Kagera, Tanzania Health and Development Survey 1991-94

The Kagera, Tanzania Health and Development Survey was designed to estimate the size and distribution of the social and economic impact of adult mortality and morbidity in Tanzania, and to study the effectiveness of alternative policies in assisting the survivors of adult mortality.  To collect information, the survey included household, community, health facility, education, traditional medicine and price questionnaires.  The research design was developed by a team of researchers from the University of Dar es Salaam and the World Bank in order to design and proprose programs to help households that have lost adult members.

All data files and necessary supporting documentation can be downloaded from the Net. To obtain the data, first read the sections describing the formats of the data and documentation, then fill in the 'Data Use Agreement Form', and finally download the data and documents.

• Description of Document Formats

  General description of PDF and PostScript formats

• Description of Data Formats

  General description of ASCII, Stata, and SAS portable data formats

• Documentation for the Kagera, Tanzania Health and Development Survey

  Questionnaires, Codebooks, and other survey documents are available in PDF format for downloading.

• Data Agreement Form

  The form states that downloading the data obligates you to cite the source of the data and to send copies of papers to the LSMS Division of the World Bank. The form also requires you to state your name, address, and intended use of the data. Once you have submitted the form, you will be sent to a page containing links to the data files. If your browser doesn't support forms (or fails to forward you to the data page upon completing the form), contact LSMS and you will receive instructions on how to progress to the page with the data files.

Revised 12/02/04