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GSHS

Global School-Based Student Health Survey 2023
St Catherine Parish

Jamaica, 2023
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Reference ID
JAM_2023_GSHS_v01
Producer(s)
National Council on Drug Abuse
Collections
Global School-based Student Health Survey
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May 13, 2026
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May 13, 2026
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  • Identification
  • Version
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Sampling
  • Survey instrument
  • Data collection
  • Data processing
  • Data Access
  • Disclaimer and copyrights
  • Metadata production

    • Identification

    Survey ID number

    JAM_2023_GSHS_v01
    Title

    Global School-Based Student Health Survey 2023
    Subtitle

    St Catherine Parish
    Abbreviation or Acronym

    GSHS 2023
    Country
    Name Country code
    Jamaica JAM
    Study type

    Global School-Based Student Health Survey
    Series Information

    This is the third GSHS conducted by Jamaica.
    Abstract

    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.
    Kind of Data

    Sample survey data [ssd]
    Unit of Analysis

    Individuals

    Version

    Version Description

    Public-use dataset

    Scope

    Notes

    The following core modules were included in the survey:
    alcohol use
    dietary behaviours
    drug use
    mental health
    physical activity
    protective factors
    tobacco use
    violence and unintentional injury
    Topics
    Topic Vocabulary
    Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS) Survey
    Keywords
    adolescents school health noncommunicable diseases risk factors protective factors health surveys alcohol use diet nutrition drug use mental health physical activity tobacco use violence and unintentional injury overweight obesity bullying

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    St Catherine Parish
    Universe

    School-going adolescents aged 13-17 years.

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name
    National Council on Drug Abuse
    Funding Agency/Sponsor
    Name Abbreviation
    World Health Organization WHO

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure

    A census was used to produce data representative of all students in Grade 7 - Grade 12 in Jamaica (St Catherine).
    Response Rate

    The school response rate was 100%, the student response rate was 70.2%, and the overall response rate was 70.2%.
    Weighting

    The weighting formula used is:
    W=W1 x W2 x f1 x f2 x 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

    Questionnaires

    The following core modules were included in the survey:
    alcohol use
    dietary behaviours
    drug use
    mental health
    physical activity
    protective factors
    tobacco use
    violence and unintentional injury

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    2023-02 2023-04
    Mode of data collection
    • self-administered

    Data processing

    Data Editing

    All data processing (scanning, cleaning, editing, and weighting) was conducted by the World Health Organization.

    Data Access

    Access authority
    Name Affiliation URL Email
    NCD Surveillance Team World Health Organization https://www.who.int/teams/noncommunicable-diseases/surveillance/systems-tools/global-school-based-student-health-survey ncdmonitoring@who.int
    Access conditions

    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.
    Citation requirements

    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."

    Disclaimer and copyrights

    Disclaimer

    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.

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    DDI_JAM_2023_GSHS_v01_M
    Producers
    Name Affiliation Role
    Melanie Cowan World Health Organization Documentation of data
    Date of Metadata Production

    2026-05-13

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version

    Version 1.0 (May 2026).
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