Uganda GPS (PMA2020) Dataset

Survey Title:
Uganda GPS (PMA2020) Dataset
Dataset Persistent ID:
10.34976/zrmk-c582
Country:
Uganda
Suggested Citation:

Makerere University, School of Public Health at the College of Health Sciences; and the Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Performance Monitoring for Action (PMA) Uganda GPS Dataset (Version 1.1), PMA2018/UG-GPS. 2018. Uganda and Baltimore, Maryland, USA. https://doi.org/10.34976/zrmk-c582

Survey Type:
GPS
Organizations:

Makerere University, School of Public Health at the College of Health Sciences; and the Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Description:

In PMA2020 survey rounds, GPS coordinate data are collected at the household level during the household listing process and after the completion of every household interview. The household listing process involves listing every household in a sampled enumeration area (EA). EAs usually include about 200 households. Within each EA, between 35 and 42 households are randomly selected for the household interview per PMA2020 survey round. The GPS data are recorded as geographic coordinates (i.e. degrees in latitude and longitude). During ideal GPS data collection situations (i.e. flat horizon, no obstructions from vegetation canopy or buildings), the level of accuracy of the coordinates is typically within six meters. However, because GPS data can be used to identify individuals, raw GPS data from confidential surveys cannot be released publicly. Performance Monitoring for Action (PMA) uses the DHS approach to randomly displace the GPS latitude and longitude positions of PMA survey respondents. This procedure nearly eliminates the likelihood of identifying individuals with GPS data, yet retains the locational detail for spatial analysis. PMA data can be used to perform research using location information while respondent confidentiality is maintained.

Field work:
-
Keywords:
Family Planning
Reproductive Health
Contraception
WASH
GPS
Survey Research
Uganda
Funding:
PMA2020 project is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.