IPUMS DHS: descr: MENSTRUATE4WK

IPUMS DHS

Demographic and Health Surveys

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MENSTRUATE4WK (MENSTRUATE4WK)

Woman menstruated in last 4 weeks

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MENSTRUATE4WK indicates whether the woman menstruated in the 4 weeks before the survey.

The related variable MENSTRUATE6WK (V216) indicates whether the woman menstruated in the 6 weeks before the survey.

MENSTRUATE4WK has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

MENSTRUATE4WK is a country-specific variable, and it is not included in any phase of the standard DHS questionnaire.

Liberia: 1986-W, 1986-C, 1986-B