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Purpose
   The GSHS is part of a global surveillance system designed to provide accurate data to periodically monitor the prevalence of important health   risk behaviours and protective factors among students 13 to 15 years of age.

   The GSHS is a relatively low-cost survey which uses a self-administered questionnaire to obtain data from a representative sample of students. Countries implementing the GSHS receive technical assistance from WHO in collaboration with the CDC.

   Countries can add questions to the “core” GSHS questionnaire.

The key topics addressed by the survey are:

• Alcohol and other drug use
• Dietary behaviors
• Hygiene
• Mental health
• Physical activity
• Protective factors
• Respondent demographics
• Sexual behaviors that contribute to HIV infection, other STI, and                  unintended pregnancy
• Tobacco use
• Violence and unintentional injury

GSHS Regional Implementation Map
“Each link contains the country specific GSHS questionnaire, fact sheet, and datasets when available.”
Anguilla
Dominica
República Dominicana
Antigua and Barbuda
Ecuador
St. Lucia
Grenada
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Bahamas
Guyana
Belize
Jamaica
Suriname
Cayman Islands
Mexico
Chile
Montserrat
Uruguay
Colombia
Nicaragua
Venezuela
Costa Rica
Peru
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
           

 
 
Upcoming events
GSHS Related Documents

• GSHS Background
• Purpose and methodology
• Questionnaires
   GSHS Cuore Questionnaire
   GSHS Core Expanded Questions

• Data Policy
• Fact Sheets available for:
   Argentina
   Cayman Islands
   Chile
   Colombia
   Ecuador
   Grenada
   Guyana
   St. Lucia
   St. Vincent and the Grenadines
   Trinidad and Tobago
   Uruguay
   Venezuela

• Country Datasets available for:
   Chile
   Guyana
   Venezuela
 
Related Links
World Health Organization
(WHO)GSHS webpage:

http://www.who.int/chp/gshs/en/
 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) GSHS webpage:
http://www.cdc.gov/gshs/

Mail: gshs@paho.org
  Dr. Alfonso Contreras
Pan American Health Organization
525 Twenty Third Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20037
USA