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PNBABCK_ALL variables are 1-digit variables.
Codes
0 = No
1 = Yes
7 = Don't know
8 = Missing
9 = NIU (not in universe)
Description
For women who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey, PNBABCK_ALL (M70_x) indicates whether the woman's baby had a postnatal check within 2 months of delivery.
For most surveys, this information on postnatal checks for the child is collected for only the last-born child (PNBABCK_01). For a minority of samples, noted in the Comparability section, the information was collected for all births within the 3 to 5 years before the survey.
To accommodate those surveys that collected this information on multiple births, PNBABCK_ALL consists of a set of six separate variables, covering the most recent birth (PNBABCK_01) up to the sixth-most-recent birth (i.e., PNBABCK_02, PNBABCK_03, PNBABCK_04, PNBABCK_05, and PNBABCK_06) during the reference period prior to the survey. If PNBABCK_ALL is included in a data extract, all these separate variables--when available--are included in a researcher's data file.
In some cases, data were hypothetically collected on up to six births, but no women in the survey had so many births (e.g., no woman had 4 or more births in 3 years, or had 5 or 6 births in 5 years). If, in a survey that collected this information for more than the most recent birth, no woman had 6 births in five years and only blank values were included in the original DHS file, then PNBABCK_06 would not be available for that survey in IPUMS-DHS.
Comparability — Index
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Comparability
PNBABCK_ALL (M70_x) has significant variation in which women are asked this question, ranging from all women who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey, to specifically women who gave birth at a health facility. Users should be attentive to the "Universe" tab above when using this variable. Apart from these universe differences and minor variation in question wording, PNBABCK_ALL (M70_x) is comparable across samples.
Comparability - Standard DHS
PNBABCK_ALL (M70_x) first appears in phase V of the standard DHS questionnaire and is consistent and included in all subsequent phases.
Comparability — Egypt [top]
Unlike most other surveys, the 2003 and 2008 Egyptian survey collected this information for all births occurring in the five years before the survey.
Universe
- Afghanistan 2015: Ever-married women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Angola 2015: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Bangladesh 2004: Ever-married women age 10-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Bangladesh 2007: Ever-married women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Bangladesh 2011: Ever-married women age 12-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Bangladesh 2014: Ever-married women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 3 years before the survey.
- Bangladesh 2018: Ever-married women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 3 years before the survey.
- Benin 2011: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Benin 2017: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Burkina Faso 2010: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey and who either a) delivered their last child at home or away from a medical facility, or, b) if the delivery took place in a medical facility, received a health check before leaving the facility.
- Burundi 2010: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey and who either a) delivered their last child at home or away from a medical facility, or, b) if the delivery took place in a medical facility, received a health check before leaving the facility.
- Burundi 2016: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Cameroon 2011: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey, and who delivered their last child at home or away from a health facility.
- Cameroon 2018: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Chad 2014: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Comoros 2012: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Congo (Democratic Republic) 2013: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Congo Brazzaville 2011: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Cote d'Ivoire 2011: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Egypt 2003: Ever-married women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Egypt 2008: Ever-married women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Eswatini (Swaziland) 2006: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey, and who delivered their last child at home or away from a health facility.
- Ethiopia 2011: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey, and who delivered their last child at home or away from a health facility.
- Ethiopia 2016: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Ethiopia 2019: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Gabon 2012: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Gambia 2013: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey and who either a) delivered their last child at home or away from a medical facility, or b) had their birth in a medical facility and did not receive a health check before they left the birth facility.
- Gambia 2019: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Ghana 2008: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey, and who delivered their last child at home or away from a health facility.
- Ghana 2014: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Guinea 2012: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Guinea 2018: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey who answered a question about a health check completed after discharge from a health facility or away from a health facility.
- India 2005: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey, and who delivered their last child at home or away from a health facility.
- India 2015: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- India 2019: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Jordan 2007: Ever-married women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey, and who delivered their last child at home or away from a health facility.
- Jordan 2012: Ever-married women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Jordan 2017: Ever-married women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Kenya 2008: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey, and who delivered their last child at home or away from a health facility.
- Kenya 2014: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey and whose households were selected for the men's survey.
- Lesotho 2009: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey and who either a) delivered their last child at home or away from a medical facility, or b) had their birth in a medical facility and did not receive a health check after they left the birth facility.
- Lesotho 2014: Ever-married women age 12-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Liberia 2007: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey, and who delivered their last child at home or away from a health facility.
- Liberia 2013: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Liberia 2019: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Madagascar 2008: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey, and who delivered their last child at home or away from a health facility.
- Madagascar 2021: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Malawi 2010: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey, and who delivered their last child at home or away from a health facility.
- Mali 2012: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Mali 2018: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Myanmar 2015: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Namibia 2006: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey, and who delivered their last child at home or away from a health facility.
- Namibia 2013: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Nepal 2006: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey, and who delivered their last child at home or away from a health facility.
- Nepal 2011: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Nepal 2016: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Niger 2012: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Nigeria 2008: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey, and who delivered their last child at home or away from a health facility.
- Nigeria 2013: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Nigeria 2018: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey who answered a question about a health check completed after discharge from a health facility or away from a health facility.
- Pakistan 2006: Ever-married women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey who either a) delivered this child away from a medical facility, or b) if delivery took place in a medical facility, received a health check after leaving the facility.
- Pakistan 2012: Ever-married women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Pakistan 2017: Ever-married women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Rwanda 2010: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey and who either a) delivered their last child at home or away from a medical facility, or, b) if the delivery took place in a medical facility, received a health check before leaving the facility.
- Rwanda 2014: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey and who either a) delivered their last child at home or away from a medical facility, or, b) if the delivery took place in a medical facility, received a health check before leaving the facility.
- Rwanda 2019: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Sao Tome 2008: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey, and who delivered their last child at home or away from a health facility.
- Senegal 2010: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey and who either a) delivered their last child at home or away from a medical facility, or, b) if the delivery took place in a medical facility, received a health check before leaving the facility.
- Senegal 2012: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey and who either a) delivered their last child at home or away from a medical facility, or, b) if the delivery took place in a medical facility, received a health check before leaving the facility.
- Senegal 2014: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey and who either a) delivered their last child at home or away from a medical facility, or, b) if the delivery took place in a medical facility, received a health check before leaving the facility.
- Senegal 2015: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey and who either a) delivered their last child at home or away from a medical facility, or, b) if the delivery took place in a medical facility, received a health check before leaving the facility.
- Senegal 2016: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey and who either a) delivered their last child at home or away from a medical facility, or, b) if the delivery took place in a medical facility, received a health check before leaving the facility.
- Senegal 2017: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Sierra Leone 2008: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey, and who delivered their last child at home or away from a health facility.
- Sierra Leone 2013: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Sierra Leone 2019: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- South Africa 2016: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Tanzania 2010: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey and who either a) delivered their last child at home or away from a medical facility, or b) had their birth in a medical facility and did not receive a health check before they left the birth facility.
- Tanzania 2015: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey and whose birth did not take place at a traditional birth attendant's space.
- Togo 2013: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Uganda 2006: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey, and who delivered their last child at home or away from a health facility.
- Uganda 2011: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Uganda 2016: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Yemen 2013: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married and who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Zambia 2007: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey, and who delivered their last child at home or away from a health facility.
- Zambia 2013: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Zambia 2018: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Zimbabwe 2005: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey, and who delivered their last child at home or away from a health facility.
- Zimbabwe 2010: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey and who either a) delivered their last child at home or away from a medical facility, or, b) if the delivery took place in a medical facility, received a health check before leaving the facility.
- Zimbabwe 2015: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
