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		The Demographic and Health Surveys Program 
Revising DHS-8 Questionnaires  
 
Questions Currently Existing in the DHS Model Questionnaires Organized by Category 
 
 
1. Family Planning and Sexual and Reproductive Health 
 
Woman's Questionnaire: 
Qst 201-242 (all of Section 2 - Reproduction: fertility, pregnancy, timing of pregnancy, menstrual cycle). The birth history (Qs 201-225) pertains to both fertility and mortality - mortality is classified under Maternal and Child Health. 
Qst 301-330 (all of Section 3  Contraception). 
Qst 405-407 (timing of pregnancy). 
Qst 458-463 (amenorrhea, postpartum abstinence).  
Qst 701-713  Marriage and age at first sex (marriage being one of the proximate determinants of fertility). 
Qst 714  When last had sex (also referenced under HIV). 
Qst 728-730  (brand, source of condoms). 
Qst 803-822 (all of Section 8 - Fertility Preferences).  
Qst 1042-1050 (sexually transmitted diseases other than HIV). 
The Calendar (located on page 75, and instructions to interviewers through Sections 2 and 3). 
 
Man's Questionnaire: 
Qst 201-205, 208-215 (reproduction). 
Qst 301-307 (contraception). 
Qst 401-412 (marriage). 
Qst 415  When last had sex (also referenced under HIV). 
Qst 434-440 (method use). 
Qst 504-515 (all of Section 5  Fertility Preferences). 
Qst 727-735 (sexually transmitted diseases other than HIV). 
 
 
2. Gender and Women's Empowerment 
 
Woman's Questionnaire: 
Qst 701-705, 709-711  Marriage (also referenced under Family Planning and Sexual and Reproductive Health). 
Qst 706-708  Polygyny (also referenced under Family Planning and Sexual and Reproductive Health). 
Qst 901-908 (husband's age, education, occupation). 
Qst 909-916 (work). 
Qst 919-924 (decision-making). 
Qst 925-930 (ownership of house and land). 
Qst 931-932 (opinion on wife beating). 
Qst 1051-1055 (negotiating sex and condom use with husband). 
Qst 1108 (access to medical care). 
 
Man's Questionnaire: 
Qst 401-404, 410-412 Marriage (also referenced under Family Planning and Sexual and Reproductive Health). 
Qst 405-409 Polygyny (also referenced under Family Planning and Sexual and Reproductive Health). 
Qst 609-611 (decision-making). 
Qst 612-617 (ownership of house and land). 
Qst 618 (opinion on wife beating). 
Qst 736-737 (opinion on negotiating sex). 
 
 
3. HIV 
 
Household Questionnaire: 
Qst 12-15 (survivorship and residence of biological parents). 
 
Woman's Questionnaire: 
Qst 124-125 (away from home). 
Qst 713-727 (sexual partner history and condom use). 
Qst 731 (privacy during interview for sexual history section). 
Qst 1001-1010 (HIV knowledge). 
Qst 1011-1034 (HIV testing and counseling). 
Qst 1035-1041 (HIV stigma). 
Qst 1101-1103 (injections). 
 
Man's Questionnaire: 
Qst 124-125 (away from home). 
Qst 414-433 (sexual activity, paid sex, and condom use). 
Qst 701-710 (HIV knowledge). 
Qst 711-719 (HIV testing and counseling). 
Qst 720-726 (HIV stigma). 
Qst 801-804 (circumcision). 
Qst 805-807 (injections). 
 
 
4. Malaria 
 
Household Questionnaire: 
Qst 127-138 (net ownership and use). 
 
Woman's Questionnaire: 
Qst 423-425 - Malaria prevention during pregnancy (also referenced under Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health). 
Qst 619 (blood testing among children with fever). 
Qst 630-645  Medication for cough/fever in children (also referenced under Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health).  
 
 
5. Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health 
 
Household Questionnaire: 
Qst 20 (birth registration). 
Qst 113-115 (type of fuel and place for cooking). 
Qst 116 (crowding). 
Qst 124 (smoking in the household). 
 
Woman's Questionnaire: 
Qst 206/207/216/220/221 (child mortality). 
Qst 226-238  Pregnancy loss (also referenced under Family Planning and Sexual and Reproductive Health). 
Qst 408-425  Antenatal care (Qst 420-421 also referenced under Nutrition. Qst 423-425 also referenced under Malaria). 
Qst 426-428 (birth size). 
Qst 429-431, 434-457 (postnatal care). 
Qst 432-433 (caesarean section). 
Qst 607  Intestinal worms medication for child (also referenced in Nutrition). 
Qst 608-617, 648 (diarrhea). 
Qst 618, 620-646  Treatment for fever/cough (Qst 630-645 also referenced under Malaria). 
Qst 1109-1110 (health insurance). 
 
Man's Questionnaire: 
Qst 206-207 (child mortality). 
Qst 216-220 (child health). 
Qst 816-817 (health insurance). 
 
 
6. Nutrition 
 
Household Questionnaire: 
Qst 145 (salt testing). 
 
Woman's Questionnaire: 
Qst 420-421 - Iron supplement for mother during ANC (also referenced under Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health). 
Qst 464-470 (breastfeeding). 
Qst 508A/B, 605  Vitamin A supplement for child (also referenced in Vaccinations). 
Qst 525A/B (nutritional supplements for child). 
Qst 606 (iron supplement for child). 
Qst 607  Intestinal worms medication for child (also referenced in Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health). 
Qst 650-653 (dietary diversity). 
 
 
7. Vaccinations (child and maternal) 
 
Woman's Questionnaire: 
Qst 501A/B-524A/B (vaccinations for child). 
Qst 414-419  Tetanus toxoid immunization for mother during ANC (also referenced under Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health). 
 
 
8. Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene 
 
Household Questionnaire: 
Qst 101-108 (water sources). 
Qst 109-112 (toilet facility). 
Qst 139-141(hand washing). 
 
Woman's Questionnaire: 
Qst 654 (stool disposal). 
 
 
9. Other questions not categorized in specific topics 
 
Household Questionnaire: 
Qst 1-11 (Household Schedule and eligibility criteria [name, relationship, sex, residence, age, marital status, eligibility]). 
Qst 16-19 (school attendance (ever and current). 
Qst 117-120 (land and livestock). 
Qst 121-122 (asset ownership). 
Qst 123 (bank account). 
Qst 142-144 (construction materials of dwelling). 
 
Woman's Questionnaire: 
Qst 101 (time). 
Qst 102-104 (residence). 
Qst 105-106 (age). 
Qst 107-109 (education). 
Qst 111 (literacy). 
Qst 113-115 (media exposure). 
Qst 116-121 (telephone/internet use). 
Qst 122-123 (religion/ethnicity). 
Qst 1104-1107 (smoking). 
 
Man's Questionnaire: 
Qst 101 (time). 
Qst 102-104 (residence). 
Qst 105-106 (age). 
Qst 107-109 (education). 
Qst 111 (literacy). 
Qst 113-115 (media exposure). 
Qst 116-121 (telephone/internet use). 
Qst 122-123 (religion/ethnicity). 
Qst 601-606 (occupation). 
Qst 808-812 (smoking). 
Qst 813-815 (smokeless tobacco). 
 
 
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