Ghana DHS 2022: Timeliness and Age at Vaccination

Ghana data from the 2022 Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) on the timeliness of vaccine administration and the median and mean age at vaccination. The dataset is a 5.5 KB Excel file authored by Ahlam Tunteeya Saani and last updated in April 2026. It is shared under a CC-BY-4.0 license on the figshare platform.

Use Cases

• Assess adherence to recommended vaccination schedules based on reported timeliness metrics.
• Analyze variations in the age of vaccination based on median and mean age data.
• Evaluate the performance of Ghana's national immunization program using DHS survey data.

Strengths

• Data originates from the nationally representative Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) 2022.
• File size of 5.5 KB indicates a focused, easily downloadable dataset.
• Explicitly licensed as CC-BY-4.0 for open reuse and sharing.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection.

Provenance

Source

Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) 2022.

Collection Method

Likely derived from a national household survey.

Time Range

2022

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-15 17:33:53; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Ghana