Demographic and Health Survey 2016

South Africa, 2016

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Reference ID

ZAF_2016_DHS_v01_M

Producer(s)

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA)

Collection(s)

MEASURE DHS: Demographic and Health Surveys

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Currently amenorrheic (v405)

Data file: REC42

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Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Width: 8

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

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All respondents.

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Notes

Whether the respondent is currently postpartum amenorrheic. This variable is created from the maternity history by checking if the period returned after the last birth. If the woman is currently pregnant then she is coded as not currently amenorrheic, irrespective of whether her period returned after the last birth. If there are no births in the last three/five years then this variable is coded 0 "Not currently amenorrheic."

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