Global School-based Student Health Survey 2007
Mauritius, 2007
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MUS_2007_GSHS_v01_M
Global School-based Student Health Survey 2007
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Mauritius | MUS |
World Health Survey [hh/whs]
The GSHS is a collaborative surveillance project designed to help countries measure and assess the behavioural risk factors and protective factors in 10 key areas among young people aged 13 to 17 years. The GSHS is a relatively low-cost school-based survey which uses a self-administered questionnaire to obtain data on young people's health behaviour and protective factors related to the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among children and adults worldwide. The GSHS was developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with United Nations' UNICEF, UNESCO, and UNAIDS; and with technical assistance from CDC.
As of December 2011, representatives from more than 107 countries have been trained and 73 countries have completed a GSHS. Twenty-nine countries have been trained but have not conducted their surveys because of insufficient funds, staff turnover, or other in-country barriers. More than 420,000 students have participated in a GSHS survey.
In 2001, WHO, in collaboration with UNAIDS, UNESCO, and UNICEF, and with technical assistance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), initiated the development of the Global School‐based Student Health Survey (GSHS), which focuses on critical health behaviours and protective factors established during adolescence. Based on data obtained from the GSHS, school health and youth health programmes and policies can be developed, implemented and evaluated.
The 2007 Mauritius and Rodrigues GSHS employed a standardised two‐stage cluster sample design to produce a representative sample of students aged between 13 to 15 years, in Forms II, III and IV. Core questionnaire modules, core expanded questions and country specific questions were combined to form a self administered anonymous questionnaire which was administered in one regular class period. Survey administration was carried out from 28 June to 6 July 2007 in Mauritius and 27 to 31 August 2007 in Rodrigues.
Sample survey data [ssd]
Students aged 13-17 years
Version
- v01: Edited, anonymous datasets for public distribution.
Scope
The 2007 Mauritius GSHS measured alcohol and other drug use; unintentional injuries and violence; physical activity; tobacco use; and protective factors.
Coverage
National coverage
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Ministry of Health & Quality of Life | Government of Mauritius |
| World Health Organization | |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| Name |
|---|
| United Nations Children's Fund |
| United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS |
| Name |
|---|
| World Health Organization |
Sampling
The 2007 Mauritius and Rodrigues GSHS employed a two - stage cluster sample design to produce a representative sample of students in Forms II, III, and IV. The first‐stage sampling frame consisted of all schools containing any of Forms II, III, and IV. Schools were selected with probability proportional to school enrolment size. 25 secondary schools were selected to participate in the Mauritius GSHS and 5 secondary schools were selected to participate in the Rodrigues GSHS. The second stage of sampling consisted of randomly selecting intact classrooms (using a random start) from each school to participate. All classrooms in each selected school were included in the sampling frame. All students in the sampled classrooms were eligible to participate in the GSHS.
For the 2007 Mauritius GSHS, 2278 questionnaires were completed in 24 schools. The school response rate was 96%, the student response rate was 91%, and the overall response rate was 88%.
For the 2007 Rodrigues GSHS, 1140 questionnaires were completed in 5 schools. The school response rate was 100%, the student response rate was 90%, and the overall response rate was 90%.
In order to minimise bias and to reflect the likelihood of sampling each student, a weighting factor was applied to each student record, so that the results could be used to make important inferences about the priority health‐risk behaviors and protective factors of the whole population of students in Forms II, III, and IV.
Survey instrument
The Mauritius and Rodrigues GSHS questionnaire addressed the following topics:
- Demographics
- Violence and unintentional injury
- Physical activity
- Tobacco use
- Alcohol and other drug use
- Protective factors
The GSHS survey questionnaire included 34 core questions, 22 core expanded questions and 3 country specific questions on knowledge and behaviour concerning Chikungunya, for a total of 59 questions.
The questionnaire was developed by the GSHS technical steering committee
Data collection
| Start | End | Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| 2007-06-28 | 2007-07-06 | Mauritius |
| 2007-08-27 | 2007-08-31 | Rodrigues |
| Name |
|---|
| World Health Organization |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Survey administration was carried out from 28 June to 6 July 2007 in Mauritius and 27 to 31 August 2007 in Rodrigues. Survey procedures were designed to protect student privacy by allowing for anonymous and voluntary participation. Students completed the self‐administered questionnaire during one classroom period and recorded their responses directly on a computer‐scannable answer sheet.
10 Survey Administrators in Mauritius and 5 Survey Administrators in Rodrigues were specially trained to conduct the GSHS. They included staff from the following cadres: Community Health Nursing Officers, Community Health Care Officers, Health Information, Education and Communication Officers and General Nurses.
Data processing
The data set was cleaned and edited for inconsistencies. Missing data were not statistically imputed. Software that takes into consideration the complex sample design was used to compute prevalence estimates and 95% confidence intervals. GSHS data are representative of all students attending Forms II, III and IV in Mauritius and Rodrigues.
The data was processed and analysed using the EPI‐Info statistical package. In this report, percentages have been calculated, and some cross‐tabulations have also been included.
Data Access
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Chronic Diseases and Health Promotion | World Health Organization | http://www.who.int/chp/gshs/en/ | chronicdiseases@who.int |
| Ministry of Health & Quality of Life | Government of Mauritius | http://health.gov.mu/English/Statistics/Pages/default.aspx | moh@mail.gov.mu |
GSHS data release and publication policies and procedures are based on the following guiding principles:
- GSHS data are owned by the official country-level agency (ex. Ministry of Health) conducting or sponsoring the survey.
- Public health and scientific advancement are best served by an open and timely exchange of data and data analyses.
- The privacy of participating schools and students must be protected.
- Data quality must be maintained.
Use of the dataset must be acknowledged using a citation which would include:
- the Identification of the Primary Investigator
- the title of the survey (including country, acronym and year of implementation)
- the survey reference number
- the source and date of download
Example:
World Health Organization and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Mauritius Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS) 2007, Ref. MUS_2007_GSHS_v01_M. Dataset downloaded from [url] on [date].
Disclaimer and copyrights
The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Chronic Diseases and Health Promotion | World Health Organization | chronicdiseases@who.int | http://www.who.int/chp/gshs/en/ |
| Ministry of Health & Quality of Life | Government of Mauritius | moh@mail.gov.mu moh@mail.gov.mu | http://health.gov.mu/English/Statistics/Pages/default.aspx |
| The World Bank Microdata Library | The World Bank | microdata@worldbank.org | http://microdata.worldbank.org |
Metadata production
DDI_MUS_2007_GSHS_v01_M_WB
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Development Data Group | The World Bank | Documentation of the DDI |
2013-09-23
Metadata version
Version 01 (September 2013)