Rwanda - Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey 2025

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rwa-nisr-rdhs7-2025-v01

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Rwanda

Producer(s)

National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda - Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning

Sponsor(s)

Government of Rwanda - GoR - Funding
The World Bank Group - - Financial Partner
United Nations Children’s Fund - UNICEF - Financial Partner
United Nations Population Fund - UNFPA - Financial Partner
The European Union - - Financial

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Aug 05, 2026

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Data File: RWBR91FL- Birth History Recode

Cases	28878
Variable(s)	1295

Variables

Name	Label	Question
h37b	na - chloroquine taken for fever

h37c	na - amodiaquine taken for fever

h37d	quinine taken for fever

h37da	na - quinine injection/iv taken for fever

h37e	combination with artemisinin taken for fever

h37aa	na - artesunate rectal taken for fever

h37ab	na - artesunate injection/iv taken for fever

h37f	act (coartem) taken for fever

h37g	artesunate taken for fever

h37h	other antimalarial taken for fever

h37i	antibiotic pill/syrup taken for fever

h37j	antibiotic injection taken for fever

h37k	aspirin taken for fever

h37l	acetaminophen/paracetamol/panadol taken for fever

h37m	ibuprofen taken for fever

h37n	amoxicillin taken for fever

h37o	cotrimoxazole taken for fever/cough

h37p	na - cs other for fever/cough

h37q	na - cs other for fever/cough

h37r	na - cs other for fever/cough

h37x	other taken for fever

h37y	nothing taken and didn't seek treatment for fever/cough

h37z	don't know if or what was taken for fever

h38	diarrhea in last 2 weeks: amount offered to drink

h39	diarrhea in last 2 weeks: amount offered to eat

h42	last 12 months given iron pills, sprinkles or syrup

h43	drugs for intestinal parasites in last 6 months

h44a	place first sought treatment for diarrhea

h46a	place first sought treatment for fever

h46b	number of days after fever began sought advice or treatment

h47	blood taken from child's finger/heel for testing

h70a	past 3 months health care provider measured child's weight

h70b	past 3 months health care provider measured child's length/height

h70c	past 3 months health care provider measured child's upper arm

h71	was respondent told that child had malaria

h80a	last 12 months given: local name for multiple micronutrient powder

h80b	na - last 12 months given: local name ready to use therapeutic food

h80c	na - last 12 months given: local name for ready to use supplemental food

h80d	na - last 12 months given: cs

h80e	na - last 12 months given: cs

h80f	na - last 12 months given: cs

h80g	na - last 12 months given: cs

ml20a	timing of start of combination with artemisinin

hwidx	index to birth history

hw1	child's age in months

hw2	child's weight in kilograms (1 decimal)

hw3	child's height in centimeters (1 decimal)

hw13	result of measurement - height/weight

hw15	height: lying or standing

hw16	day of birth of child

hw17	date measured (day)

hw18	date measured (month)

hw19	date measured (year)

hw51	line number of parent/caretaker

hw52	na - read consent statement - hemoglobin

hw53	na - hemoglobin level (g/dl - 1 decimal)

hw55	na - result of measurement - hemoglobin

hw56	na - hemoglobin level adjusted for altitude (g/dl - 1 decimal)

hw56a	na - hemoglobin level adjusted for altitude (g/dl - 1 decimal) (new who)

hw57	na - anemia level

hw57a	na - anemia level (new who)

hw58	na - agrees to referral - anemia

hw70	height/age standard deviation (new who)

hw71	weight/age standard deviation (new who)

hw72	weight/height standard deviation (new who)

hw73	bmi standard deviation (new who)

idxecd	index to birth history

idxecdp	index to pregnancy history

ecd21	can walk on an uneven surface

ecd22	can jump with both feet leaving the ground

ecd23	can dress: put on pants and a shirt, without help

ecd24	can fasten and unfasten buttons without help

ecd25	can say 10 or more words, like mama or ball

ecd26	can speak using sentences of 3 or more words that go together

ecd27	can speak using sentences of 5 or more words that go together

ecd28	can correctly use any of the words: 'i', 'you', 'she', or 'he'

ecd29	can consistently name an object well known, if shown

ecd30	can recognize at least 5 letters of the alphabet

ecd31	can child write (his/her) name

ecd32	can recognize all numbers from 1 to 5

ecd33	if asked to give you 3 objects, does child give the correct amount

ecd34	can child count 10 objects without mistakes

ecd35	can color or play with building blocks without asking for help or giving up

ecd36	does child ask about familiar people other than parents when not there

ecd37	does child offer to help someone who seems to need help

ecd38	does child get along well with other children

ecd39	how often does child seem to be very sad or depressed

ecd40	compared with other children, how much does child kick, bite, or hit other child

ecd41	participate in any center-based or home-based ecd program

sdistrict	district code

s108	lived in a city/town or rural area

s114	highest educational level

s115	highest grade/form/year at that level

s130a	being away from home for one or more nights in the last 12 months

s130b	being away from home for more than one month at a time in the last 12 months

s205ca	place sons or daughters live: boarding school

s205cb	place sons or daughters live: relatives

s205cc	place sons or daughters live: in street

s205cd	place sons or daughters live: work

s205ce	place sons or daughters live: married