MEASURE DHS - An Assessment of the Quality of Data on Health and Nutrition in the DHS Surveys, 1993-2003 (English) 880

An Assessment of the Quality of Data on Health and Nutrition in the DHS Surveys, 1993-2003 (English)

Publication ID: MR6
Publication Date: December 2008
Language: English
Document Type: Methodological Reports
Publication Topic(s): Child Health , Maternal Health , Nutrition
Author(s): Thomas W. Pullum and Macro International Inc. Calverton, Maryland, USA

An Assessment of the Quality of Data on Health and Nutrition in the DHS Surveys, 1993-2003 (PDF, 2359K)

Abstract: The purpose of this methodological report is to provide an overview of the quality of the maternal and child health data collected during DHS III and MEASURE DHS+. It is important to note that this assessment is not a response to any concerns, either general or specific, raised by users of the data. It is probably fair to say that within the general community of users, there is a general sense that the data are of very high quality. Rather, it is part of a routine monitoring process. It is desirable to conduct occasional checks and comparisons on the quality of data across surveys. There have been no comprehensive assessments of these data since DHS I and DHS II.