Access to Health Services Survey 2003
West Bank and Gaza, 2003 - 2004
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Access to Health Services Survey 2003
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| West Bank and Gaza | WBG |
Demographic and Health Survey [hh/dhs]
Within the PCBS's plan to provide up-to-date statistics on various topics, and in light of the lack of data concerning Access to health services, a special survey was conducted to study access of households to health services. The survey, was the first of its kind at the national level, it has been conducted during the period between November 15th, 2003 and January 7th, 2004.
The aim of the survey is to collect data on the health and accessibility to health services of the Palestinian Population in the Palestinian Territory. The main objectives of the survey was to study the availability of health facilities in the Palestinian Territory, to study the satisfaction of beneficiaries and to provide a database on accessibility to health institutions.
Sample survey data [ssd]
Household
Version
Version 1.0 dataset for public distribution
Scope
The Access to Health Services Survey 2003 covered many indicators about access to health facilities, receiving health service, and the availability of health services at the same locality of the households, and other related important indicators.
| Topic | Vocabulary | URI |
|---|---|---|
| health care and medical treatment [8.5] | CESSDA | http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common |
| general health [8.4] | CESSDA | http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common |
Coverage
All Palestinian households living in the Palestinian Territory (West Bank and Gaza Strip), excluding persons living in institutions such as prisons or shelters.
All Palestinian households living in the Palestinian Territory, excluding persons living in institutions such as prisons or shelters.
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | Palestinian National Authority |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| The Palestinian National Authority | Financial assistance |
| The Core Funding Group | Financial assistance |
| World Bank | Financial assistance |
| Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation | Financial assistance |
| UK Department for international Development | Financial assistance |
| The European Commission | Financial assistance |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| The Core Funding Group represented by the representative office | CFG | Financial assistance |
Sampling
The sampling frame consisted of a master sample of enumeration areas (EAs) selected from the Population Housing and Establishment Census 1997. The master sample consists of area units of relatively equal size (number of households), these units have been used as primary sampling units (PSUs).
Sample Design
The sample is a two-stage stratified cluster random sample.
Stratification
Four levels of stratification were made:
Stratification by Governorates.
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Stratification by type of locality which comprises:
(a) Urban
(b) Rural
(c) Refugee Camps -
Stratification by classifying localities, excluding governorate centers, into three strata based on the ownership of households of durable goods within these localities.
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Stratification by size of locality (number of households).
Sample Size
The sample covered a total of 4,077 households of which 2,745 households were from the West Bank and 1,332 from Gaza Strip.
The response rate for the survey is 98.2%.
A weight is defined as the inverse of the probability of selecting a subject from the study population, to be included in the study sample. It is interpreted as the number of subjects in the population that are represented by a particular subject in the sample. In the present study, The Weights are calculated to compensate for non-response cases and satisfy the population size estimation during the round for subgroups that are classified by the region, sex and age groups.
Survey instrument
The questionnaire was developed by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics according to the national needs of related indicators. Therefore, number of questionnaire was reviewed:
1.Access to Health Care Services Survey questionnaire in Canada.
2.Health Survey-2000 questionnaire.
3.Nutritional Survey-2002 questionnaire
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2003-11-15 | 2004-01-07 |
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | Palestinian National Authority |
Special patterns were designed to follow-up receiving and handing in questionnaires at all levels and the daily follow up of interviewers work. The supervisor handed out work on the team using a map and sample. Daily and weekly reports were submitted to the coordinator of the fieldwork and the project administration. The reports explain the number of complete interviews and non-response. In addition to conducting field visits by the technicians and coordinators in order to oversee work and ensure data quality and assisting in solving any problems facing the field team.
The preparation phase for the Access to Health Services Survey included recruiting and training of interviewers and supervisors. The staff of this project participated in previous survey projects at PCBS, and are well trained and qualified.
The West Bank was divided into three areas (North, Middle and South), each of which was supervised by one field supervisor. Each region consists of a number of districts, and the fieldwork was carried out by one fieldwork team, consisting of 2-3 interviewers.
Gaza Strip was also divided into three areas (North, Middle and South). Fieldwork activities were carried out by one fieldwork team, each consisting of a supervisor, an editor and 3 interviewers.
Special procedures were followed in order to ensure quality control and efficient organization of fieldwork. Such procedures are important for supervising work, as well as for receiving and delivering questionnaires, maps, sample lists in addition to other forms used for management and quality control.
Field operations were conducted in the Palestinian Territory from 15/11/2003 to 07/01/2004. Fieldwork teams were distributed to each area on the basis of the sample size. The number of LFS' fieldwork team was 22, including the fieldwork coordinator, 4 supervisors and 3 editors
Data processing
The data processing stage consisted of the following operations:
Editing before data entry
All questionnaires were then edited in the main office using the same instructions adopted for editing in the field.
Data Entry
In this stage data were entered into the computer, using a data entry template Microsoft Access. The data entry program was prepared in order to satisfy the following requirements:
·Duplication of the questionnaire on the computer screen.
·Logical and consistency checks of data entered.
·Possibility for internal editing of questionnaire answers.
·Maintaining a minimum of errors in digital data entry and fieldwork.
·User- friendly handling.
Data appraisal
Since the data reported here are based on a sample survey and not on complete enumeration, they are subjected to two main types of errors: sampling errors and non-Sampling errors.
Sampling errors are random outcomes of the sample design, and are, therefore, easily measurable.
Non-sampling errors can occur at the various stages of the survey implementation in data collection and data processing, and are generally difficult to be evaluated statistically. They cover a wide range of errors, including errors resulting from non-response, sample frame coverage, data processing and response (both respondent and interviewer-related). The use of effective training and supervisions and the careful design of questions as measures have direct bearing on the magnitude of non-sampling errors, and hence the quality of the resulting data are of high quality.
Data Access
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | Palestinian National Authority | www.pcbs.gov.ps | diwan@pcbs.gov.ps |
| Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? | Confidentiality declaration text |
|---|---|
| yes | General Statistics Law No. (5) for Year 2000 Article (17 1. All individual information and data submitted to the Bureau for statistical purposes shall be treated as confidential and shall not be divulged, in whole or in part, to any individual or to a public or private body, or used for any purpose other than for preparing statistical tables. 2. The Bureau shall endeavor to issue official statistical publications in aggregate tables, which do not disclose individual data, in conformity with the confidentiality of statistical data. |
- Pledges the utilization of "data" or any copies thereof shall be limited to the purposes agreed upon including not granting any third parties any access to these data. Restrictions applies to any data duplication or transformed setting for purposes other than meeting the requirements of the statistical programs used in data analysis.
- Utilization of "data" or any copies thereof is limited to personal computers normally .
- Pledges not to alter the value of any observation in the original "data"; nevertheless, this does not apply on subjecting data to any processes or procedures aiming to derive new variables. The first party does not bear any professional, administrative or financial responsibility for any losses incurred as a result of changes in the variables values.
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics.Access to Health Services Survey-2003. V 1.0 (08-2013). Ramallah - Palestine.
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.
© All Rights Reserved.Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Access to Health Services Survey-2003
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Division of Users Services | Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | diwan@pcbs.gov.ps | www.pcbs.gov.ps |
Metadata production
DDI_WBG_2003_AHSS_v01_M
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | Palestinian National Authority | Production of the DDI |
2013-08-21
Metadata version
Version 01 (August 2021). This version is identical to PSE-PCBS-AHSS-2003-V1.0, except for the following fields that were modified by the World Bank: study ID and DDI ID.