Table 2 EN-INDEPTH survey questions for gestational age and method of administering these questions
Standard questions in DHS-7 | New/modified questions asked on GA in EN-INDEPTH | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Question | Details | Question | Details | Probing, calculation at data collector’s end, and recording |
‘How many months pregnant were you when that pregnancy ended?’ | Only asked for non-livebirths. Asked in additional questions on non-livebirths after the roster (section 2). | ‘How many months did this pregnancy last?’ | Asked for all births and pregnancy losses in FBH+ and FPH in roster. Acceptable range 0-11. Red error message shown if value outside range entered. | - Probed when women could not spontaneously report. - GA was recorded in completed months, e.g. a reported GA of 9 months 2 weeks was recorded as 9 months. |
‘How many weeks pregnant were you when xxx was born?’ | Asked for all last neonatal deaths and stillbirths since the 1st Jan 2012, and subset of surviving livebirths in section 4. Acceptable range 0-45. Red error message shown if value outside range entered. Data were collected from health cards (ANC card, maternal card or others) where it was available to women, else from recall. | - Most women reported GA in months. Then they were asked whether it was exactly the reported complete months, or the pregnancy lasted few more days/weeks, or that ended few days/weeks before the reported month. - Women’s reported GAs in months were converted into weeks and recorded in completed weeks at interview. - Months and fraction of months (in days/weeks) reported after complete months were converted to weeks considering 30 days month in Matlab. - Bandim site did not probe. When women replied ‘don’t know’ the response was recorded as such. | ||
‘Was xxx born before expected? | Asked for all last neonatal deaths and stillbirths since the 1st Jan 2012 and subset of surviving livebirths in section 4. Responses coded—Yes/No/Don’t Know. Those responding ‘Yes’ were asked: ‘How many weeks was xxx born before the expected date of delivery?’ Response—numeric integer. Option to report in months if weeks are not known. | - Probed when women could not spontaneously report - Recorded in completed weeks - Recorded ‘0’ for < 7 days - For months, recorded as the women reported | ||