Zambia - Demographic and Health Survey 2001-2002

The 2001-2002 Zambia Demographic and Health Survey (ZDHS) was carried out by the Central Statistical Office and the Central Board of Health. It is a nationally representative sample of 7,658 women age 15-49 and 2,145 men age 15-59. The principal objective of the survey was to provide data to policymakers and planners on the population and health situation in Zambia. Most of the information collected in the 2001-2002 ZDHS represents updated esti­mates of basic demographic and health indica­tors covered in the 1992 ZDHS and 1996 ZDHS surveys. The 2001-2002 ZDHS was conducted by the Central Statistical Office (CSO) and the Central Board of Health (CBoH). ORC Macro of Calverton, Maryland provided technical assistance to the project through its contract with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Funding for the survey was sup­plied by ORC Macro (from USAID), the Government of Japan through a trust fund managed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and through bilateral agreements between the Government of the Republic of Zambia and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA). The primary objectives of the ZDHS are: To collect up-to-date information on fertility, infant and child mortality and family plan­ning; To collect information on health-related matters such as breastfeeding, antenatal care, chil­dren's immunisations and childhood diseases; To assess the nutritional status of mothers and children; To support dissemination and utilisation of the results in planning, managing and improving family planning and health services in the country; To enhance the survey capabilities of the institutions involved in order to facilitate the im­plementation of surveys of this type in the future; and To document current epidemics of sexually transmitted infections and HIV/AIDS through use of specialised modules. Specifically, the 2001-2002 ZDHS col­lected detailed information on fertility and fam­ily planning, child mortality and maternal mor­tality, maternal and child health and nutritional status, and knowledge, awareness and behaviour regarding HIV/AIDS and other sexually trans­mitted infections. New features of the 2001­2002 ZDHS include the collection of informa­tion on violence against women and testing of individuals for HIV and syphilis.