Description |
This report summarizes the findings of the Demographic and Health Survey (EDSMD-III) undertaken in Madagascar from November 23, 2003 to March 28, 2004 by the Direction de la Démographie et des Statistiques Sociales (DDSS) [Directorate of Demography and Social Statistics] of the Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT) [National Statistical Institute], in collaboration with the Ministère de la Santé et du Planning Familial [Ministry of Health and Family Planning]. The EDSMD-III project was undertaken with funding from the World Bank through its projects: the Programme Multisectoriel pour la Prévention du Sida (PMPS) [Multisectoral Program for the Prevention of HIV], CRESAN 2, and SEECALINE; the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF); the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA); and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Technical assistance was provided by the worldwide Demographic and Health Surveys – MEASURE DHS+ of ORC Macro, which is designed to collect, analyze, and disseminate demographic data on fertility, family planning, and maternal and child health.
The EDSMD-III contains information collected from 8,420 households, 7,949 women age 15-49 and 2,432 men age 15-59 years. The results are significant at the level of residence (capital, other cities, total urban and rural) and at the level of the six provinces. |