VARIABLES FOR HEALTH STATISTICS

VARIABLES  FOR HEALTH STATISTICS 

Marriage and Fertility

1. Women age 20-24 married by age 18 (%)

2. Men age 25-29 married by age 21 (%)

3. Total fertility rate (children per woman)

4. Women age 15-19 who were already mothers or pregnant at the time of the survey (%)

5. Median age at first birth for women age 25-49

6. Married women with 2 living children wanting no more children1

6a. Two sons                                                                         

6b. One son, one daughter

6c. Two daughters

Family Planning (currently married women, age 15–49)

Current use

7. Any method (%)

8. Any modern method (%)

8a. Female sterilization (%)

8b. Male sterilization (%)

8c. IUD (%)

8d. Pill (%)

8e. Condom (%)

Unmet need for family planning

9. Total unmet need (%)

9a. For spacing (%)

9b. For limiting (%)

Maternal and Child Health

Maternity care (for births in the last 3 years)

10. Mothers who had at least 3 antenatal care visits for their last birth (%)

11. Mothers who consumed IFA for 90 days or more when they were pregnant with their

last child (%)

12. Births assisted by a doctor/nurse/LHV/ANM/other health personnel (%)

13. Institutional births (%)2

14. Mothers who received postnatal care from a doctor/nurse/LHV/ANM/other health

personnel within 2 days of delivery for their last birth (%)

Child immunization and vitamin A supplementation2

15a. Children 12-23 months fully immunized (BCG, measles, and 3 doses each of

polio/DPT) (%)

15b. Children 12-23 months who have received BCG (%)

15c. Children 12-23 months who have received 3 doses of polio vaccine (%)

15d. Children 12-23 months who have received 3 doses of DPT vaccine (%)

15e. Children 12-23 months who have received measles vaccine (%)

16. Children age 12-35 months who received a vitamin A dose in last 6 months (%)

Treatment of childhood diseases (children under 3 years)2

17. Children with diarrhea in the last 2 weeks who received ORS (%)

18. Children with diarrhea in the last 2 weeks taken to a health facility (%)

19. Children with acute respiratory infection or fever in the last 2 weeks taken to a health

facility (%)

Child Feeding Practices and Nutritional Status of Children2, 3

20. Children under 3 years breastfed within one hour of birth (%)

21. Children age 0-5 months exclusively breastfed (%)

22. Children age 6-9 months receiving solid or semi-solid food and breastmilk (%)

23. Children under 3 years who are stunted (%)

24. Children under 3 years who are wasted (%)

25. Children under 3 years who are underweight (%)

Nutritional Status of Ever-Married Adults (age 15-49)

26. Women whose Body Mass Index is below normal (%)

27. Men whose Body Mass Index is below normal (%)

28. Women who are overweight or obese (%)

29. Men who are overweight or obese (%)

Anaemia among Children and Adults

30. Children age 6-35 months who are anemic (%)

31. Ever-married women age 15-49 who are anemic (%)

32. Pregnant women age 15-49 who are anemic (%)

33. Ever-married men age 15-49 who are anemic (%)

Knowledge of HIV/AIDS among Ever-Married Adults (age 15-49)

34. Women who have heard of AIDS (%)

35. Men who have heard of AIDS (%)

36. Women who know that consistent condom use can reduce the chances of getting

HIV/AIDS (%)

37. Men who know that consistent condom use can reduce the chances of getting

HIV/AIDS (%)

Women’s Empowerment

38. Currently married women who usually participate in household decisions (%)

39. Ever-married women who have ever experienced spousal violence (%)