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Ghana Demographic and health survey 2014 Key Indicators Ghana Demographic and health survey 2014 Key Indicators Ghana Statistical Service Accra, Ghana Ghana health Service Accra, Ghana The DHS Program ICF International Rockville, Maryland, USA April 2015 InternationalLabourOrganization The 2014 Ghana Demographic and health survey ( 2014 GDHS) was implemented by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) in collaboration with the National Public health and Reference Laboratory (NPHRL) and the Ghana health Service (GHS). Financial support for the survey was provided by the Agency for International Development (USAID), the Global Fund, the United Nations Children s Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA), and the government of Ghana .

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1 Ghana Demographic and health survey 2014 Key Indicators Ghana Demographic and health survey 2014 Key Indicators Ghana Statistical Service Accra, Ghana Ghana health Service Accra, Ghana The DHS Program ICF International Rockville, Maryland, USA April 2015 InternationalLabourOrganization The 2014 Ghana Demographic and health survey ( 2014 GDHS) was implemented by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) in collaboration with the National Public health and Reference Laboratory (NPHRL) and the Ghana health Service (GHS). Financial support for the survey was provided by the Agency for International Development (USAID), the Global Fund, the United Nations Children s Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA), and the government of Ghana .

2 ICF International provided technical assistance through The DHS Program, a USAID-funded project offering support and technical assistance in the implementation of population and health surveys in countries worldwide. Additional information about the 2014 GDHS may be obtained from the Ghana Statistical Service, Box 1098, Accra, Ghana ; Telephone: 233-302-663-578; E-mail: Information about the DHS Program may be obtained from ICF International, 530 Gaither Road, Suite 500, Rockville, MD 20850, USA; Telephone: +1-301-407-6500; Fax: +1-301-407-6501; E-mail: Internet: iii CONTENTS TABLES AND FIGURES .. v FOREWORD .. vii 1 INTRODUCTION .. 1 2 survey IMPLEMENTATION .. 3 Sample Design .. 3 Questionnaires.

3 3 Blood Pressure Measurement, Anthropometry, Anaemia Testing, and HIV Testing .. 4 Pretest .. 6 Training of Field Staff .. 6 Fieldwork .. 7 Data Processing .. 7 3 KEY FINDINGS .. 9 Response Rates .. 9 Characteristics of Respondents .. 9 Fertility .. 11 Teenage Pregnancy and Motherhood .. 12 Fertility Preferences .. 13 Family Planning .. 14 Need and Demand for Family Planning .. 16 Early Childhood Mortality .. 18 Maternal Care .. 19 Antenatal Care .. 20 Tetanus Toxoid .. 21 Delivery Care .. 21 Postnatal Care for the Mother .. 22 Child health and Nutrition .. 22 Vaccination of Children .. 22 Childhood Acute Respiratory Infection, Fever, and Diarrhoea .. 23 Nutritional Status of Children .. 25 Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices.

4 28 Anaemia Prevalence in Children and Women .. 30 Ownership and Use of Mosquito Nets .. 31 Ownership of Mosquito Nets .. 31 Use of ITNs by Children and Pregnant Women .. 33 Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy .. 34 Prevalence, Diagnosis, and Prompt Treatment of Fever among Children .. 35 HIV/AIDS Awareness, Knowledge, and Behaviour .. 38 Coverage of HIV Testing 42 REFERENCES .. 45 v TABLES AND FIGURES Table 1 Results of the household and individual interviews .. 9 Table 2 Background characteristics of respondents .. 10 Table 3 Current fertility .. 11 Table 4 Teenage pregnancy and motherhood .. 13 Table 5 Fertility preferences by number of living children .. 14 Table 6 Current use of contraception by background characteristics.

