Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 1996
Serbia and Montenegro, 1996
Identification
SCG_1996_MICS_v01_M
Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 1996
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Serbia and Montenegro | SCG |
Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey - Round 1 [hh/mics-1]
Goals aimed at preserving and promoting the health of this extremely vulnerable population subgroup were formulated at the World Summit for Children in 1990. This survey was conducted in order to determine the progress achieved toward these goals in the FR Yugoslavia, and it was limited to children under five years of age, their mothers (carers) and the households in which they live. Specific goals of the survey included determining:
- the water and sanitation situation
- what mothers' (carers) know and do about the most common diseases in children - acute respiratory infections and diarrhea
- the existing breastfeeding practices
- the coverage of children by BCG, DTP, polio and measles vaccinations
- the nutritional status of the children in this age group
Sample survey data [ssd]
Scope
The scope of Serbia and Montenegro 1996 MICS includes:
- Household - basic data on households (the number of members, type of flooring, number of rooms) and lists of mothers (child carers) and children under five years of age living in the household and their main characteristics - sex and age.
- Water and sanitation
- Care of children with acute respiratory infections
- Diarrhoea - use of oral rehydration salts (ORT)
- Breastfeeding
- Immunisation - coverage by BCG, DTP, polio and measles vaccinations
- Anthropometry - weight and height/length, the presence of a BCG scar.
Coverage
Former Yugoslavia, FR
Producers and sponsors
| Name |
|---|
| Institute of Public Health of Serbia |
| Institute of Public Health of Montenegro |
| Name |
|---|
| United Nations Children's Fund |
| Name |
|---|
| United Nations Children's Fund |
Sampling
A two-stage stratified cluster sample was used in the survey. The first-stage units were local communities in urban settlements, and settlements themselves in rural areas. Within these, household clusters were selected for interviewing. This produced accurate assessments of the indicators observed for the FR Yugoslavia as a whole, the republics of Montenegro and Serbia, the provinces of Vojvodina and Kosovo-Metohija, central Serbia and the Belgrade area. Differences between urban and rural settlements were also obtained for each of these levels of evaluation.
More detailed sampling procedure is available in Section "The Content, Methodology and Sample" of the report.
Survey instrument
The survey covers households, mothers (carers) of children under five years of age and children under five years of age. The survey itself consists of seven parts - modules:
- The Household Module. In this module, the interviewers collected basic data on households (the number of members, type of flooring, number of rooms and lists of mothers (child carers) and children under five years of age living in the household and their main characteristics - sex and age.
- Module 1: Water and sanitation. Methods for providing population with drinking water and disposing of waste matter (liquid and solid) were surveyed.
- Module 2: Care of children with acute respiratory infections. The care of children with acute respiratory infections was surveyed, as well as mothers' practices with regard to ARI.
- Module 3: Diarrhoea. The extent to which oral rehydration salts (ORT) are used was surveyed, as well as the incidence of diarrhoea and mothers' knowledge about diarrhoea.
- Module 4: Breastfeeding. The existing patterns of breastfeeding were surveyed.
- Module 5: Immunisation. The coverage of children by BCG, DTP, polio and measles vaccinations was surveyed.
- Module 6: Anthropometry. Weight and height/length in children under five years of age was measured; children were also examined for the presence of a BCG scar.
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 1996-10-15 | 1996-10-31 |
The methodological basis of the survey was established in accordance with recommendations from UNICEF's practical manual for multiple-indicator surveys, although certain modifications in this methodology were made because of the specific nature of the situation in the FRY.
The survey was conducted between October 15 and 31, 1996. It covered a total of 10,604 households, 2,437 mothers (carers) and 3,226 children under five years of age.
Data processing
A special program was designed for entering the data with the necessary checks for each question, answer-question links and the coverage of particular clusters. In particular, the hierarchical links between the household-mother-child entities were controlled. The program involved auto-coding for the characteristics that had to be coded. Ten well-trained operators were entering the data. They were first trained and made familiar with the goal and content of the survey, the structure of the questionnaires, the links between certain entities and the logic control rules.
After the data were entered, several control tables were made according to entities to spot regularly occurring errors at the aggregate level that might have occurred either while the questionnaires were being filled in or during data entering. Special attention was paid to measuring weight and height relative to the age of the children. Afler all the errors were corrected, the data were arranged in tables.
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Inquiries | UNICEF | childinfo@unicef.org | http://www.childinfo.org/ |
| MICS Programme Manager | UNICEF | mics@unicef.org | http://www.childinfo.org/ |
Metadata production
DDI_SCG_1996_MICS_v01_M
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Development Economics Data Group | World Bank | Documentation of the DDI |
2011-10-26
Metadata version
Version 01 (October 2011)