1. Government of National Unity & Government of Southern Sudan
Sudan Household Health Survey (SHHS)

2. Sudan Household Health Survey
Key Features
Represents the first collection of data relating to key social sectors -- health, nutrition, water and sanitation, basic education, food security, child protection - for the Sudan as a whole since the 1980s.
One of the first projects jointly implemented by the GoNU and GoSS following the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA).
Modeled on the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) developed by UNICEF and the Pan Arab Project for family Health (PAPFAM) designed by the Arab League.

3. Sudan Household Health Survey:
Objectives
To generate national and state-level data on key social development indicators, including key indicators that will monitor the progress towards MDGs.
To provide up-to-date information for assessing the situation of children and women in Sudan.
To contribute to the improvement of data and monitoring systems, and to strengthen technical expertise in the design, implementation, and analysis of such systems
To develop national and state-level capacity for the organization of large-scale surveys, including the upcoming census.

4. Sudan Household Health Survey:
Sampling
The design involves a three stage cluster sample
25 states of the country
The survey covered 40 segments from the primary sampling units, the quarters and villages in each of the 25 states and 25 households per cluster
25,000 households in all of Sudan were targeted by the survey.

5. SHHS Coverage 24527 Households (HH) with 98.1% response rate
32599 eligible women with a response rate of 82.6%
22512 eligible children with a response rate of 88.3%
Data collection covered all clusters within the 25 states with the exception of two which are partially covered (80-90%) due to security reasons. Of the total clusters selected, about 15 clusters were substituted due to security problems.

6. Sudan Household Health Survey:
Questionnaires
The SHHS involved a unified questionnaire with some Region specific modules.
Five questionnaires:
Household Questionnaire
Women’s Questionnaire (for women aged 15-49)
Children’s Questionnaire (for children under the age of 5 – questions addressed to the mother or primary caretaker of the child)
Household Food Security Questionnaire
Community Food Security Questionnaire

7. Household questionnaire
Sudan Household Health Survey:
Household questionnaire
Household Information Panel:
Household Listing
Education
Prevalence of chronic diseases (North)
FGM (North)
Water and Sanitation
Household Characteristics
Insecticide Treated Nets
Salt Iodization
Maternal Mortality

8. Women’s questionnaire
Sudan Household Health Survey:
Women’s questionnaire
Women’s Information Panel
Marriage
Live Birth History /Child Mortality
Maternal and Newborn Health
Tetanus Toxoid
Contraception
Female Genital Cutting (North)
HIV/AIDS

9. Sudan Household Health Survey:
Under-5 questionnaire
Under-5 Child Information Panel
Birth Registration
Vitamin A
Care of Illness + Source of Supply of ORS and Antibiotics
Malaria + Source of Supply of Anti malarial drugs
Excreta Disposal
Breastfeeding
Immunization
Anthropometry

10. Food security Questionnaire
Sudan Household Health Survey:
Food security Questionnaire
Household Circumstances
Household Belongings and Livestock
Livelihoods and Agricultural Production
Household Expenditures
Food Consumption and Sources
Shocks and Coping Mechanisms
Food Aid

11. Sudan Household Health Survey:
Partners
UNICEF
Arab League
WFP
UNFPA
WHO
USAID

12. Follow-up Actions
The final report of the Sudan Household Health Survey (SHHS) is expected to be launched in March 2007.
The release of the SHHS report will be followed by National, regional and state-level workshops.
Preparation of a follow-up detailed situation analysis of children and women in the Sudan in collaboration with UNICEF to identify priorities for women and children in the Sudan, and to assist in monitoring of MDG commitments.

13. Thank You