Codes and Frequencies
Description
FPBFLINKPG (V396) indicates whether the woman believed breastfeeding could affect the chance of becoming pregnant.
When children are chosen as the unit of analysis, the woman respondent indicates the mother of the child.
Comparability — Index
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GENERAL |
Tanzania |
Comparability
Apart from differences in the universe and slight differences in question wording, FPBFLINKPG (V396) is largely comparable across samples.
Only samples with potential comparability issues are addressed below.
Comparability - Standard DHS
FPBFLINKPG (V396) is included in the standard DHS questionnaire for Phases 2 and 3.
Comparability — Tanzania [top]
Most surveys provided two questions to determine whether the woman believed breastfeeding could affect the likelihood of pregnancy and, if yes, how chances of pregnancy were affected. The 1996 Tanzania survey form instead used the following single question:
It is unclear whether the introductory statement affected women's responses.
Universe
- Bangladesh 1994: Ever-married women age 10-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Benin 1996: All women age 15-49.
- Burkina Faso 1998: All women age 15-49.
- Cameroon 1998: All women age 15-49.
- Central African Republic 1995: All women age 15-49.
- Chad 1996: All women age 15-49.
- Chad 2004: All women age 15-49.
- Comoros 1996: All women age 15-49.
- Cote d'Ivoire 1998: All women age 15-49.
- Gabon 2000: All women age 15-49.
- Guinea 1999: All women age 15-49.
- Jordan 1997: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Kenya 1998: All women age 15-49.
- Madagascar 1997: All women age 15-49.
- Mali 1995: All women age 15-49.
- Mozambique 1997: All women age 15-49.
- Nepal 1996: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Niger 1998: All women age 15-49.
- Nigeria 1999: All women age 10-49.
- Tanzania 1996: All women age 15-49.
- Uganda 1995: All women age 15-49.
- Zambia 1996: All women age 15-49.
- Zimbabwe 1994: All women age 15-49.
