Nairobi Cross-sectional Slums Survey (NCSS), 2012, 2nd Survey

KENYA, 2012
Population Dynamics and Urbanization in Africa (PDAU)

African Population & Health Research Center

CSV JSON

duration between delivery of last pregnancy & first check up-unit (wom_q436_unit)

Data file: NCSS 2012 WOMEN PREGNANCY ANALYTICAL FILE

Overview

vald 2247

invd 0

Interval discrete

Decimal 0

Range 1 - 9999995

Questions and instructions

Literal question

How long after delivery did the first check take place?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	hours	756	33.6%
2	days	145	6.5%
3	weeks	16	0.7%
998	don't know	26	1.2%
999	not applicable	1223	54.4%
9999995	missing:impute	81	3.6%

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Question pretext

Question post text

IF LESS THAN ONE DAY, RECORD HOURS. IF LESS THAN ONE WEEK, RECORD DAYS.

Interviewer instructions

Getting a postpartum checkup soon after the baby is born is crucial for the health of the mother.

We are interested in knowing whether the respondent saw anyone for a postpartum checkup and if so how many days or weeks after the birth the first checkup took place, the person who performed the checkup, and where the checkup took place. In this set of questions, we are asking only about a health checkup for the mother. If someone checked on the health of the baby, but not the mother, that checkup would not be included.

Q.435 is directed to women who delivered in a health facility and inquires whether a health professional checked on the woman's health before she was discharged. Qs.436 and 437 refer to the first checkup after the birth, so multiple answers are not allowed. In completing Q.436, remember that you must first select the unit of time the respondent mentions (i.e., HOURS, DAYS, and MINUTES) and fill in a number in the boxes to the right of the code you select. If the woman is uncertain about the exact time, probe to get her best estimate as to when the first checkup took place. If the woman reports that more than one person conducted the first postpartum checkup in Q.437, select the option for the person that appears highest in the list.

Description

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Duration between delivery of last pregnancy & first check up-unit

Universe

Last pregnancy (among women aged 12-49 years) in the five years preceding the survey which was delivered at a public or private health facility according to wom_q431 and for which woman was given a health check by a health care provider before discharge according to wom_q435