IPUMS DHS: descr: PRECALTERMMO

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PRECALTERMMO_NP (V240_NP)

Month of last pregnancy termination prior to calendar (Nepali calendar)

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Code	Label	nepal 01	nepal 06	nepal 11	nepal 16
01	Baisakh	X	X	X	X
02	Jestha	X	X	X	X
03	Ashad	X	X	X	X
04	Srawan	X	X	X	X
05	Bhadra	X	X	X	X
06	Aswin	X	X	X	X
07	Kartik	X	X	X	X
08	Mangsir	X	X	X	X
09	Poush	X	X	X	X
10	Magh	X	X	X	X
11	Falgun	X	X	X	X
12	Chaltra	X	X	X	X
96	Inconsistent	·	X	X	·
97	Don't know	X	X	X	·
98	Missing	·	X	·	·
99	NIU (not in universe)	X	X	X	X

Description

For women who had any pregnancies terminated through abortion, miscarriage or stillbirth prior to the survey's birth calendar, PRECALTERMMO_NP (V240_NP) reports the calendar month of the termination, according to the Nepali calendar (or Vikram Samvat). Â

The Nepalese year uses 12 lunar months of 29-32 days. According to the Gregorian calendar, the Nepalese year begins in mid-April and ends the following April. In general, the Nepalese calendar is 57 years ahead of the Gregorian calendar.

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Nepal 2001: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have had a pregnancy terminated through abortion, miscarriage or stillbirth prior to the start of the survey calendar.
Nepal 2006: Women age 15-49 who have had a pregnancy terminated through abortion, miscarriage, or stillbirth prior to the start of the survey calendar.
Nepal 2011: Women age 15-49 who have had a pregnancy terminated through abortion, miscarriage, or stillbirth prior to the start of the survey calendar.
Nepal 2016: Women age 15-49 who have had a pregnancy terminated through abortion, miscarriage, or stillbirth prior to the start of the survey calendar.

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