Table 1 Characteristics of National Surveys of adolescents in 20 low and middle income countries, 2007-2008
Region/Country | Survey year | Total sample size, n | Overall response rate(%) | % of all respondents aged 13–15 years | % composition: boys* | % composition: girls* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
African Region | ||||||
Botswana | 2008 | 2207 | 96.0 | 72.8 | 41.6 | 58.4 |
Lesotho | 2008 | 3426 | 83.2 | 49.8 | 37.5 | 62.5 |
Rwanda | 2008 | 2284 | 91.8 | 30.2 | 47.2 | 52.8 |
Seychelles | 2007 | 1508 | 86.0 | 57.0 | 49.4 | 50.6 |
South Africa | 2008 | 8602 | 77.9 | 46.0 | 42.3 | 57.7 |
Togo | 2007 | 4262 | 89.9 | 46.9 | 59.6 | 40.4 |
Eastern Mediterranean region | ||||||
Islamic Republic of Iran | 2007 | 1996 | 85.9 | 66.6 | 52.1 | 47.9 |
Tunisia | 2007 | 2155 | 92.4 | 70.3 | 50.1 | 49.9 |
Yemen | 2008 | 1219 | 83.5 | 52.7 | 62.5 | 37.5 |
Europe | ||||||
Kyrgyzstan | 2008 | 4038 | 93.2 | 74.4 | 47.4 | 52.6 |
FYR Macedonia | 2008 | 5824 | 90.1 | 73.5 | 50.9 | 49.1 |
Republic of Moldova | 2008 | 4703 | 84.3 | 75.1 | 44.4 | 55.6 |
Montenegro | 2008 | 5723 | 92.9 | 58.5 | 48.1 | 51.9 |
Serbia | 2008 | 4727 | 89.4 | 67.4 | 45.4 | 54.6 |
Region of the Americas | ||||||
Belize | 2008 | 1751 | 93.9 | 61.1 | 47.0 | 53.0 |
Panama | 2008 | 3543 | 80.0 | 80.3 | 47.1 | 52.9 |
South-East Asia | ||||||
Myanmar | 2007 | 3118 | 95.2 | 69.5 | 48.9 | 51.2 |
Sri Lanka | 2007 | 1764 | 85.0 | 79.8 | 50.2 | 49.8 |
Western Pacific | ||||||
Mongolia | 2007 | 1831 | 51.9 | 77.8 | 46.6 | 53.4 |
Philippines | 2007 | 5919 | 80.9 | 56.4 | 44.2 | 55.8 |