The scope of the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey includes:
- HOUSEHOLD: Household characteristics, household listing, education, water and sanitation, disability, maternal mortality and security of tenure and durability of housing.
- WOMEN aged 15 - 49: - Background characteristics (education, residential history, media exposure, etc.), Reproduction, Contraception, Pregnancy and Postnatal Care, Child Immunization and Health and Child's and Woman's Nutrition, Fertility Preferences, Husband's Background and Woman's Work, HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases.
- HOUSEHOLD: Household characteristics, Questions on crime.
- INDIVIDUAL(woman): Respondent and her community, General health, Reproductive health, Children, Current or most recent partner, Attitudes, Respondent and her partner, Injuries, Impact and coping, Partner's treatment of children, Other experiences, Financial autonomy, Completion of interview.
This study replicates the World Health Orgnization (WHO) multi-country study on Women’s Health and Domestic Violence against Women. The study was designed to:
The 2009 Samoa Demograthic and Health Survey (SDHS) is a national survey covering all four regions of the country. The survey was design to collect, analyze, and disseminate information on housing and household characteristic, education, maternal and child health, nutrition, fertility and family planning, gender, and knowledge and behaviour related to HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections (STI).