Vanuatu Demographic and Health Survey 2013 : final report

Abstract

This report summarises the findings of the Vanuatu Demographic and Health Survey – Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (DHS–MICS) 2013 implemented by the Vanuatu National Statistics Office in coordination with the Ministry of Health. The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) was the executing agency for the project. The Government of Vanuatu provided financial assistance in terms of in-kind contribution of government staff time, office space, and logistical support. The project was funded jointly by the Asian Development Bank, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Population Fund and the Australian Agency for International Development. SPC was responsible for the overall coordination of the demographic and health survey operations, as well as the sample design, survey planning and budgeting, providing data processing support to the implementing agency, and coordinating the report. SPC had also provided technical assistance in the areas of survey design, questionnaires, manual adaptations, conduct of pretesting and main training, fieldwork monitoring, systems development, data processing and tabulation programmes as part of its contract with the Asian Development Bank. The opinions expressed in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the donor organisations.