| Author(s) |
National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda |
| Date |
2009-04-01 |
| Country |
Rwanda |
| Language |
English |
| Contributor(s) |
United States Agency for International Development (USAID), The Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria , The Department for International Development of United Kingdom (DFID), and United Nations Development Program (UNFPA). |
| Publisher(s) |
National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda |
| Description |
This report presents the findings of the 2007-08 Rwanda Interim Demographic and Health Survey (RIDHS),carried out from December 15, 2007 to April 29, 2008 by the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda.Technical assistance was provided by ICF Macro as part of the Demographic and Health Surveys project(MEASURE DHS). Funding for the RIDHS was provided by the Government of Rwanda, USAID, the GlobalFund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, UNDP, European Commission, and DFID through the Basket Fund of the NISR. The opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or other cooperating organizations. |
| Table of contents |
Tables and figures .................................................................................................vii
Foreword............................................................................................................ xi
Acknowledgments ...................................................................................................xiii
Abbreviations........................................................................................................xv
Summary of Findings ...............................................................................................xvii
Map of Rwanda .......................................................................................................xx
CHAPTER 1 :COUNTRY PROFILE, OBJECTIVES, AND METHODOLOGY OF THE SURVEY.
1.1 Country Profile ..................................................................................................1
1.1.1 Geography ......................................................................................................1
1.1.2 Economy ........................................................................................................2
1.1.3 Population......................................................................................................3
1.1.4 Population Policy...............................................................................................3
1.1.5 Public Health Policy ...........................................................................................4
1.2 Objectives and Methodology of the Survey..........................................................................5
1.2.1 Sample Design...................................................................................................5
1.2.2 Questionnaires .................................................................................................6
1.2.3 Hemoglobin and Malaria Diagnostic Testing ......................................................................7
1.2.4 Hemoglobin Test ................................................................................................7
1.2.5 Malaria Diagnostic Test.........................................................................................7
1.2.6 Training and Data Collection ...................................................................................8
1.2.7 Data Processing ................................................................................................8
CHAPTER 2 HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS.
2.1 Household Population by Age and Sex ..............................................................................9
2.2 Household Size and Composition...................................................................................10
2.2.1 Sex of the Head of Household...................................................................................10
2.2.2 Household Size ................................................................................................11
2.3 Housing Characteristics..........................................................................................11
2.4 Ownership of Durable Goods ......................................................................................13
2.5 Wealth Quintiles ................................................................................................14
CHAPTER 3 CHARACTERISTICS OF SURVEY RESPONDENTS.
3.1 Background Characteristics of Respondents .......................................................................17
3.2 Educational Attainment...........................................................................................19
3.3 Marital Status...................................................................................................21
3.4 Polygyny.........................................................................................................22
CHAPTER 4 FERTILITY.
4.1 Fertility Levels and Differentials ..............................................................................23
4.2 Fertility Trends.................................................................................................26
4.3 Parity and Primary Infertility...................................................................................28
4.4 Birth Intervals .................................................................................................30
4.5 Age at First Birth ..............................................................................................32
4.6 Teenage Fertility ...............................................................................................33
CHAPTER 5 FAMILY PLANNING.
5.1 Knowledge of Contraception ......................................................................................36
5.2 Knowledge of Contraceptive Methods by Background Characteristics ................................................37
5.3 Use of Contraception.............................................................................................39
5.3.1 Ever Use of Contraception......................................................................................39
5.3.2 Current Use of Contraception...................................................................................41
5.4 Future Use of Contraception......................................................................................46
5.5 Reasons for Not Using Contraception .............................................................................46
5.6 Preferred Future Contraceptive Methods ..........................................................................47
CHAPTER 6 FERTILITY PREFERENCES.
6.1 Desire to Have More Children ....................................................................................49
6.2 Ideal Number of Children ........................................................................................52
6.3 Fertility Planning Statu.........................................................................................53
CHAPTER 7 MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH.
7.1 Antenatal Care ..................................................................................................55
7.1.1 Components of ANC..............................................................................................57
7.1.2 Tetanus Vaccinations ..........................................................................................60
7.2 Delivery Care....................................................................................................61
7.2.1 Place of Delivery..............................................................................................61
7.2.2 Assistance during Delivery.....................................................................................63
7.3 Vaccination of Children..........................................................................................65
7.3.1 Vaccination Coverage by Type of Vaccine (Children Age 12-23 Months) ...........................................66
7.4 Childhood Illnesses .............................................................................................68
7.4.1 Acute Respiratory Infections...................................................................................68
7.4.2 Fever .........................................................................................................70
7.4.3 Diarrhea ......................................................................................................72
7.5 Initial Breastfeeding............................................................................................75
7.6 Micronutrient Intake ............................................................................................77
CHAPTER 8 MALARIA AND ANEMIA.
8.1 Malaria Prevention ..............................................................................................81
8.1.1 Household Possession of Mosquito Nets .........................................................................81
8.1.2 Use of Mosquito Nets by Children ..............................................................................84
8.1.3 Use of Mosquito Nets by Women..................................................................................85
8.1.4 Intermittent Preventive Treatment during Pregnancy.............................................................87
8.2 Treatment of Fever in Children under the Age of Five ............................................................88
8.3 Malaria Diagnostic Testing.......................................................................................90
8.4 Prevalence of Anemia ............................................................................................91
8.4.1 Prevalence of Anemia in Children...............................................................................92
8.4.2 Prevalence of Anemia in Women..................................................................................93
CHAPTER 9 INFANT AND CHILD MORTALITY.
9.1 Definition, Methodology and Data Quality.........................................................................95
9.2 Levels and Trends ...............................................................................................96
9,3 Differentials In Infant and Child Mortality......................................................................98
9.4 High-Risk Fertility Behavior ...................................................................................101
CHAPTER 10 CIRCUMCISION.
10.1 Practice of Male Circumcision .................................................................................105
10.2 Reasons for Male Circumcision..................................................................................108
REFERENCES .........................................................................................................111
APPENDIX A SAMPLING DESIGN
A.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................113
A.2 Survey Result ..................................................................................................113
A.3 Sample design of the 2005 Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey .................................................116
A.3.1 Introduction..................................................................................................116
A.3.2 Sampling Frame ...............................................................................................116
A.3.3 Sample Selection .............................................................................................117
A.3.4 Sampling Probability .........................................................................................117
APPENDIX B ESTIMATES OF SAMPLING ERRORS.............................................................................119
APPENDIX C DATA QUALITY TABLES......................................................................................131
APPENDIX D SURVEY PERSONNEL.........................................................................................137
APPENDIX E QUESTIONNAIRES...........................................................................................141 |
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