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Features
Abortion
Abortion Questions asking women about pregnancies that ended in an abortion. Includes pregnancy histories where abortion is mentioned as an outcome or when a question such as "Did you or someone else do something to end this pregnancy?" is used. |
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Calendar
Calendar The DHS calendar is a month by month history of certain key reproductive and contraceptive key events in the life of the woman respondent for the 5 years preceding the interview. |
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Paper survey
Paper survey Interviews conducted with paper questionnaires which are later entered into a computer at a central office. |
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Pregnancy history
Pregnancy history A full enumeration of all pregnancies to women interviewed as opposed to a birth history which only includes live births. |
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Women's status
Women's status Questions asking individuals about decision-making, ownership of house/land, use of banks, and other related questions. Can be asked of women and/or men. These are included as part of the core questionnaire. |
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Biomarkers
Anthropometry
Anthropometry description not available |
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Arm circumference
Arm circumference description not available |
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Modules
Domestic violence
Domestic violence A set of questions on lifetime experience of domestic violence. Typically asked of women only but in some surveys asked of men. |
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