The Health Information and Research Unit in the Ministry of Health were responsible for data collection and data entry. A technical group selected the survey sample, designed the data collection instruments and participated in the data analysis. The technical group included CIETinternational, the Health Information and Research Unit, the Department of Public Health, the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) and personnel from the Ministries of Health and Planning and National Development and other bodies involved in the Reproductive Health Programme. The survey was funded by UNFPA.