PRETETNUSCMC_NP_01 (M1E_NP_1) is a 4-digit variable.

9998 = Can't be determined
9999 = NIU (not in universe)

Description

For women who gave birth in the five years before the survey and who received at least one tetanus injection prior to the pregnancy ending in her last birth, PRETETNUSCMC_NP_01 (M1E_NP_1) reports the century month code for the date of that pre-pregnancy tetanus injection, according to Vikram Samvat, the official calendar in Nepal.

For general information about the meaning and calculation of century month codes, see PRETETNUSCMC_01.

Comparability

PRETETNUSCMC_NP_01 (M1E_NP_1) has no comparability problems across the Nepali samples.

All standard date variables in Nepal DHS samples are given in the Nepali calendar. The Nepali calendar, or Vikram Samvat, is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 months of 29 to 32 days each. According to the Gregorian calendar, the Nepali calendar begins in mid-April. Because the 12 months do not match the sidereal year, correctional months are occasionally added or subtracted. It is only possible to convert dates given in Vikram Samvat to the Gregorian calendar when the exact date (day, month and year) is available. Otherwise, it is only possible to approximate to the month. Vikram Samvat is approximately 56 years, 8 months, and 15 days ahead of the Gregorian calendar.

Comparability - Standard DHS

PRETETNUSCMC_NP_01 (M1E_NP_1) is included in the standard DHS questionnaire (for Nepali samples) for Phase V only.

Universe