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KIDHEALTHIDX (V418A)
Number of children in the child health history
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Description

KIDHEALTHIDX (V418A) reports the number of entries (number of children) in the child health history (Section 6 of the standard DHS questionnaire for Phase VII).

This number is typically equal to the number of births in the five (BIRTHSIN5YRS (V208) years before the survey. While there is, theoretically, no limit to the number of births recorded in BIRTHSIN5YRS, KIDHEALTHIDX is actually limited to the number of columns that can be completed on the survey form. In most cases, KIDHEALTHIDX is capped at six.

Comparability

Apart from universe differences, KIDHEALTHIDX (V418A) has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

KIDHEALTHIDX (V418A) is included in Phase VII of the standard DHS recode.

Universe

  • Afghanistan 2015: Ever-married women age 15-49.
  • Angola 2015: All women age 15-49.
  • Benin 2017: All women age 15-49.
  • Burundi 2016: All women age 15-49.
  • Cameroon 2018: All women age 15-49.
  • Ethiopia 2016: All women age 15-49.
  • Ethiopia 2019: All women age 15-49.
  • Ghana 2016: All women age 15-49.
  • Jordan 2017: Ever-married women age 15-49.
  • Malawi 2016: All women age 15-49.
  • Mali 2018: All women age 15-49.
  • Myanmar 2015: All women age 15-49.
  • Pakistan 2017: Ever-married women age 15-49.
  • Senegal 2017: All women age 15-49.
  • South Africa 2016: All women age 15-49.
  • Tanzania 2015: All women age 15-49.
  • Uganda 2016: All women age 15-49.
  • Zimbabwe 2015: All women age 15-49.
  • Afghanistan: 2015-C, 2015-W, 2015-B, 2015-W
  • Angola: 2015-W, 2015-C, 2015-B, 2015-W
  • Benin: 2017-W, 2017-C, 2017-B, 2017-W
  • Burundi: 2016-W, 2016-C, 2016-B, 2016-W
  • Cameroon: 2018-W, 2018-C, 2018-B
  • Ethiopia: 2016-W, 2016-B, 2016-C, 2016-W, 2019-W, 2019-C, 2019-B
  • Ghana: 2016-W, 2016-C
  • Jordan: 2017-W, 2017-C, 2017-B, 2017-W
  • Malawi: 2016-W, 2016-B, 2016-C, 2016-W
  • Mali: 2018-W, 2018-C, 2018-B, 2018-W
  • Myanmar: 2015-C, 2015-W, 2015-B, 2015-W
  • Pakistan: 2017-W, 2017-C, 2017-B, 2017-W
  • Senegal: 2017-W, 2017-C, 2017-B, 2017-W
  • South Africa: 2016-W, 2016-C, 2016-B, 2016-W
  • Tanzania: 2015-W, 2015-B, 2015-C, 2015-W
  • Uganda: 2016-W, 2016-C, 2016-B, 2016-W
  • Zimbabwe: 2015-W, 2015-B, 2015-C, 2015-W