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Health Survey for the Egyptian Households 2021

Arab Republic of Egypt, 2021
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EGY-CAPMAS-EFHS2021-v02
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  • Identification

    Survey ID number

    EGY-CAPMAS-EFHS2021-v02

    Title

    Health Survey for the Egyptian Households 2021

    Translated Title

    EFHS2021

    Country
    Name Country code
    Arab Republic of Egypt egypt
    Study type

    Sample Survey

    Abstract

    The survey aims to provide data on the following topics:
    Household characteristics
    1- Childbearing (reproductive rates, desired childbearing, optimal number of children).
    2- Family planning (use, method source, unmet need, cessation rates).
    3- Health care during pregnancy and childbirth.
    4- Child health (child mortality, vaccinations, childhood diseases, nutritional status, measurement of hemoglobin levels, anemia).
    5- Child welfare (child labor, child behavior control, child development).
    6- Women’s health and empowerment (circumcision, domestic violence, women’s empowerment).
    7- Attitudes of never-married young men/women aged 15-29 years (knowledge and attitudes towards family planning, desired childbearing, smoking, knowledge of circumcision, puberty, violence within the home, and the roles of men and women).

    Unit of Analysis

    The basic unit of survey is the household.
    Through the family, the group of women who have previously been married between the ages of (15-49) is targeted, as well as young men who have never been married in the age group of (15-29).

    Version

    Version Description
    1. First Edition of Health Survey for the Egyptian Households 2021
    Version Date

    2022-12

    Scope

    Topics
    Topic
    Introduction
    Living Characteristics of the households
    Background characteristics of the effectors
    Procreation
    Childbearing Preferences
    Family Planning
    Intermediate determinants of childbearing
    Child mortality and infant mortality
    Maternal care
    Child Health
    Nutrition for children, youth, and women
    Children well-being
    Female Sterilize
    Other health aspects and women's empowerment
    Domestic Violence
    Characteristics and socialization of young people
    Youth tendency towards the issues of Population and Health
    Keywords
    Health Survey for the Egyptian Households

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    Geographical coverage was done on the governorates of the Republic, except for North Sinai Governorate (with a total number of governorates of 26 governorates).

    Universe

    The basic unit of survey is the household.
    Through the family, the group of women who have previously been married between the ages of (15-49) is targeted, as well as young men who have never been married in the age group of (15-29).

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name
    CAPMAS
    Producers
    Name
    Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics
    Funding Agency/Sponsor
    Name
    Egyptian Government

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure

    Survey sample
    The survey sample was designed to be representative at the level of the governorates and regions of the Republic (urban governorates - urban Upper Egypt - rural Upper Egypt - urban Upper Egypt - rural Upper Egypt - border governorates), to give the indicators to be measured with a high level of accuracy and efficiency.
    The design and size of the sample allows for the calculation of the main indicators at the level of each governorate separately.
    The sample size was about 34 thousand households covering 1,348 cadastral plots, from each of which 25 households were selected (except for the borders, 35 households were selected) to ensure.

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End Cycle
    2021-01-01 2021-12-30 Annual
    Time Method

    Timetable for the Egyptian Household Health Survey - 2021
    The Egyptian Household Health Survey - 2021 was implemented in five stages. The first phase included preparatory activities, from designing the sample and updating the sample frame. At the same time, the questionnaires were designed, a pre-trial was conducted, and then the questionnaires were formulated in their final form. This preparatory phase began in August 2020, and all its activities were completed in December 2020. The second phase included, which began from the beginning of July 2021 to January 10, 2022, preparing for field work, training field work teams, and collecting data, where households, women eligible for individual interviews, and young men/women were interviewed. While the third phase, which began after the start of field work and ended at the end of March 2022, included all the data processing activities necessary to produce the processed data file, including reviewing and auditing the data, in addition to ensuring the consistency of the data. The fourth phase of the survey, which began in parallel with the third stage, we analyze the data and prepare the initial report. Finally, the fifth stage is preparing the final report, which began in July 2022 until the issuance of this report.
    Below is a detailed explanation of all survey activities in all its stages:

                    Activity                                                          Start date                                               Time         
                    Form preparation and design                                                  September 2020                                        One Month 
                    Setting up the form programs on the tablet                                   October  2020                                         One Month 
                    Sample selection and collection                                              October  2020                                         Three months 
                    The Pre-experiment                                                           November 2020                                         One Month
                    Final design of the forms and modification of the programs                   The end of November 2020                              Two months 
                    Reviewing the final design of the forms and modifying the programs           July 2021                                             One and half month 
                    Training data collection teams                                               The end of August 2021                                Five Weeks 
                    Field work                                                                   October 2021                                          Three and half months 
                    Quality Control and Re-interviewing                                          October 2021                                          Three and half months 
                    Data Verification and Consistency                                            The Mid of February 2022                              One and half month 
                    The Intital Report                                                           The begining of April 2022                            Two months 
                    Detailed Tables                                                              The begining of June    2022                          Three months 
                    The preparation of final report                                              The begining of July 2022                             Four months 
                    Reviewing and the preparation of final report                                November 2022                                         Two months
    Mode of data collection
    • Collecting Data Process is conducted through the personal interview ( Data collected by Tablet phone )

    Distributor information

    Distributor
    Organization name Abbreviation
    Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics CAPMAS

    Data Access

    Access authority
    Name
    Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics
    Confidentiality
    Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? Confidentiality declaration text
    yes Public Statistics Law No. (35), for year 1960, Article No. (403)
    1- Macro data is confidential and not allowed to be reviewed by any individual or authority.
    2- Not allowed to use any statistical statement as a basis for linking tax, and not used as evidence for any judicial or legal action.
    3- All should provide data that is required by CAPMAS representatives with what represent the truth and in a specified timing and to allow CAPMAS deputy to review all the documents to verify these statements.
    4- Punished by prison with no less than a month, and not more than 6 months and with a fine not less than 100 L.E. and not exceed than 500 L.E. for those who break the previous provisions of articles or give incorrect data.
    Access conditions

    All statistics released by CAPMAS has no terms of dealing other than which included by Law No. 35 or in the framework of Law No.35

    Citation requirements

    Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics - Health Survey for the Egyptian Households 2021

    Disclaimer and copyrights

    Copyright

    Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    EGY-CAPMAS-EFHS2021-v02

    Producers
    Name Abbreviation
    Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics CAPMAS
    Date of Metadata Production

    2023-10-03

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version

    v1.0

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