years
Men aged 15 - 60 years
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Central Statistics Office [now Statistics Botswana] | Ministry of Finance and Development Planning |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| United Nations Childrens Fund | Funder |
Sampling
1.1 Sampling Frame
A two-stage sample design was adopted for BFHS hence two frames were used. The sampling frame for the first stage was based on the 2001 Population and Housing Census. This comprised a list of all Enumeration Areas1 (EAs). During the 2001 Census, EAs were formed of manageable size (in terms of dwellings/households), so the primary sampling units (PSUs) were EAs. A list of occupied households in the selected EA served as a sampling frame for the second stage and so the secondary sampling units (SSUs) were occupied households.
1.2 Stratification
Stratification was undertaken such that all districts and major urban centers become their own strata. With regard to increase precision consideration was also given to group EAs according to ecological zones in rural districts and according to income in cities/towns. Geographical stratification along ecological zones and income categories was expected to improve the accuracy of survey data in view that homogeneity of the variables is relatively high. Strata 1-7 comprised of cities and towns; stratum 8 was a derived stratum of EAs of Urban Villages of rural districts (strata 9-27).
1.3 Sample Design
A stratified two-stage probability sample design was used for the selection of the sample (households). The first stage was the selection of EAs as Primary Sampling Units (PSUs) selected with probability proportional to measures of size (PPS), where measures of size (MOS) were the number of households in the EA as defined by the 2001 Population and Housing Census. In all 393 EAs were selected with probability proportional to size. At the second stage of sampling, the households were systematically selected from fresh list of occupied households
prepared at the beginning of the survey's fieldwork (i.e. listing of households for the selected EAs). Overall 7,860 households were drawn systematically.
90%
Once the data set was clean, sampling weights were applied to the data. Being a multistage design, it follows naturally that the sample selected at each stage represents (or is assumed to) the respective population. The fundamental assumption is that units selected at each stage were similar to those not selected, in respect of characteristics of interest. In the treatment of unit for the non-response the assumption that the respondents were similar to non-respondents though should not be always taken for granted. Sampling weights are equal to the inverse of the probability of selection. Therefore, the sampling probabilities at first stage of selection of EAs including probabilities of 107 selecting the households were used to calculate the design weights. The sampling weights were normalized to make them add up to the sample total. Non-response adjustments were also taken into considerations at household and individual level to account for the units which did not respond.
Survey instrument
The following four questionnaires were administered for the 2007 FHS-IV
- Household Questionnaire
- Female Questionnaire (administered to females aged 12-49)
- Male Questionnaire (administered to males aged 12-49)
4.The Under 5 Questionnaire
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2007-09-01 | 2008-01-31 |
September 2007 to January 2008
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Central Statistics Office | Ministry of Finance and Development Planning |
Data appraisal
The data files for the Botswana Family Health Survey 2007 are missing mortality variables, although questions were asked on mortality.
Data Access
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Statistics Botswana (formerly Central Statistics Office) | Ministry of Finance and Development Planning |
Public use files
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
Example:
Central Statistics Office. Family Health Survey (FHS-IV) 2007-2008. Ref. BWA_2007_FHS-IV_v01_M. Dataset downloaded from [url] on [date].
Disclaimer and copyrights
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.
Central Statistics Office
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL |
|---|---|---|
| Central Statistics Office | Government of Botswana | www.cso.gov.bw |