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Re: Calculating cases for IYCF [message #14981 is a reply to message #14971] Wed, 23 May 2018 09:24 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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Following is a response from DHS Technical Specialist, Rukundo Benedict:

Dear User,

I suspect the issue may have to do with the age calculation. For age in the 2015-16 Malawi DHS, you should use the b19 variable as follows:

* keep only children less than 2 years -->N.B.from 2016 surveys onwards use the b19 variable for age* 
gen age=b19
keep if age<24
* keep last born children
keep if bidx==1
ta age [iw=wgt]

The above should select the correct sample and assuming your other code is correct, you will match the report.

 
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