Global School-based Student Health Survey 2007
Macedonia, FYR, 2007
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Global School-based Student Health Survey 2007
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Macedonia, FYR | MKD |
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 2007 Global School-Based Student Health Survey (GSHS) in Macedonia was the first GSHS conducted in Macedonia by the Republic Institute for Health Protection. The survey took place between December 1st and December 31st, 2007.
The purpose of the GSHS is to provide accurate data on health behaviours and protective factors among students in order to:
- Help countries develop priorities, establish programs and advocate for resources for school health programs and policies;
- Establish trends in health behaviours 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 behaviours.
Sample survey data [ssd]
Students aged 13-15 years
Version
- v01: Edited, anonymous dataset for public distribution.
Scope
The 2007 Macedonia 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.
Coverage
National coverage
Producers and sponsors
| Name |
|---|
| Republic Institute for Health Protection |
| Regional Institutes for Health Protection |
| Ministry of Health |
| Ministry of Education |
| Ministry for Local Governance |
| United Nations Children's Fund |
| Agency for Youth and Sport |
| World Health Organization |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| United Nations Children's Fund | Financial and Technical Assistance |
| Swedish International Development Agency | Financial Assistance |
Sampling
The 2007 Macedonia GSHS used a two-stage cluster sample design to produce a representative sample of students in grades 7, 8, I year and II year.
The first-stage sampling framework included all schools containing any of grades 7, 8, I year and II year. Schools were selected with probability proportional to school enrolment size; 30 schools were selected to participate in the Macedonia GSHS.
The second-stage sampling was drawn from grades 7, 8, I year and II year in all schools that met the first-stage criteria. The sample consisted of randomly selected intact classrooms (using a random start) from each school to participate. In schools with a small number of students, the classes were consolidated into one single Primary Sampling Unit. All students in the sampled classrooms were eligible to participate in the GSHS.
For the GSHS in Macedonia, 2.114 questionnaires were completed in 30 schools in 2007. The school response rate was 100.0% (30 of 30 selected schools). The student response rate was 93.4% (2.114 of 2.267 students included in the sample). The overall response rate was 93.4%.
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, 8, I year and II year in Macedonia.
Survey instrument
Macedonian GSHS Questionnaire comprised 74 questions, 52 from core questionnaire modules and 22 from the core-expanded and country specific questions that addressed the following topics:
- Dietary behaviours
- Hygiene
- Violence and unintentional injury
- Mental health
- Tobacco use
- Alcohol and other drug use
- Sexual behaviours that contribute to HIV infection, other STIs and unintended pregnancy
- Physical activity
- Protective factors
The questionnaire was developed by representatives of the Republic Institute of Health Protection, Regional Institutes for Health Protection, Ministries of Health and Education, Agency for Youth and Sport and UNICEF in close collaboration with CDC and WHO. The questionnaire was translated in Macedonian and Albanian.
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2007-12-01 | 2007-12-31 |
| Name |
|---|
| Republic Institute for Health Protection |
| Ministries of Health |
| Ministries of Education |
| Agency for Youth and Sport |
The GSHS survey was administered by the Republic Institute for Health Protection. The survey relied upon the efforts of the coordinator, Scientific steering committee, Working group and administrators.
The Scientific steering committee was consisted of a coordinator, president, representatives of the Ministries of Health, Education and Agency for Youth and Sport. The Committee participated in the development of tools for the survey, the sampling strategy and the involvement of schools. The Working Group included representatives from the RIHP and Regional Institutes for Health Protection while the survey administrators recruited from the Republic Institute for Health Protection and 10 Regional Institutes for Health Protection 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 a computer. Survey administrators were specially trained to conduct the GSHS on a training workshop organized by RIHP and WHO office in Geneva.
Data processing
The data set was 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, 8, I year and II year in Macedonia. The significance of difference between male and female students’ responses was tested using Chi-square test for p≤0.05.
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:
Republic Institute for Health Protection, Regional Institutes for Health Protection, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education, Ministry for Local Governance and Agency for Youth and Sport of Macedonia, United Nations Children's Fund, World Health Organization and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Macedonia Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS) 2007, Ref. MKD_2007_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_MKD_2007_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)