PPGYNEX_01
(PPGYNEX_01)
Post-partum check: Gynecological exam (last birth)
Codes and Frequencies
Description
PPGYNEX_01 indicates whether a health care provider gave the woman a gynecological exam when her health was checked after giving birth (for the last birth).
Comparability — Index
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Comparability
Apart from slight differences in question wording, PPGYNEX_01 is largely comparable across samples.
Comparability - Standard DHS
PPGYNEX_01 is a country-specific variable, and it is not included in any phase of the standard DHS questionnaire.
Comparability — Nepal [top]
The 2006 and 2011 Nepal surveys ask if the child's mother was "examined for pelvic discharge or normal involution of the uterus or abnormality of the lochia or bleeding."
Universe
- Morocco 2003: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey, and whose health was checked after delivery.
- Nepal 2006: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey, and whose health was checked after delivery.
