[Togo Demographic and Health Survey EDST-II 1998. Preliminary report]

In 1998 the government of Togo conducted a second Demographic and Health Survey in Togo (EDST-II) to cover the entire country with the goal of providing data on key demographic and health indicators as well as on family planning sexually transmitted diseases and AIDS. The preliminary results of the EDST-II are presented. The study was conducted at the national level in 1998 by the Statistics Office of the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development and covered a national sample of 8569 women aged 15-49 years and 3819 men aged 15-59 years in 7517 households successfully surveyed. These collected data form a solid information base upon which maternal-child health and family well-being programs can be built in the years ahead. Survey data are presented on the sample coverage sociodemographic characteristics of those surveyed fertility knowledge and use of contraception the desire to bear additional children prenatal care and delivery assistance vaccinations diarrhea and oral rehydration therapy breastfeeding and supplementary feeding and infant and child mortality.