Demographic and Health Surveys Methodology - Measure DHS
Demographic and Health Surveys Methodology - Measure DHS
Demographic and Health Surveys Methodology - Measure DHS
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Preferred Method of Contraception for Future Use .......................................................... 62Exposure to Family Planning Messages ........................................................................... 63Contact of Nonusers with Family Planning Providers ...................................................... 64Discussion of Family Planning With Husb<strong>and</strong> ................................................................. 65Attitudes Toward Family Planning ................................................................................... 66Nuptiality .......................................................................................................................... 67Current Marital Status ....................................................................................................... 67Number of Co-Wives ........................................................................................................ 68Age at First Marriage ........................................................................................................ 69Median Age at First Marriage ........................................................................................... 70Sexual Intercourse ............................................................................................................. 71Age at First Sexual Intercourse ......................................................................................... 71Postpartum Exposure ........................................................................................................ 73Postpartum Amenorrhea, Abstinence, <strong>and</strong> Insusceptibility .............................................. 73Menopause ........................................................................................................................ 77Fertility Preferences .......................................................................................................... 78Need for Family Planning—Currently Married Women .................................................. 78Need for Family Planning—Not Currently Married Women <strong>and</strong> All Women ................ 82Wanted Fertility Rates ...................................................................................................... 87Infant <strong>and</strong> Child Mortality ................................................................................................ 90Early Childhood Mortality Rates ...................................................................................... 90Mortality Rate Calculation ................................................................................................ 94Perinatal Mortality Rate .................................................................................................... 96High-Risk Fertility Behavior Risk Ratios ......................................................................... 98Maternal <strong>and</strong> Child <strong>Health</strong> .............................................................................................. 100Antenatal Care ................................................................................................................ 100Number of Antenatal Care Visits <strong>and</strong> Timing of First Visit ........................................... 101Antenatal Care ................................................................................................................ 103Antenatal Care ................................................................................................................ 104Delivery Care .................................................................................................................. 105Place of Delivery ............................................................................................................. 105Delivery Care .................................................................................................................. 106Delivery Care .................................................................................................................. 107Postnatal Care ................................................................................................................. 108Vaccination Rates ........................................................................................................... 109Child Morbidity Prevalence <strong>and</strong> Treatment: Acute Respiratory Illness <strong>and</strong> Fever ........ 112Child Morbidity Prevalence <strong>and</strong> Treatment: Diarrheal Disease ..................................... 114Child Morbidity Prevalence <strong>and</strong> Treatment: Diarrheal Disease ..................................... 116Childhood Morbidity Prevention: Malaria ...................................................................... 117Childhood Morbidity Prevention: Diarrhea .................................................................... 118Women’s Access to <strong>Health</strong> Care .................................................................................... 119Women’s Use of Smoking Tobacco ............................................................................... 120Infant Feeding ................................................................................................................. 121Initial Breastfeeding ........................................................................................................ 121Infant Feeding ................................................................................................................. 123Breastfeeding <strong>and</strong> Complementary Feeding ................................................................... 123Infant Feeding ................................................................................................................. 127Foods ............................................................................................................................... 127ii