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Child mortality [message #27508] Fri, 25 August 2023 03:33 Go to next message
Jean Marc is currently offline  Jean Marc
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I want to calculate the child mortality indicator (IMR, CMR & U5MR) for Rwanda using RDHS-6 (2019-20) by disaggregating those indicators by sex of the child at the Regional Level (i.e IMR in Region_A by Gender). Can I get your support?? I a using the Public Stata Synthax of CM but I can't manage to make such disagragation. Thanks
Re: Child mortality [message #27524 is a reply to message #27508] Tue, 29 August 2023 16:26 Go to previous message
Janet-DHS is currently offline  Janet-DHS
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Following is a response from DHS staff member, Tom Pullum:

The under-5 mortality rates are calculated with the BR file. I recommend that you construct two versions of the BR file--one for boys (cases with b4=1) and one for girls (cases with b4=2). Run the program separately for those two. That would be easier than modifying the Stata program.
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