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Lao Reproductive Health Survey 2005
Third round

Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2005
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LAO_LSB_LRHS-2005_v1.0
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Lao Statistics Bureau
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    Survey ID number

    LAO_LSB_LRHS-2005_v1.0

    Title

    Lao Reproductive Health Survey 2005

    Subtitle

    Third round

    Abbreviation or Acronym

    LRHS2005

    Country
    Name Country code
    Lao People's Democratic Republic LAO
    Study type

    Other Household Health Survey [hh/hea]

    Series Information

    The Lao Reproductive Health Survey 2005 (LRHS 2005) is the third reproductive health survey, previously conducted around 1994 (LRHS1) and 2000 (LRHS2). It was undertaken by Lao Statistics Bureau (LSB), Lao P.D.R., and is the result of collaborative efforts between the LSB and the Mother and Child Health Center (MCHC) of the Ministry of Health (MoH). The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) funded the survey, and provided capacity building and technical support on data processing and analysis, and assistance to prepare the report through the Demographic Institute of the University of Indonesia and external consultants.

    Abstract

    The purpose of the Lao Reproductive Health Survey 2005 is to provide up to date information on the demographic situation and reproductive health knowledge and practices such as: levels, preferences and determinants of fertility; contraceptive knowledge, prevalence and unmet needs; anternal care, place of delivery and type of assistant during birth; breast feeding practices; and knowledge of sexually transmited infection (STIs) and HIV/AIDS.

    Kind of Data

    Sample survey data [ssd]

    Unit of Analysis

    Households
    Women 15 to 49 years old
    Men 15 to 49 years old

    Version

    Version Description

    v1.1: Edited data, first version, for internal use only.

    Version Date

    2010-02-23

    Scope

    Notes

    Characteristics of househols population and housing: household population by age, sex and residence, household composition, educational attainmant of household population, housing charateristics.
    Characteristic of women respondents, fercility, knowledge and ever use of contraception, cerrent use of familiy planning, non-use and intention to use family planning in the future, other proximate determinant of fertility, fertility preference, mortarity and life expectency, maternal and child health, breathfeeding, knowledge of STIS and HIV/ AIDS.

    Topics
    Topic Vocabulary URI
    childbearing, family planning and abortion [8.2] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
    general health [8.4] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
    specific diseases and medical conditions [8.9] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
    fertility [14.2] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
    morbidity and mortality [14.4] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    The LRHS is nationally representative.

    Geographic Unit

    Lowest level of geographic aggregation covered by the data is district.

    Universe

    All private households, all women aged 15-49 in private households, and all men aged 15-59 year old in private households.

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name
    Lao Statistics Bureau
    Producers
    Name Role
    Ministry of Heath Collaboration
    Funding Agency/Sponsor
    Name Abbreviation Role
    Unirted Nations Population Fund UNFPA Sponsor
    Other Identifications/Acknowledgments
    Name Affiliation Role
    Demographic Institute of the University of Indonesia DIUI Capacity building/ Technical support
    External consultant Technical assistance
    Mother and Child Health Center (MCHC) Ministry of Health Collaboration

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure

    Coverage and sample design: The LRHS 2005 is a nationally representative sample survery, with 21 600 household chosen as respondents, from which eligible women aged 15 to 49 years and men aged 15 to 59 years, regardless of their marital status, were selected for detailed interview.
    A two-stage stratified cluster sample covering 16 provinces, the capital and special zone was applied in survey. The 2005 census household list was used as the sampling frame.
    The first stage of sample selection was to select 40 sample villages, using SPPS method.
    The second stage was to select households in the villages selected in the first stage. Within each selected villages, a fixed number of 30 households were selected using systematic random sampling. Thus, each province had about 1 200 households for the 2005 survey.
    The sampling covered Urban and Rural areas.

    Response Rate

    Response rate for households, women and men are relatively high and close to 100 percent.

    Survey instrument

    Questionnaires

    The survey questionnaires used in the LRHS 2005 are almost identical to the LRHS 2000. The earlier survey questionnaires were adapted from the 1994 Lao Fertility and Spacing Survey and the 1997 Mongolia Reproductive Health Survey. In many ways, the questionnaires resemble the International Standard of the Demographic and Health
    Surveys (DHS). The questionnaires have been adjusted for the local situation.

    As with the earlier survey, the LRHS 2005 questionnaires consist of three different parts, which are the: Household Questionnaire, Women’s Questionnaire and Men’s
    Questionnaire.

    Methodology notes

    Data were processed as folllows:
    Questionnaire reception, Office editing and coding, Data entry using Scaner, Verification entry, Export to data base, Back up and edited data back up.

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    2005-10 2005-10
    Mode of data collection
    • Face-to-face [f2f]
    Data Collectors
    Name Affiliation Abbreviation
    Lao Statistics Bureau Ministry for Planning and Investment LSB

    Data appraisal

    Estimates of Sampling Error

    Refer to Sampling design (Social Statistics Division, DoS).

    Data Access

    Access authority
    Name Affiliation URL Email
    Lao Statistics Bureau LSB https://www.lsb.gov.la nscit@etllao.com
    Confidentiality
    Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? Confidentiality declaration text
    yes The Statistics Law of Lao PDR guarantees that identities of respondents are kept confidential.

    Before being granted access to the dataset, all users have to formally agree:
    1. To make no copies of any files or portions of files to which s/he is granted access except those authorized by the data depositor.
    2. Not to use any technique in an attempt to learn the identity of any person, establishment, or sampling unit not identified on public use data files.
    3. To hold in strictest confidence the identification of any establishment or individual that may be inadvertently revealed in any documents or discussion, or analysis. Such inadvertent identification revealed in her/his analysis will be immediately brought to the attention of the data depositor.
    Access conditions

    Authorization to use this data is granted to designated individuals in the concerned division of the Lao Statistics Bureau (LSB). Under no circumstances shall the authorized user reproduce, distribute, sell or lend the entire data or parts thereof to any other data user apart from himself or that of authorized employees in the DoS.

    Citation requirements

    "Lao Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Planning and Investment, Lao PDR, Lao Reproductive Health Survey 2005 (LRHS 2005), Version 1.1 (June 2010)."

    Disclaimer and copyrights

    Disclaimer

    The user of the data acknowledges that the Department of Statistcs bears no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.

    Copyright

    (c) 2010, Lao Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Planning and Investment, Lao PDR

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Affiliation Email URL
    Deputy Director, Data Services Division Lao Statistics Bureau nscit@etllao.com https://www.lsb.gov.la

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    LAO_LSB_LRHS-2005_m_EN_v1.0

    Producers
    Name Abbreviation Role
    Mr. Onkeo OUNALOM Onkeo Documenter
    Mr. Dueansavanh THAMACHACK Deuan Documenter
    Date of Metadata Production

    2010-02-23

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version

    Version 1.0 (February 2010).

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