1. 2015 TANZANIA DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH SURVEY (TDHS) Scope and Funding Status 3rd December, 2014

2. INTRODUCTION
TDHS is a nationally representative household-based survey designed to provide data for measuring measure levels, patterns, and trends in demographic and health indicators.
It is designed to provide estimates for the entire country, for urban and rural areas in the Mainland, and for Zanzibar.
For specific indicators such as contraceptive use, the sample design allows the estimation of indicators for each of the 30 regions.
The 2015 TDHS will be the sixth survey of its kind following those implemented in (TDHS), 1996 (TDHS), 1999 (TRCHS), (TDHS) and (TDHS).

3. UPDATES OF THE 2014/15 TDHS/MIS PREPARATORY ACTIVITIES
Sample Design is in place
Draft Questionnaires in place
Mobilization of Funds continues: Embassy of Ireland, DFATD have joined

4. SAMPLE DESIGN
608 Clusters from the New Sampling Frame (2012 Population and Housing Census)
Sample Size: 13,400 Households
Eligible Women (age 15-49): 12,989
Eligible Men (age 15-49): 3,231

5. QUESTIONNAIRES
Questionnaire – (The 2015 Questionnaires is expected to have same features like the 2010 DHS)
Household Questionnaire
Household Schedule
Household Characteristics
Anthropometric Measurement (Children and Women)
Malaria testing

6. QUESTIONNAIRES (2) Individual (Women) Questionnaire
Respondent’s Background
Reproduction
Household Characteristics
Contraception
Pregnancy and Postnatal Care
Child Immunization and Health and Child’s and Woman’s Nutrition
Marriage and Sexual Activity
Fertility Preference
Husband’s Background and Woman’s Work
Domestic Violence
Maternal Mortality
Other Health Issues

7. PROPOSED (MAJOR) CHANGES FROM THE 2010 DHS
Inclusion of Malaria Testing for children of 6-59 months
Dropping of Questions Related to HIV/AIDS
Micronutrients Testing??

8. MICRONUTRIENTS TESTING
Carried out in the last TDHS (2010)
Involved measuring of:
Iron deficiency (for both children and women),
Vitamin A deficiency (for both children and women) , and
Iodine testing (using a sample of urine from interviewed women)
Funds for the micronutrients were provided by UNICEF, WFP, USAID, WB
The Government of Tanzania paid the laboratory technicians

9. ADVANTAGE OF REPEATING MICRONUTRIENTS TESTING
Will obtain micronutrients data for comparison with the 2010 DHS (Trend in micronutrients)
Availability of data for further studies on micronutrients in Tanzania

10. CHALLENGES
No commitments received for funding laboratory supplies and the related field supplies for micronutrients
In the 2010 DHS ICF spent more than $700,000 for equipment, supplies and test. This did not include additional support from the DHS biomarker staff during the testing
Fieldwork challenges – inclusion of Malaria, anemia testing and Micronutrients
May need more than one finger prick in order to get enough blood sample for all the tests (ethical clearance maybe difficult to obtain)
May jeopordize the quality of data due to a number of samples to be collected
Procurement and shipping all of the materials to Tanzania may need up to 3-4 months

11. LOCAL BUDGET ESTIMATES FOR THE 2015 TDHS

12. PLEDGES AND FUNDING GAP
Sources of Funding (Donor)
Local Budget
Technical Assistance / Field and Medical Supplies
TZS
USD 1
UNFPA
324,000,000
200,000 2
Tanzania Statistical Master Plan (TSMP) Basket
200,975,000
124,059 3
GoT (Ministry of Health and Social Welfare
300,000,000
185,185 4
DFATD
1,886,571,000
1,164,550 5
Embassy of Ireland
115,000,000
65,714 6
USAID
1,150,000
Total Pledge
2,826,546,000
1,739,508
Total Budget
4,298,564,440
2,653,435
Funding Gap
1,472,018,440
913,927
65.76%

13. WAY FORWARD
Revising the survey timetable; once about 80% of the survey budget is committed
Convene a Stakeholders’ Meeting on Questionnaire Adaptation
Continue with effort for mobilizing funds