The Malawi Schooling and Adolescent Study (MSAS) is a longitudinal study that has followed in-school and out-of-school adolescents in two districts in rural, southern Malawi since 2007. Six rounds of data had been collected as of 2013.
Data samples
For information on MSAS sampling, please see the following publications:
- Grant, Monica J., and Erica Soler-Hampejsek. 2014. “HIV risk perceptions, the transition to marriage, and divorce in southern Malawi.” Studies in Family Planning. 45(3): 315–337.
- Mensch, Barbara S. Erica Soler-Hampejsek, Christine A. Kelly, Paul C. Hewett, Monica J. Grant. 2014. “Challenges in measuring the sequencing of life events among adolescents in Malawi: A cautionary note.” Demography. 51(1): 277–285.
- Sudfeld, Christopher R., Paul C. Hewett, Nadia N. Abuelezam, Satvika Chalasani, Erica Soler-Hampejsek, Christine A. Kelly, Barbara S. Mensch. 2013. “Herpes simplex virus type 2 cross-sectional seroprevalence and the estimated rate of neonatal infections among a cohort of rural Malawian female adolescents.” Sexually Transmitted Infections. 89(7): 561–567.
- Soler-Hampejsek, Erica, Monica J. Grant, Barbara S. Mensch, Paul C. Hewett, Johanna Rankin. 2013. “The effect of school status and academic skills on the reporting of premarital sexual behavior: Evidence from a longitudinal study in rural Malawi.” Journal of Adolescent Health 53(2): 228–234.
Collected and available data
Rounds have varied slightly regarding the modules included. Below is a summary of the topics covered in each. All rounds are available for public use.
Questionnaires
- Round 1: Adolescent Questionnaire; School Inventory; Teacher Questionnaire
- Round 2: Adolescent Questionnaire; School Inventory; Teacher Questionnaire
- Round 3: Adolescent Questionnaire; School Inventory; Teacher Questionnaire
- Round 4: Adolescent Questionnaire
- Round 5: Adolescent Questionnaire
- Round 6: Adolescent Questionnaire
Funding
Data collection, cleaning, and analysis were funded by the following donors: The Spencer Foundation Grant #200700065 (rounds 1–2 of data collection); the Eunice K. Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the NIH, under award number R01-HD047764 (round 3 of data collection); and the Eunice K. Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the NIH, under award number R01-HD062155 (rounds 4–6 of data collection). Some additional funding for data cleaning, secondary analysis, and/or dissemination was provided by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and the UK Department for International Development.