5 15 Table 7 Need and demand for family planning among currently married women and sexually active unmarried women .. 17 Table 8 Early childhood mortality rates .. 18 Table 9 Maternal care indicators .. 20 Table 10 Vaccinations by background characteristics .. 24 Table 11 Treatment for acute respiratory infection, fever, and diarrhoea .. 25 Table 12 Nutritional status of children .. 26 Table 13 Breastfeeding status by age .. 29 Table 14 Anaemia among children and women .. 30 Table 15 Household possession of insecticide-treated nets .. 32 Table 16 Use of insecticide-treated nets by children and pregnant women .. 34 Table 17 Use of intermittent preventive treatment (IPTp) by women during pregnancy .. 35 Table 18 Prevalence, diagnosis, and prompt treatment of children with fever.

6 36 Table 19 Haemoglobin < g/dl in children .. 37 Table 20 Prevalence of malaria in children .. 38 Table 21 Knowledge of HIV prevention methods .. 39 Table 22 Knowledge about HIV prevention among young people .. 40 Table Multiple sexual partners in the past 12 months: Women .. 41 Table Multiple sexual partners in the past 12 months: Men .. 42 Table Coverage of prior HIV testing: Women .. 43 Table Coverage of prior HIV testing: Men .. 44 Figure 1 Trends in total fertility rate, 1988- 2014 .. 12 Figure 2 Trends in unmet need, modern contraceptive use, and percentage of demand satisfied with modern methods, 1993- 2014 .. 18 Figure 3 Trends in childhood mortality, 1988- 2014 .. 19 Figure 4 Trends in maternal health care, 1988- 2014 .

7 21 Figure 5 Nutritional status of children by age .. 27 Figure 6 Minimum acceptable diet by age, in months .. 29 Figure 7 Percentage of the de facto population with access to an ITN in the household .. 33 vii FOREWORD his report highlights the key findings of the 2014 Ghana Demographic and health survey (GDHS), a nationally representative survey of 9,396 women age 15-49 and 4,388 men age 15-59 from 11,835 interviewed households. The primary purpose of the GDHS was to generate recent and reliable information on fertility, family planning, infant and child mortality, maternal and child health , and nutrition. In addition, the survey collected information on malaria treatment, prevention, and prevalence among children age 6-59 months; blood pressure among adults; anaemia among women and children; and HIV prevalence among adults.

8 This information is essential for making informed policy decisions and for planning, monitoring, and evaluating programmes related to health in general, and reproductive health in particular, at both the national and regional levels. The 2014 GDHS is the sixth in a series of population and health surveys conducted in Ghana as part of the global Demographic and health Surveys (DHS) Program. The survey was implemented by the Ghana Statistical Service in collaboration with the National Public health and Reference Laboratory and the Ghana health Service. Financial support for the survey was provided by the Agency for International Development (USAID), the Global Fund, the United Nations Children s Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) and the government of Ghana .

9 ICF International provided technical assistance through the DHS Program, a USAID-funded project offering support and technical assistance in the implementation of population and health surveys in countries worldwide. Dr. Philomena Efua Nyarko Government Statistician Ghana Statistical Service T 1 1 INTRODUCTION he 2014 Ghana Demographic and health survey (GDHS) was implemented by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) in collaboration with the National Public health and Reference Laboratory (NPHRL) and the Ghana health Service (GHS). Financial support for the survey was provided by the Agency for International Development (USAID), the Global Fund, the United Nations Children s Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA), and the government of Ghana .

10 ICF International provided technical assistance through the DHS Program, a USAID-funded project offering support and technical assistance in the implementation of population and health surveys in countries worldwide. This key indicators report presents a first look at selected findings of the 2014 GDHS. A comprehensive analysis of the data will be presented in a final report to be published in late 2015 . survey OBJECTIVES The primary objective of the 2014 GDHS project is to provide up-to-date estimates of basic demographic and health indicators. Specifically, the GDHS collected information on fertility levels, marriage, sexual activity, fertility preferences, awareness and use of family planning methods, breastfeeding practices, nutrition, childhood mortality, maternal and child health , awareness and behaviour regarding HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and other health issues such as smoking, tuberculosis, and blood pressure.


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