Survey Summary

Zimbabwe: Standard DHS, 1988
DHS Final Reports
Summary Reports/Key Findings
Survey Datasets
Data Available
HIV Testing
Not Collected
GPS Datasets
Not Collected
SPA Datasets
Not Applicable
Country: Zimbabwe
Contract Phase: DHS-I
Recode Structure: DHS-I
Implementing Organization: Central Statistical Office
Fieldwork: September 1988 - January 1989
Status: Completed
Respondents  
Households: Sample Size: 4107
Female: All Women
Age: 15 to 49
Sample Size: 4201
Male: No male respondents
Facilities: N/A
Survey Characteristics
  • Anthropometry
  • Cooking fuel ‹A question asking the household respondent about the type of cooking fuel used by the household. These are included as part of the core questionnaire.
  • HIV behavior ‹Questions asking individuals about behavioral risk factors related to the transmission of HIV. Can be asked of women and/or men. These are included as part of the core questionnaire.
  • HIV knowledge ‹Questions asking individuals about their knowledge about HIV. Can be asked of women and/or men. These are included as part of the core questionnaire.
  • Micronutrients ‹Questions asking which foods and drinks were consumed by children in the 24 hours prior to the survey.
  • Paper survey ‹Interviews conducted with paper questionnaires which are later entered into a computer at a central office.
  • Service availability ‹A survey of communities and the services available in those communities, mostly used in earlier surveys up until about 2006. Not part of the household or individual questionnaires.
  • Social marketing ‹Questions asking individuals about the brands of condoms and pills used by respondents to identify the social marketing brands used in the country. Condom brands can be asked of women and/or men.
  • Women's status ‹Questions asking individuals about decision-making, ownership of house/land, use of banks, and other related questions. Can be asked of women and/or men. These are included as part of the core questionnaire.