1) Percentage of women age 15-49 first menstruation occurred by specific exact ages
2) Percentage of women age 15-49 who have never menstruated
3) Mean age at menarche
Coverage:
Population base: All women age 15-49 (IR file)
Time period: Current status at the time of survey
Numerator:
1) Percentage of women age 15-49 whose first menstruation occurred by specific exact ages (v249)
2) Percentage of women age 15-49 who have never menstruated (v249 = 96)
3) Mean age at menarche
Denominator: All women age 30-49
Variables: IR file.
|
v249 |
Age at first menstrual period |
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v005 |
Woman’s individual sample weight |
Numerator divided by denominator, multiplied by 100.
Women with inconsistent or missing values and “don’t know” on age at first menstrual period are calculated in their own category.
This was not reported prior to DHS-8.
DHS-8 Tabulation plan: Table 5.8
API Indicator IDs:
FE_MENA_W_M10, FE_MENA_W_M11, FE_MENA_W_M12, FE_MENA_W_M13, FE_MENA_W_M14,
FE_MENA_W_M15, FE_MENA_W_MNV, FE_MENA_W_MDK, FE_MENA_W_MAM