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STILLBIRTH RATE [message #27009]

Fri, 09 June 2023 08:45

aravind dharmaraj
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Registered: June 2023

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Hi,

I am trying to calculate stillbirth rate with PDHS dataset and I didn't get any references to calculate with DHS dataset.

I need your suggestions to calculate SBR with DHS dataset and is that possible?

Regards
Aravind. D, M.P.H.,

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Re: STILLBIRTH RATE [message #27052 is a reply to message #27009]

Fri, 16 June 2023 13:36

Janet-DHS
Messages: 937
Registered: April 2022

Senior Member

Thank you for submitting your question. Could you please provide some more detailed information so we can better advise you?

Can you let us know:
• Which survey you are using (Include country name and year)?
• Which data files you are referring to?
• Which software you are using (Stata, SPSS, R, etc.)?

If you are trying to match a Table in a final report, please also indicate which table and which estimate you are trying to match.

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Re: STILLBIRTH RATE [message #27053 is a reply to message #27052]

Fri, 16 June 2023 14:38

aravind dharmaraj
Messages: 2
Registered: June 2023

Member

Sure. Thank you for getting back.

I am working on Pakistan DHS dataset (2017-18) with individual recode file to calculate stillbirth rate using STATA.

Stillbirth rate was not mentioned in the PDHS report.

Thanks

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Re: STILLBIRTH RATE [message #27145 is a reply to message #27053]

Tue, 20 June 2023 11:29

Janet-DHS
Messages: 937
Registered: April 2022

Senior Member

Following is a response from DHS staff member, Tom Pullum:

Table 9.16 in the report gives the percentage of pregnancies ending in a stillbirth. Perinatal mortality is described in Table 8.4, and it can be separated into stillbirths and early neonatal. Stillbirths are identified in the calendar, vcal_6, with the character "S". There have been earlier posting specifically on the construction of Table 9.16 in the Pakistan 2017-18 report and on the general construction of the perinatal mortality rate. Let us know if you still have questions.

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