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Stillbirth calculation using UDHS 2011 [message #9214]

Thu, 25 February 2016 09:30

Ibrahim Ssekalo
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Registered: February 2016
Location: Sweden

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Hi

I am analysing stillbirth risk factors from Uganda DHS 2011. I used variable v233 (Months pregnancy ended) to select any pregnancy termination within the preceding 5 years starting from January 2006- 2011. Out of this, I selected any pregnancy terminated from month 7 and beyond and it turns out that the stillbirth total is 383 compared to that presented in Uganda DHS2011 which is only 165.
I need guidance as to why my number of stillbirths differs from that of final DHS report. Did I use a wrong variable for computing stillbirth? And if it is the case, then what is the appropriate variable that should I use? The DHS report also computes a total of 8,240 pregnancies of at least seven months.I can't figure out how they computed this total. Can anyone help out, please. Thanks for your Help.

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Ibrahim

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Re: Stillbirth calculation using UDHS 2011 [message #9227 is a reply to message #9214]

Thu, 25 February 2016 16:04

Liz-DHS
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Registered: February 2013

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Dear User,
Most of the tables in the final reports are weighted tables. Are you using weighted data in your analysis? Try that, if you still have a discrepancy, please post again.
Thank you!

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