The 2007 Liberia Demographic and Health Survey (LDHS) was carried out from late December 2006 to April 2007, using a nationally representative sample of over 7,000 households. All women and men age 15-49 years in these households were eligible to be individually interviewed and were asked to provide a blood sample for HIV testing. The blood samples were dried and carried to the National Laboratory of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW) on the JFK Hospital compound in Monrovia where they were tested for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The 2007 LDHS was designed to provide data to monitor the population and health situation in Liberia. Specifically, the LDHS collected information on fertility levels, marriage, sexual activity, fertility preferences, awareness and use of family planning methods, breastfeeding practices, nutritional status of women and young children, childhood and maternal mortality, maternal and child health, domestic violence, and awareness and behavior regarding HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
