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PPGYNEX_01
(PPGYNEX_01)
Post-partum check: Gynecological exam (last birth)
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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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GENERAL |
Nepal |
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.
Survey Text
| Morocco 2003 |
| Nepal 2006 |
Morocco 2003
Survey form
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432A) When they checked on your health, did they:
Do an abdominal exam ?
YES 1
NO 2
DON'T KNOW 8
NO 2
DON'T KNOW 8
Do a breast exam?
YES 1
NO 2
DON'T KNOW 8
NO 2
DON'T KNOW 8
Do a gynecological exam?
YES 1
NO 2
DON'T KNOW 8
NO 2
DON'T KNOW 8
Give you an iron prescription?
YES 1
NO 2
DON'T KNOW 8
NO 2
DON'T KNOW 8
Give you advice on breastfeeding?
YES 1
NO 2
DON'T KNOW 8
NO 2
DON'T KNOW 8
Give you advice for the baby (how to care for the baby)?
YES 1
NO 2
DON'T KNOW 8
NO 2
DON'T KNOW 8
Give you advice on family planning?
YES 1
NO 2
DON'T KNOW 8
NO 2
DON'T KNOW 8
Nepal 2006
Survey form
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431A. As part of your postnatal care, were you examined for pelvic discharge or normal involution of uterus or abnormality of the lochia or bleeding?
YES 1 (SKIP TO 442)
NO 2 (SKIP TO 442)
NO 2 (SKIP TO 442)
Survey form
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436A. As part of your postnatal care, were you examined for pelvic discharge or normal involution of the uterus or abnormality of the lochia or bleeding?
YES 1
NO 2
NO 2