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Re: Most recent born Vs All births in Five Years [message #22085 is a reply to message #22082]

Fri, 29 January 2021 07:14

Bridgette-DHS
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Following is a response from DHS Research & Data Analysis Director, Tom Pullum:

The standard rates are calculated for all births in the past five years. The NNMR, other mortality rates, and other indicators of child health are generally better for the most recent birth than they are for all births--as you have found. Shea Rutstein prepared a methodological report in 2014 describing this:

https://www.dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/MR14/MR14.pdf

When you look at just the most recent birth, you tend to over-represent women who had only one birth in the past five years. Outcomes are generally better for such women and births.

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		Most recent born Vs All births in Five Years By: shujaat.smc@gmail.com on Fri, 29 January 2021 02:27
		Re: Most recent born Vs All births in Five Years By: Bridgette-DHS on Fri, 29 January 2021 07:14
		Re: Most recent born Vs All births in Five Years By: shujaat.smc@gmail.com on Wed, 24 February 2021 06:40
		Re: Most recent born Vs All births in Five Years By: Bridgette-DHS on Wed, 24 February 2021 08:18
		Re: Most recent born Vs All births in Five Years By: shujaat.smc@gmail.com on Wed, 24 February 2021 08:29
		Re: Most recent born Vs All births in Five Years By: Bridgette-DHS on Thu, 25 February 2021 14:14
		Re: Most recent born Vs All births in Five Years By: shujaat.smc@gmail.com on Thu, 25 February 2021 14:47
		Re: Most recent born Vs All births in Five Years By: Bridgette-DHS on Fri, 26 February 2021 07:53

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