Pregnancy Loss

Percent distribution of pregnancies ending in the 3 years preceding the survey by type of outcome

 

Definition

 

Percentage of pregnancies ending in the 3 years preceding the survey ending in a:

1)      live birth

2)      stillbirth

3)      miscarriage

4)      induced abortion

 

Coverage:

Population base: All women age (GR file)

Time period: Current status at time of survey

 

Numerators:

Number of pregnancies ending in the 3 years preceding the survey (p19 < 36) ending in a:

1)      Live birth (p32 = 1)

2)      Stillbirth (p32 = 2)

3)      Miscarriage (p32 = 3)

4)      Induced abortion (p32 = 4)

 

Denominator: Number of pregnancies that ended in the 3 years preceding the survey (p19 < 36)

 

Variables: GR file.

p19

Months since pregnancy outcome

p32

Pregnancy outcome reclassified

v005

Woman’s individual sample weight

 

Calculation

 

Numerator divided by the denominator, multiplied by 100.

 

Changes over Time

 

These indicators were not reported prior to DHS-8.

 

Resources

 

DHS-8 Tabulation plan: Table 5.14

 

API Indicator IDs:

FE_PRGO_W_POL,FE_PRGO_W_POS,FE_PRGO_W_POM,FE_PRGO_W_POA

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