Codes and Frequencies
Description
UNWANTPGEND indicates whether a woman who ever had an unwanted or unintended pregnancy ever voluntarily terminated such a pregnancy.
Comparability — Index
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Comparability
Apart from universe differences and slight differences in question wording, UNWANTPGEND is largely comparable across samples. See country-specific comparability.
Comparability - Standard DHS
UNWANTPGEND is a country-specific variable, and it is not included in any phase of the standard DHS questionnaire.
Comparability — Bangladesh [top]
The 1994 Bangladesh sample asks, "Were any of those pregnancies ended by menstrual regulation or induced abortion?"
Menstrual regulation refers to a method of inducing a menstrual period by a health care worker inserting a tube in the cervix and clearing the uterus through manual vacuum aspiration (or drugs). While menstrual regulation can be considered a form of abortion early in a pregnancy, the procedure is treated as a method of birth control or regulation of menses in some countries, such as Bangladesh.
Universe
- Bangladesh 1994: Ever-married women age 10-49 who ever had an unwanted pregnancy.
- Namibia 2000: Women age 15-49 who ever had an unwanted pregnancy.
