Demographic and Health Survey 2008
Turkiye, 2008
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TUR_2008_DHS_v01_M
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Survey ID Number
TUR_2008_DHS_v01_M
Title
Demographic and Health Survey 2008
Country/Economy
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Turkiye | TUR |
Study type
Demographic and Health Survey (standard) - DHS IV
Series Information
The Turkey Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) 2008 is the fourth Demographic and Health Survey in Turkey. The DHS has been conducted by the Haccettepe University Institute of Population Studies in collaboration with the Ministry of Health General Directorate of Mother and Child Health and Family Planning and Undersecretary of State Planning Organization as part of the series of quinquennial demographic surveys. The first three surveys were carried out in 1993, 1998, and 2003.
The surveys are the only sources for estimating a variety of indicators on population and reproductive health at national level. The DHS 2008, unlike the previous surveys of this series was for the time funded entirely from the national budget. The Turkey DHS is a nationally representative survey of 10.525 households and 7,405 ever-married women age 15-49.
The surveys are the only sources for estimating a variety of indicators on population and reproductive health at national level. The DHS 2008, unlike the previous surveys of this series was for the time funded entirely from the national budget. The Turkey DHS is a nationally representative survey of 10.525 households and 7,405 ever-married women age 15-49.
Abstract
The Turkey Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) 2008 has been conducted by the Haccettepe University Institute of Population Studies in collaboration with the Ministry of health General Directorate of Mother and Child Health and Family Planning and Undersecretary of State Planning Organization. The Turkey Demographic and Health Survey 2008 has been financed the scientific and Technological research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) under the support program for Research Projects of Public Institutions.
The primary objective of the Turkey DHS 2008 is to provide data on fertility, contraceptive methods, maternal and child health. Detailed information on these issues is obtained through questionnaires, filled by face-to face interviews with ever-married women in reproductive ages (15-49).
Another important objective of the survey, with aims to contribute to the knowledge on population and health as well, is to maintain the flow of information for the related organizations in Turkey on the Turkish demographic structure and change in the absence of reliable vital registration system and ascertain the continuity of data on demographic and health necessary for sustainable development in the absence of a reliable vital registration system.
In terms of survey methodology and content, the Turkey DHS 2008 is comparable with the previous demographic surveys in Turkey (MEASURE DHS+).
The primary objective of the Turkey DHS 2008 is to provide data on fertility, contraceptive methods, maternal and child health. Detailed information on these issues is obtained through questionnaires, filled by face-to face interviews with ever-married women in reproductive ages (15-49).
Another important objective of the survey, with aims to contribute to the knowledge on population and health as well, is to maintain the flow of information for the related organizations in Turkey on the Turkish demographic structure and change in the absence of reliable vital registration system and ascertain the continuity of data on demographic and health necessary for sustainable development in the absence of a reliable vital registration system.
In terms of survey methodology and content, the Turkey DHS 2008 is comparable with the previous demographic surveys in Turkey (MEASURE DHS+).
Kind of Data
Sample survey data
Unit of Analysis
- Household
- Women age 15-49
- Children under age of five
- Women age 15-49
- Children under age of five
Version
Version Description
Version 01
Version Date
2008
Version Notes
The data dictionary was generated from hierarchical data that was downloaded from the The DHS Program website (http://dhsprogram.com).
Scope
Notes
The Turkish Demographic and Health Survey 2008 covers the following topics:
- Abortion;
- Anthropometry;
- Fertility preferences;
- HIV Knowledge–Questions assess knowledge/sources of knowledge/ways to avoid HIV;
- Husband's background;
- Iodine salt test;
- Immunization and health;
- Knowledge and use of family planning;
- Marriage;
- Maternal care and breastfeeding;
- Maternal and child anthropometry;
- Micronutrients;
- Reproduction;
- Reproductive Calendar;
- Sexually transmitted diseases and AIDS;
- Women's Status–Questions: women's autonomy (household decisionmaking/free movement/access money) & Dom. violence.
- Abortion;
- Anthropometry;
- Fertility preferences;
- HIV Knowledge–Questions assess knowledge/sources of knowledge/ways to avoid HIV;
- Husband's background;
- Iodine salt test;
- Immunization and health;
- Knowledge and use of family planning;
- Marriage;
- Maternal care and breastfeeding;
- Maternal and child anthropometry;
- Micronutrients;
- Reproduction;
- Reproductive Calendar;
- Sexually transmitted diseases and AIDS;
- Women's Status–Questions: women's autonomy (household decisionmaking/free movement/access money) & Dom. violence.
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
National
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name |
|---|
| Hacettepe University Institute of Population Studies |
Producers
| Name |
|---|
| Turkish Statistical Institute |
| Ministry of Health |
| Ministry of Development (State Planning Organization) |
Funding Agency/Sponsor
| Name | Abbreviation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey | TUBITAK | Funding |
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2008 | 2008 |
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face
Data Collectors
| Name |
|---|
| Hacettepe University, Institute of Population Studies |
Questionnaires
Questionnaires
Two main types of questionnaires were used to collect the TDHS-2008 data:
a) The Household Questionnaire;
b) The Individual Questionnaire for Ever-Married Women of Reproductive Ages.
