Global School-Based Student Health Survey 2007
North Macedonia, 2008
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MKD_2007_GSHS_v01
Global School-Based Student Health Survey 2007
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | MKD |
Global School-Based Student Health Survey
This is the first GSHS conducted by The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
The GSHS is a school-based survey which uses a self-administered questionnaire to obtain data on young people's health behaviour and protective factors related to the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among children and adults worldwide.
Sample survey data [ssd]
Individuals
Version
Public-use dataset
2018-06-28
Scope
The following core modules were included in the survey:
alcohol use
dietary behaviours
drug use
hygiene
mental health
physical activity
protective factors
sexual behaviours
tobacco use
violence and unintentional injury
| Topic | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS) | Survey |
Coverage
National coverage
School-going adolescents aged 13-15 years.
Producers and sponsors
| Name |
|---|
| Republic Institute for Health Protection |
| Name |
|---|
| World Health Organization |
| US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Sampling
The 2007 Macedonia GSHS used a two-stage cluster sample design to produce a representative sample of students in grades 7, 8, I year and II year.
The first-stage sampling framework included all schools containing any of grades 7, 8, I year and II year. Schools were selected with probability proportional to school enrolment size; 30 schools were selected to participate in the Macedonia GSHS.
The second-stage sampling was drawn from grades 7, 8, I year and II year in all schools that met the first-stage criteria. The sample consisted of randomly selected intact classrooms (using a random start) from each school to participate. In schools with a small number of students, the classes were consolidated into one single Primary Sampling Unit. All students in the sampled classrooms were eligible to participate in the GSHS.
The school response rate was 100%, the student response rate was 93%, and the overall response rate was 93%.
The weighting formula used is:
W=W1 W2 f1 f2 f3.
The list below shows what each variable in the formula represents.
W1 - The inverse of the probability of selecting each school
W2 - The inverse of the probability of selecting each classroom
f1 - A school-level non response adjustment factor
f2 - A student-level non response adjustment factor calculated by classroom
f3 - A post stratification adjustment factor calculated by sex within grade
Survey instrument
The following core modules were included in the survey:
alcohol use
dietary behaviours
drug use
hygiene
mental health
physical activity
protective factors
sexual behaviours
tobacco use
violence and unintentional injury
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2008-02-07 | 2008-02-07 |
The GSHS survey was administered by the Republic Institute for Health Protection. The survey relied upon the efforts of the coordinator, Scientific steering committee, Working group and administrators.
The Scientific steering committee was consisted of a coordinator, president, representatives of the Ministries of Health, Education and Agency for Youth and Sport. The Committee participated in the development of tools for the survey, the sampling strategy and the involvement of schools. The Working Group included representatives from the RIHP and Regional Institutes for Health Protection while the survey administrators recruited from the Republic Institute for Health Protection and 10 Regional Institutes for Health Protection were responsible for the collection of data and school documentation.
Survey procedures were designed to protect student privacy by allowing voluntary and/or anonymous participation. The students completed the self-administered questionnaire during one classroom period and recorded their responses on a sheet that could be scanned by a computer. Survey administrators were specially trained to conduct the GSHS on a training workshop organized by RIHP and WHO office in Geneva.
Data processing
All data processing (scanning, cleaning, editing, and weighting) was conducted at the US Centers for Disease Control.
Data Access
The user undertakes:
(1) to acknowledge the data source.
(2) to share any planned publications with WHO prior to publication.
(3) to offer co-authorship of any reports or publications using the survey results to the coordinator of the survey.
(4) to use the data for non-commercial, not-for-profit public health purposes only.
Publications based on GSHS data should use the following acknowledgement:
"This paper uses data from the Global School-Based Student Health Survey (GSHS). GSHS is supported by the World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention."
Disclaimer and copyrights
The data is being distributed without warranty of any kind. The responsibility for the use of the data lies with the user. In no event shall the World Health Organization be liable for damages arising from its use.
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCD Surveillance Team | World Health Organization | ncdmonitoring@who.int | http://www.who.int/ncds/surveillance/gshs/en/ |
Metadata production
DDI_MKD_2007_GSHS_v01_M
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Amber Abernethie | World Health Organization | Documentation of data |
| Melanie Cowan | World Health Organization | Supervision and review of metadata and documentation of study |
2018-06-28
Metadata version
Version 1.0 (June 2018).