[Demographic and Health Survey Cote dIvoire 1998-1999]

This second Demographic and Health Survey initiated by the government of Cote d’Ivoire was conducted in 1998-99 by the National Institute of Statistics with technical support from ORC Macro. Fieldwork occurred during September-November 1998 and February-March 1999. Return to the field in 1999 among approximately 40% of the sampling clusters helped improve survey data quality especially in rural areas. This study was conducted to provide decisionmakers program managers and other users with detailed data upon fertility maternal-child health infant-child mortality family planning nutrition STDs and AIDS and harmful traditional practices in addition to other information. The first part of the report describes the country’s characteristics such as its geography history economy population health status and health and population policies. Survey methodology is then presented. The report continues by presenting data upon the following characteristics of individuals and households sampled: population age and sex structure household size and composition population educational status household characteristics and goods possessed individual sociodemographic characteristics couples’ characteristics media access and economic activity. Subsequent chapters describe results upon fertility family planning nuptiality and exposure to pregnancy risk fertility preferences maternal-child health feeding practices and maternal-child nutritional status under-5 child mortality genital mutilation and STDs and AIDS. Sampling strategy and errors a table to assess data quality DHS personnel and questionnaires are presented as annexes.