PEPFAR's Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting (MER) Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) Essential Survey Indicators (ESI) data sets

This survey data provides the first estimates of the essential outcome indicators and will be repeated at two-year intervals to monitor changes in the well-being of OVC and their caregivers over time. The survey design was a descriptive cross-sectional survey assessing the well-being of vulnerable households, caregivers, and children, registered in the 5 PEPFAR OVC projects in Nigeria. These 5 PEPFAR Projects are (1) AIDS Prevention Initiative in Nigeria (APIN), (2) Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria (IHVN), (3) Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH), (4) Widows and Orphans Empowerment Organization (WEWE), and (5) Sustainable Mechanism for Improving Livelihoods and Household Empowerment (CRS/SMILE) . The targeted population groups are registered active beneficiaries of the 5 projects, including primary caregivers ages 18 years and above and children ages 0–17 years (questions were directed to the primary caregiver).