Global School-based Student Health Survey 2007
Djibouti, 2007
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DJI_2007_GSHS_v01_M
Global School-based Student Health Survey 2007
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Djibouti | DJI |
World Health Survey [hh/whs]
The Global school-based student health survey (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.
The 2007 Djibouti GSHS was a school-based survey of students in Classe de 5ème, Classe de 4ème, Classe de 3ème, and Other.
The purpose of the GSHS is to provide data on health behaviors and protective factors among students to:
- Help countries develop priorities, establish programs, and advocate for resources for school health and youth health programs and policies;
- Allow international agencies, countries, and others to make comparisons across countries regarding the prevalence of health behaviors and protective factors; and
- Establish trends in the prevalence of health behaviors and protective factors by country for use in evaluation of school health and youth health promotion.
Sample survey data [ssd]
Students aged 13-15 years
Version
- v01: Edited, anonymous dataset for public distribution.
Scope
The 2007 Djibouti GSHS measured alcohol and other drug use; sexual behaviours that contribute to HIV infections, other STIs, and unintended pregnancies; unintentional injuries and violence; hygiene; dietary behaviours and overweight; physical activity; tobacco use; mental health; and protective factors.
Coverage
National coverage
Producers and sponsors
| Name |
|---|
| Ministry of Health |
| Ministry of National Education and Higher Education |
| 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 | Role |
|---|---|
| World Health Organization | Financial and Technical Assistance |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Financial and Technical Assistance |
Sampling
The GSHS survey of Djibouti has used a two-level sampling to produce a representative sample of students in grades and ages.
The first stage of sampling included 13 schools with a probability of selection proportional to the number of students enrolled. 11 schools participated in the GSHS survey Djibouti.
The second stage of sampling consisted of randomly selecting intact classes (using the table of numbers to chance) for the participation of each school. All classes at each school selected entaient included in the sampling plan. All students in each sampled class are eligible to participate in the survey.
For the GSHS survey of Djibouti, 1777 questionnaires were completed for 11 schools in Djibouti city (8 schools) Tadjourah (1 school) Alisabieh (1 school), Dikhil (1 school). The school response rate was 85%, the student response rate was 98% and the overall response rate was 83%.
A weighting factor was applied to the answers of each student to resolve "no answers" and variances of the probability of selection.
Survey instrument
Djibouti GSHS questionnaire contained 54 questions on the following topics:
- Demographic Profile;
- Consumption of drugs;
- Eating behavior;
- Hygiene;
- Mental health;
- Physical Activity;
- Protective factors;
- Sexual behaviors that contribute to HIV infection, other sexually transmitted diseases as well as unwanted pregnancies;
- Tobacco;
- Violence and unintentional injuries;
- Consumption of khat (this part is integrated in the module 1 of drug use).
The questionnaire was developed by the heads of departments and a representative of WHO from standard GSHS questionnaire.
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2007-04-16 | 2007-05-06 |
| Name |
|---|
| Ministry of Health |
| Ministry of National Education and Higher Education |
The administration of the survey took place from 16 April to 6 May 2007. The methods of the survey were designed to ensure the privacy and voluntary participation. Students read themselves and completed the questionnaire during normal hours of courses, and recorded their responses directly on an answer sheet which then scanned on a computer. 28 Administrators survey were specially trained to carry out the GSHS survey. A steering committee has been established to better coordinate the investigation.
Data processing
The report data has been revised and refined to look for inconsistencies. Missing data were not captured statistically. We use software that takes into account the complex sampling design used to calculate prevalence estimates and confidence interval of 95%. The GSHS data are representative of all students in grades 5 °, 4 ° and 3 ° class in Djibouti.
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 |
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:
Ministry of Health and Ministry of National Education and Higher Education of Djibouti, World Health Organization and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Djibouti Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS) 2007, Ref. DJI_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/ |
Metadata production
DDI_DJI_2007_GSHS_v01_M_WB
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Development Data Group | The World Bank | Documentation of the DDI |
2013-11-07
Metadata version
Version 01 (November 2013)