Months before survey | Fertility measure | Questionnaire type |
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Birth history | Pregnancy history |
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DSS estimate | MDHS estimate | Difference | DSS estimate | MDHS estimate | Difference |
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0–35 | Total fertility (15–49) | 4.9 | 4.7 | +0.2 | 5.7 | 5.3 | +0.4 |
| Cum. fertility (15–39) | 4.8 | 4.6 | +0.2 | 5.5 | 5.1 | +0.4 |
36–71 | Cum. fertility (15–39) | 4.7 | 4.8 | −0.1 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 0.0 |
72–107 | Cum. fertility (15–39) | 5.3 | 5.1 | +0.2 | 5.2 | 5.3 | −0.1 |
- Data sources: 1994 Matlab Demographic and Health Survey (MDHS); Matlab Demographic Surveillance System (DSS)
- Note: “Total fertility” (15–49) is defined here as five multiplied by the sum of age-specific fertility rates, ages 15–49. “Cumulative fertility” (15–39) is defined as five multiplied by the sum of age-specific fertility rates, ages 15–39. “Total fertility” is in quotes because it was calculated only for the women who met the inclusion criterion for the present validation analysis, i.e., women who had given birth in the DSS within the 15 years before the survey