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MENSUSEREUS
(V247A)Use resuable products to protect against bloodstains during menstruation
Codes and Frequencies
Description
MENSUSEREUS indicates whether the respondent used reusable products to prevent bloodstains during her last menstrual period.
Comparability
Along with universe differences, MENSUSEREUS has slight differences in question wording.
Comparability - Standard DHS
Before DHS Phase 8, MENSUSEREUS is a country-specific variable not included in any phase of the standard DHS questionnaire. In Phase 8, this variable has the standard name V247A and refers to use of âreusable sanitary pads.â
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.
- 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 2017: Women age 15-49 who reported the time of her last menstrual period in days, weeks, or months, and who use products such as pads, tampons,or tissues for her period.
- Senegal 2018: Women age 15-49 who reported the time of her last menstrual period in days, weeks, or months, and who use products such as pads, tampons,or tissues for her period.
- Senegal 2019: Women age 15-49 who reported the time of her last menstrual period in days, weeks, or months, and who use products such as pads, tampons,or tissues for her period.
- Senegal 2023: Women age 15-49 who menstruated in the past year.
- Tanzania 2022: Women age 15-49 who menstruated in the past year.
