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Re: Discrepancy in Frequency of Antenatal Care & Post Natal Care (Pakistan's BR-file 2017-18 [message #20261 is a reply to message #20256] Fri, 16 October 2020 10:05 Go to previous message
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Following is a response from DHS Research & Data Analysis Director, Tom Pullum:

The children in the KR file have a code "bidx" that is 1 for the most recent birth, 2 for the next most recent, etc. Because of multiple births, bidx ranges from 1 to 5 in this survey. If you open the KR file and enter "tab m15 bidx" you will see that m15 is provided for all values of bidx. But if you enter "tab m71 bidx" you will see that m71 is only asked about the latest birth, the one with bidx=1. It is coded "NA" for births with bidx>1. In all DHS surveys, some MCH questions are asked about all births and some are asked just about the most recent birth. As a general rule, the limitation to the most recent birth is made for outcomes that would be most affected by recall error.
 
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