For more than 25 years, the MEASURE Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) project has implemented more than 300 surveys in over 90 countries. MEASURE DHS data on population, health, HIV, and nutrition are commonly used as benchmarks by global and country policymakers.While capacity-building efforts in the MEASURE DHS program emphasize on-the-job training and collaboration, written materials and documents also provide a powerful means of transferring skills and experience on best practices in survey implementation.

MEASURE DHS has developed this Toolkit to present in one place the questionnaires, manuals, and other print documents needed to assist organizations in conducting population-based Demographic and Health Surveys. These documents are also available on the MEASURE DHS website (www.measuredhs.com [1]); the Toolkit provides a mechanism for presenting MEASURE DHS materials in one accessible place. The toolkit is a comprehensive set of materials to assist in all stages of the survey, from survey design to dissemination of results. French and Spanish translations of some documents are also available.  In addition, the Toolkit provides working versions of documents, such as Word or Excel versions, when applicable. Materials are classified into categories roughly corresponding to stages in survey design, implementation, and use. Although the materials were developed for use with population-based, household surveys, some are also useful for surveys of health facilities or personnel. For example, the Geographic Information System (GIS) manual contains detailed instructions on how to collect geographic coordinates (latitude and longitude) that can be used in surveys of households or facilities or censuses. The MEASURE DHS project also implements AIDS Indicator Surveys (AIS), Malaria Indicator Surveys (MIS), and Service Provision Assessment (SPA) surveys. Questionnaires and manuals for these survey types are available at the MEASURE DHS website (www.measuredhs.com/aboutsurveys/ [2]). 

This Toolkit contains documents pertaining only to the implementation of Demographic and Health Surveys. [1] http://www.measuredhs.com [2] http://www.measuredhs.com/aboutsurveys/