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PPFEV6WK_ALL (PPFEV6WK_ALL)
High fever in 6 weeks after delivery
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PPFEV6WK_ALL variables are 1-digit variables.

Codes

0 = No
1 = Yes
8 = Missing
9 = NIU (not in universe)

Description

PPFEV6WK_ALL indicates whether the woman experienced a high fever in the first 6 weeks after delivery.

PPFEV6WK_ALL consists of a set of up to six separate variables, covering the most recent birth (PPFEV6WK_01) up to the sixth-most-recent birth (i.e., PPFEV6WK_02, PPFEV6WK_03, PPFEV6WK_04, PPFEV6WK_05, and PPFEV6WK_06) during the reference period prior to the survey. If PPFEV6WK_ALL is included in a data extract, all these separate variables are included in a researcher's data file.

Comparability — Index

GENERAL
 India

Comparability

Apart from slight differences in question wording, PPFEV6WK_ALL is largely comparable across samples.

Comparability - Standard DHS

PPFEV6WK_ALL is a country-specific variable, and it is not included in any phase of the standard DHS women's questionnaire.

Comparability — India [top]

The 2005, 2015, and 2019 India surveys ask whether the respondent experienced "very high fever" in the 2 months after delivery.

Universe

  • India 2005: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
  • 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.
  • Morocco 2003: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
  • India: 2005-W, 2005-W, 2015-W, 2015-W, 2019-W
  • Morocco: 2003-W, 2003-W