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Variable code for "the number of months pregnant for the first pregnancy" in IDIR71DT [message #24047] Thu, 10 February 2022 19:22 Go to next message
gprajitno is currently offline  gprajitno
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Hi,

I am looking for the variable code for the number of months pregnant for the first pregnancy" in IDIR71DT data file.
Could anyone help me with this?

Thank you.

Kind regards,
Greselva
Re: Variable code for "the number of months pregnant for the first pregnancy" in IDIR71DT [message #24051 is a reply to message #24047] Fri, 11 February 2022 08:09 Go to previous message
Bridgette-DHS is currently offline  Bridgette-DHS
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Following is a response from DHS Research & Data Analysis Director, Tom Pullum:

If the first pregnancy was in the past five years, then the number of months of pregnancy is given by the number of months with a "P" before the birth "B" or the termination "T". The length of the pregnancy includes the month of delivery. That is, a full-term pregnancy would have 8 months with P followed by a month with B (a total of 9 months). A stillbirth would have 6 or more months with P followed by a month with B.

I would not have a lot of confidence in the reported durations. If the first pregnancy was more than five years ago, or overlaps the beginning of the calendar, then I don't believe there is any information about the duration of the pregnancy. Perhaps other forum users have suggestions.
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