Jamaica Reproductive Health Surveys

IDENTIFICATION AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  1. Title of Study
 Jamaica Reproductive Health Surveys or Jamaica Contraceptive Prevalence Surveys
  1. Local Archive(s) Where Study is Stored
a) Derek Gordon Databank, Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies, UWI, Jamaica
b) National Family Planning Board (NFPB)
  1. Number of studies
1989, 1993, 1997, 2002 , 2008
  1. Depositor
National Family Planning Board (NFPB)
  1. Date (s) of deposit
1997, 2000, 2006, 2011  
  1. Principal Investigator(s)
NFPB
  1. Data collector
Statistical Institute of Jamaica 
  1. Funding Agency
USAID, GOJ

ANALYSIS CONDITIONS
  1. Research Topic (Abstract)
The Reproductive Health Surveys are national surveys  covering a wide range of topics including fertility, reproductive history, contraceptive usage, knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding reproduction and contraceptive use (and HIV - 1993), maternal and child health. Background socio-economic and demographic data are also included. 
  1. Subject Categories (main topics)
  1. Respondent characteristics
  2. Union status and partnership history
  3. Fertility (female) or reproductive history (male)
  4. Family planning
  5. Knowledge of HIV/AIDS
  1. Kind of Data
 Survey
  1. Time Dimensions
Cross-sectional
  1. Definition of Total Universe (Universe Sampled)
1989 - Females 14 - 49  years 

 1993, 1997,2002, 2008- Females 15 - 44  years; Males 15-24 years

  1. Sampling Procedure
 Two staged stratified   national sample 
  1. Number of Units (Cases)
1989 - 6,333 women

1993 - 3,110 females; 3,852 males

1997 - 6,384 females; 3,279 males

2002 - 7,168 females; 2,795 males
  1. Dates of Data Collection
 1989 -February 8 - June 11, 1989 

1993 - April 1 - August 31, 1993

1997 - August 22 - December 31, 1997

2002 - October 26, 2002 - May 9, 2003
  1. Method of Data Collection
Face to face interviews
  1. Actions to Minimise Losses
Repeat visits to household 

ACCESSIBILITY
A copy of the User Undertaking Form must be signed before data may be accessed from the DATABANK. Alternatively, you many contact the NFPB, 5 Sylvan Ave, Kingston 5, Jamaica 

PUBLICATIONS

 Main document 

1989 - Contraceptive Prevalence Survey, 1989. NFPB

1993- Contraceptive Prevalence Survey, Jamaica, 1993. NFPB (in 5 volumes), July, 1994

1997 - Reproductive Health Survey. Jamaica, 1997. NFPB, February, 1999

2002 - Reproductive Health Survey, 2002. Jamaica, . NFPB, February, 2006