Global School-based Student Health Survey 2006
Tajikistan, 2006
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Global School-based Student Health Survey 2006
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Tajikistan | TJK |
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 Tajikistan GSHS was a school-based survey of students in forms 7, 8, and 9. This report describes the results of the first GSHS conducted in Tajikistan by the Ministry of Education. The survey took place between 30th May and 15th August, 2006.
The purpose of the GSHS is to provide accurate data on health behaviors and protective factors among students in order to:
- help countries develop priorities, establish programmes and advocate for resources for school health programmes and policies;
- establish trends in health behaviors for use in the evaluation of health promotion among youth and in schools; and
- enable countries, international organizations and others to make comparisons within and between countries regarding the prevalence of healthy behaviors.
Sample survey data [ssd]
Students aged 13-15 years
Version
- v01: Edited, anonymous datasets for public distribution.
Scope
The 2006 Tajikistan GSHS measured alcohol and other drug use; sexual behaviours that contribute to HIV infections, other STIs, and unintended pregnancies; unintentional injuries and violence; tobacco use; and mental health.
Coverage
National coverage
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Ministry of Education | Republic of Tajikistan |
| Ministry of Health | Republic of Tajikistan |
| World Health Organization | |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| Name |
|---|
| United Nations Children's Fund |
| United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| World Health Organization | Financial and Technical Assistance |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Financial and Technical Assistance |
| Name |
|---|
| Ministry of Health |
Sampling
The 2006 Tajikistan GSHS used a two-stage cluster sample design to produce a representative sample of students in Grades 7-9.
The first-stage sampling framework, included all schools containing any of Grades 7-9. Schools were selected with probability proportional to school enrollment size; schools were selected to participate in the Tajikistan GSHS.
The second-stage sampling was drawn from Grades 7-9 in all schools that met the first-stage criteria. The sample consisted of randomly selecting intact classrooms (using a random start) from each school to participate. In schools with a small number of students, the classes have been consolidated into one single Primary Sampling Unit. All students in the sampled classrooms were eligible to participate in the GSHS.
For the GSHS in Tajikistan, 9,714 questionnaires were completed in 99 schools in 2006. The school response rate was 99.0% (99 of 100 selected schools). The student response rate was 81.1% (9,714 of 11,973 students included in the sample). The overall response rate was 80.0%.
A weighting factor was applied to each student record to adjust for non-response and for the varying probabilities of selection.
The weighting formula used for calculation was:
W = W1 W2 f1 f2 f3
W1 = inversion of probability of school selection
W2 = inversion of probability of grade selection
f1 = adjustment factor for non-response at school level, calculated by size of school (small, middle, big) and by registered schools rather than quantity of schools.
f2 = adjustment factor for non-response at class level, calculated by class
f3 = adjustment factor after stratification, calculated by degrees
Weighting allows the results to be applied to the whole population of students in Grades 7-9 in Tajikistan.
Survey instrument
The Tajikistan GSHS Questionnaire comprised 79 questions that addressed the following topics:
- demographic data
- alcohol and other drug use
- mental health
- sexual behaviors that contribute to HIV infection, other STIs and unintended pregnancy
- tobacco smoking
- violence and unintended injury
The questionnaire was developed by representatives of the Tajikistan ministries of education and health, UNICEF, UNFPA, and the NGO “Adolescents and Reproductive Health”.
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2006-05-30 | 2006-08-15 |
| Name |
|---|
| Ministry of Education |
The GSHS survey was administered by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Tajikistan. The survey relied upon the efforts of a coordinator, organizational committee and administrators.
The organizational committee was composed of a coordinator, representatives of the ministries of education and health, other state stakeholders and NGOs. The committee participated in the development of tools for the survey, the sampling strategy and the involvement of schools. The survey administrators were responsible for the collection of data and school documentation.
Survey procedures were designed to protect student privacy by allowing voluntary and/or anonymous participation. The students completed the self-administered questionnaire during one classroom period and recorded their responses on a sheet that could be scanned by computer. Survey administrators were specially trained to conduct the GSHS.
Data processing
Students self-reported their responses to each question on a computer scannable answer sheet. The data set was cleaned and edited for inconsistencies. Missing data were not statistically imputed. Software that takes into consideration the complex sample design was used to compute prevalence estimates and 95% confidence intervals. GSHS data are representative of all students attending Grades 7-9.
Data Access
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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:
- GSHS data are owned by the official country-level agency (ex. Ministry of Health) conducting or sponsoring the survey.
- Public health and scientific advancement are best served by an open and timely exchange of data and data analyses.
- The privacy of participating schools and students must be protected.
- Data quality must be maintained.
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:
Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health of Republic of Tajikistan, World Health Organization and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Tajikistan Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS) 2006, Ref. TJK_2006_GSHS_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.
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Chronic Diseases and Health Promotion | World Health Organization | chronicdiseases@who.int | http://www.who.int/chp/gshs/en/ |
Metadata production
DDI_TJK_2006_GSHS_v01_M_WB
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Development Data Group | The World Bank | Documentation of the DDI |
2013-11-07
Metadata version
Version 01 (November 2013)