PPSIGNSOBS_01
(PPSIGNSOBS_01)
Post-partum check: Observed child for danger signs (last birth)
Codes and Frequencies
Description
For women who gave birth in the five years preceding the survey, PPSIGNSOBS_01 indicates whether a health care provider observed the child for danger signs in the first two days after the child's birth (for the last birth).
Comparability
PPSIGNSOBS_01 has no comparability problems.
Comparability - Standard
PPSIGNSOBS_01 is a country-specific variable, but it is part of a series on checks from a health care provider in the first two days after birth, which is included in Phase VII forward of the standard DHS questionnaire.
Universe
- Nepal 2016: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.