National Survey of Adolescents, 2004: Ghana Archival Version

The National Survey Adolescents was launched in 2004 in four Sub-Saharan African countries--Burkina Faso, Ghana, Malawi, and Uganda--to provide detailed information on adolescent risk-taking and health-seeking behavior as related to HIV, STDs and unintended pregnancy. The study examined a range of factors (e.g., behavioral, sociocultural, and economic) that could lead to increased vulnerability to risk. The study also encompassed knowledge of means of prevention, sources of trusted information and health care, and impediments to adolescents' abilities to apply their knowledge and take preventive action. The Ghanian portion was administered between January and May 2004. Using a two-stage stratified sample design that selected households from rural and urban clusters, 9,445 households were listed for initial screening. After an initial interview in each household, individual surveys were administered in person to adolescents between the ages of 12 and 19 who were de facto or de jure members of the household. This process collected 4,430 individual interviews with adolescents. Because of the sensitive nature of questions administered in the survey, informed consent forms were obtained from both parents/guardians and the respondents, and in all possible instances interviewers and respondents were paired up by gender. The individual case file has two weighting variables. The weight "qweight" is the sample weight and is used for all respondents. If "qweight"=0, the case should not be included in analysis either because of incomplete data or possible redundancy. Before use with the data, the sample weight (qweight) should be divided by 1,000,000 before applying the weighting factor. The weight "qwgt12" is a weight for respondents who also were selected for and answered Section 12 questions, since only one eligible adolescent per household was selected for those sensitive questions. When examining Section 12 questions, use only "qwgt12". Before using "qwgt12", it must also be divided by 1,000,000. Response Rates: The overall response rate was 89.3 percent. Between January 2004 and May 2004, a two-stage cluster sample of 9,445 households were visited, from which a sample of 4,430 eligible adolescents were interviewed. Only adolescents who were de facto or de jure members of the household and between the ages of 12 and 19 were considered eligible Datasets: DS0: Study-Level Files DS1: Individual Record DS2: Household Record All adolescents between the ages of 12 and 19 in Ghana. Smallest Geographic Unit: Administrative region face-to-face interview