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MENSUSENONE
(V247Y)Use nothing to protect against bloodstains during menstruation
Codes and Frequencies
Description
MENSUSENONE indicates whether the respondent uses nothing during menstruation to prevent bloodstains from becoming evident.
Comparability
Along with universe differences, MENSUSENONE has slight differences across question wording across samples.
Comparability - Standard DHS
Prior to DHS Phase 8, MENSUSENONE is a country-specific variable not included in the standard DHS questionnaire. In Phase 8, this variable has the standard name V247Y.
Universe
- Burkina Faso 2021: Women age 15-49 who menstruated in the past year.
- Cambodia 2021: Women age 15-49 who menstruated in the past year.
- Cote d'Ivoire 2021: Women age 15-49 who menstruated in the past year.
- Ghana 2022: Women age 15-49 who menstruated in the past year.
- India 2015: Women age 15-24 who ever menstruated.
- India 2019: Women age 15-24 who ever menstruated.
- Jordan 2023: Ever-married women age 15-49 who menstruated in the past year.
- Kenya 2022: Women age 15-49 in households selected for the male survey and who menstruated in the past year.
- Lesotho 2023: Women age 15-49 who menstruated in the past year.
- Mozambique 2022: Women age 15-49 who menstruated in the past year.
- Nepal 2022: Women age 15-49 who menstruated in the past year.
- Philippines 2022: Women age 15-49 who menstruated in the past year.
- Senegal 2023: Women age 15-49 who menstruated in the past year.
- Tanzania 2022: Women age 15-49 who menstruated in the past year.
