| Re: merging HR and KR files and weighitng for analysis [message #27229 is a reply to message #27174] |
Mon, 03 July 2023 10:40  |
Janet-DHS
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Following is a response from DHS staff member, Tom Pullum:
In most surveys, the mortality of children from multiple births is much higher than the mortality of singletons. There are probably several reasons, not just low birthweight. If you want to calculate overall mortality rates, then all live births should be included, but if you are looking into causes of mortality, you could drop the multiple births--just be sure you say that was done. This is not a matter of being correct or not, it's just something that is often done.
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