Survey Summary

Egypt: Special, 2015
Survey Datasets
Data Available
HIV Testing
Not Collected
GPS Datasets
Not Distributed
SPA Datasets
Not Applicable
Country: Egypt
Contract Phase: DHS-VII
Implementing Organization: Ministry of Health and Population, National Population Council, El-Zanaty and Associates
Fieldwork: February 2015 - May 2015
Status: Completed
Respondents  
Households: Sample Size: 7516
Female: All Women
Age: 15 to 59
Sample Size: 9209
Male: All Men
Age: 15 to 59
Sample Size: 7462
Facilities: N/A
Survey Characteristics
  • Anthropometry
  • Blood pressure (measure)
  • Blood pressure questions ‹Questions asking if individuals have been diagnosed with high blood pressure also known as hypertension. These questions are now included in the chronic diseases module. This does not include blood pressure measurement which is recorded as a biomarker. Can be asked of women and/or men.
  • Breast cancer screening questions ‹Questions asking women if they have been screened for breast cancer. In DHS-8, a single question is included in the core questionnaire and additional questions are included in the chronic diseases module.
  • Cervical cancer screening questions ‹Questions asking women if they have been screened for cervical cancer. In DHS-8, these questions are included in the core questionnaire and additional questions are included in the chronic diseases module.
  • Diabetes questions ‹Questions asking individuals about awareness of or diagnosis with diabetes. Can be asked of women and/or men.
  • Early childhood education ‹A question asking the household respondent if usual household members age 4-24 years attended an early childhood education program. In DHS-8, this question is included in the core questionnaire.
  • Female genital cutting ‹A set of questions asking women about their experience of female genital cutting, also known as female circumcision or female genital mutilation. Questions are also asked about the woman's daughters age 14 and younger.
  • Health expenditures ‹Questions asking about the cost of healthcare services and/or healthcare items usually at the individual level. Can be asked of women and/or men. See also the out-of-pocket expenditures module which is asked at the household level.
  • Hepatitis B testing
  • Hepatitis C testing
  • 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.
  • Male circumcision self-reported ‹Questions asking men about their circumcision status.
  • Men's survey ‹Surveys that include men in addition to women as individual respondents.
  • Micronutrients ‹Questions asking which foods and drinks were consumed by children in the 24 hours prior to the survey.
  • Out-of-pocket health expenditures ‹A set of questions asking the household respondent about health expenditures for all usual household members who had inpatient care in the past 6 months and 1 randomly selected usual household member who had outpatient care in the past 4 weeks.
  • Paper survey ‹Interviews conducted with paper questionnaires which are later entered into a computer at a central office.
  • Tobacco use ‹Questions asking individuals about the consumption of smoked and smokeless tobacco products. 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.

Footnotes:
Health Issues Survey