The contents of these questionnaires were based on the DHS Model "A" Questionnaire, which was designed for the DHS program for use in countries with high contraceptive prevalence. Additions, deletions and modifications were made to the DHS model questionnaire in order to collect information particularly relevant to Turkey. Attention also was paid to ensuring the comparability of the DHS-2008 findings with previous demographic surveys carried out by the Hacettepe Institute of Population Studies. In the process of designing the TDHS-2003 questionnaires, national and international population and health agencies were consulted for their comments.
a) The Household Questionnaire was used to enumerate all usual members of and visitors to the selected households and to collect information relating to the socioeconomic position of the households. In the first part of the Household Questionnaire, basic information was collected on the age, sex, educational attainment, recent migration and residential mobility, employment, marital status, and relationship to the head of household of each person listed as a household member or visitor. The objective of the first part of the Household Questionnaire was to obtain the information needed to identify women who were eligible for the individual interview as well as to provide basic demographic data for Turkish households. The second part of the Household Questionnaire included questions on never married women age 15-49, with the objective of collecting information on basic background characteristics of women in this age group. The third section was used to collect information on the welfare of the elderly people. The final section of the Household Questionnaire was used to collect information on housing characteristics, such as the number of rooms, the flooring material, the source of water, and the type of toilet facilities, and on the household's ownership of a variety of consumer goods. This section also incorporated a module that was only administered in Istanbul metropolitan households, on house ownership, use of municipal facilities and the like, as well as a module that was used to collect information, from one-half of households, on salt iodization. In households where salt was present, test kits were used to test whether the salt used in the household was fortified with potassium iodine or potassium iodate, i.e. whether salt was iodized.
b) The Individual Questionnaire for ever-married women obtained information on the following subjects:
- Background characteristics
- Reproduction
- Marriage
- Knowledge and use of family planning
- Maternal care and breastfeeding
- Immunization and health
- Fertility preferences
- Husband's background
- Women's work and status
- Sexually transmitted diseases and AIDS
- Maternal and child anthropometry.
a) The Household Questionnaire;
b) The Individual Questionnaire for Ever-Married Women of Reproductive Ages.
The contents of these questionnaires were based on the DHS Model "A" Questionnaire, which was designed for the DHS program for use in countries with high contraceptive prevalence. Additions, deletions and modifications were made to the DHS model questionnaire in order to collect information particularly relevant to Turkey. Attention also was paid to ensuring the comparability of the DHS-2008 findings with previous demographic surveys carried out by the Hacettepe Institute of Population Studies. In the process of designing the TDHS-2003 questionnaires, national and international population and health agencies were consulted for their comments.
a) The Household Questionnaire was used to enumerate all usual members of and visitors to the selected households and to collect information relating to the socioeconomic position of the households. In the first part of the Household Questionnaire, basic information was collected on the age, sex, educational attainment, recent migration and residential mobility, employment, marital status, and relationship to the head of household of each person listed as a household member or visitor. The objective of the first part of the Household Questionnaire was to obtain the information needed to identify women who were eligible for the individual interview as well as to provide basic demographic data for Turkish households. The second part of the Household Questionnaire included questions on never married women age 15-49, with the objective of collecting information on basic background characteristics of women in this age group. The third section was used to collect information on the welfare of the elderly people. The final section of the Household Questionnaire was used to collect information on housing characteristics, such as the number of rooms, the flooring material, the source of water, and the type of toilet facilities, and on the household's ownership of a variety of consumer goods. This section also incorporated a module that was only administered in Istanbul metropolitan households, on house ownership, use of municipal facilities and the like, as well as a module that was used to collect information, from one-half of households, on salt iodization. In households where salt was present, test kits were used to test whether the salt used in the household was fortified with potassium iodine or potassium iodate, i.e. whether salt was iodized.
b) The Individual Questionnaire for ever-married women obtained information on the following subjects:
- Background characteristics
- Reproduction
- Marriage
- Knowledge and use of family planning
- Maternal care and breastfeeding
- Immunization and health
- Fertility preferences
- Husband's background
- Women's work and status
- Sexually transmitted diseases and AIDS
- Maternal and child anthropometry.
Data Processing
Data Editing
The questionnaires were returned to the Hacettepe Institute of Population Studies by the fieldwork teams for data processing as soon as interviews were completed in a province. The office editing staff checked that the questionnaires for all the selected households and eligible respondents were returned from the field.
Access policy
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Inquiries | info@measuredhs.com | www.measuredhs.com | |
| Data and Data Related Resources | archive@measuredhs.com | www.measuredhs.com | |
| Institute of Population Studies | Hacettepe University | hips@hacettepe.edu.tr | Link |
Citation requirements
Institute of Population Studies, Hacettepe University, Ministry of Health (Turkey), State Planning Organization (Turkey), Turkish Statistical Institute. Turkey Demographic and Health Survey 2008. Ankara, Turkey: Institute of Population Studies, Hacettepe University.
Location of Data Collection
Institute of Population Studies, Hacettepe University
Archive where study is originally stored
Institute of Population Studies, Hacettepe University
http://www.hips.hacettepe.edu.tr/eng/surveys.shtml
Cost: None
http://www.hips.hacettepe.edu.tr/eng/surveys.shtml
Cost: None
Disclaimer and copyrights
Disclaimer
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.
Metadata production
DDI Document ID
DDI_TUR_2008_DHS_v01_M_WB
Producers
| Name | Abbreviation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| World Bank, Development Economics Data Group | DECDG | Generation of DDI documentation |
| Poverty - GP | GPVDR | Generation of DDI documentation |
Date of Metadata Production
2014-11-03
DDI Document version
Version 02 (April 2019)