Demographic and Health Surveys Methodology - Measure DHS

Changes Over TimeIn phases of the DHS survey before phase IV (DHS+), either only interviewed women or mothers ofchildren under five years (or the cutoff for the health section of the individual questionnaire) wereweighed and measured. In some surveys, only a subsample of these women were selected foranthropometry. All comparisons between surveys, either over time or between countries, should take intoaccount the possible differences in the defined population base. While pregnant women and womentwo months postpartum are weighed and measured, they are excluded from the report tabulations becauseof weight gain during pregnancy.Guide to DHS Statistics 148 Updated September 2006