Rwanda - Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey 2025
| Reference ID | rwa-nisr-rdhs7-2025-v01 |
| Year | 0 |
| Country | 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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- RWAR91FL- HIV Test R
esults Recode - RWBR91FL- Birth Hist
ory Recode - RWCR91FL- Couples Re
code - RWGR91FL- Pregnancy
History Recode - RWHR91FL- Household
Recode - RWIR91FL- Individual
Women Recode - RWKR91FL- Kids under
5 Recode - RWMR91FL- Men Recode
- RWNR91FL- Pregnancy
and Postnatal Care (
last 3 yrs) Recode - RWPR91FL- Household
Members Recode - RWSR91FL- Sibling Hi
story Recode
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Data File: RWBR91FL- Birth History Recode
| Cases | 28878 |
| Variable(s) | 1295 |
Variables
| Name | Label | Question | |
| m7 | months of amenorrhea | ||
| m8 | duration of abstinence | ||
| m9 | months of abstinence | ||
| m10 | wanted pregnancy when became pregnant | ||
| m11 | desired time would have waited | ||
| m13 | timing of 1st antenatal check (months) | ||
| m13a | timing of 1st antenatal check (original) | ||
| m14 | number of antenatal visits during pregnancy | ||
| m15 | place of delivery | ||
| m17 | delivery by caesarean section | ||
| m17a | na - timing on decision for caesarean section | ||
| m18 | size of child at birth | ||
| m19 | birth weight in kilograms (3 decimals) | ||
| m19a | weight at birth/recall | ||
| m27 | na - flag for breastfeeding | ||
| m28 | na - flag for amenorrhea | ||
| m29 | na - flag for abstinence | ||
| m34 | when child put to breast | ||
| m35 | na - number of times breastfed during previous night | ||
| m36 | na - number of times breastfed during previous day | ||
| m38 | drank from bottle with nipple yesterday/last night | ||
| m39a | did eat any solid, semi-solid or soft foods yesterday | ||
| m39 | number of times ate solid, semi-solid or soft food yesterday | ||
| m42a | na - during pregnancy: weighed | ||
| m42b | na - during pregnancy: height measured | ||
| m42c | during pregnancy: blood pressure taken | ||
| m42d | during pregnancy: urine sample taken | ||
| m42e | during pregnancy: blood sample taken | ||
| m42f | during pregnancy: listen to baby's heartbeat | ||
| m42g | during pregnancy: talk about foods to eat | ||
| m42h | during pregnancy: talk about breastfeeding | ||
| m42i | during pregnancy: ask about vaginal bleeding | ||
| m42j | na - during pregnancy: talk about when baby is due | ||
| m42k | na - during pregnancy: pay attention to baby movements | ||
| m42l | during pregnancy: ask if measured mid upper circumference | ||
| m42m | na - during pregnancy: cs | ||
| m42n | na - during pregnancy: cs | ||
| m43 | na - told about pregnancy complications | ||
| m44 | na - told where to go for pregnancy complications | ||
| m45 | during pregnancy, given or bought iron tablets/syrup | ||
| m46 | days tablets or syrup taken | ||
| m47 | na - during pregnancy, had difficulty with daylight vision | ||
| m48 | na - during pregnancy, had difficulty with night blindness | ||
| m49a | na - during pregnancy took: sp/fansidar for malaria | ||
| m49b | na - during pregnancy took: chloroquine for malaria | ||
| m49c | na - during pregnancy took: cs drug for malaria | ||
| m49d | na - during pregnancy took: cs drug for malaria | ||
| m49e | na - during pregnancy took: cs drug for malaria | ||
| m49f | na - during pregnancy took: cs drug for malaria | ||
| m49g | na - during pregnancy took: cs drug for malaria | ||
| m49x | na - during pregnancy took: other drug for malaria | ||
| m49z | na - during pregnancy took: don't know | ||
| m49y | na - during pregnancy took: no drug for malaria | ||
| m54 | na - received vitamin a dose in first 2 months after delivery | ||
| m55 | given child anything other than breast milk | ||
| m57a | antenatal care: respondent's home | ||
| m57b | antenatal care: other home | ||
| m57c | na - antenatal care: cs home | ||
| m57d | na - antenatal care: cs home | ||
| m57e | antenatal care: public: referal hospital | ||
| m57f | antenatal care: province/district hospital | ||
| m57g | antenatal care: health center | ||
| m57h | antenatal care: helath post | ||
| m57i | na - antenatal care: outreach | ||
| m57j | na - antenatal care: other public sector | ||
| m57k | na - antenatal care: cs public health | ||
| m57l | na - antenatal care: cs public health | ||
| m57m | antenatal care: private hospital: polyclinic | ||
| m57n | antenatal care: dispensary | ||
| m57o | antenatal care: private clinic | ||
| m57p | na - antenatal care: other private medical sector | ||
| m57q | na - antenatal care: cs private medical | ||
| m57r | na - antenatal care: cs private medical | ||
| m57na | antenatal care: ngo hospital | ||
| m57nb | antenatal care: ngo medical | ||
| m57nc | antenatal care: ngo medical | ||
| m57nd | na - antenatal care: ngo medical | ||
| m57ne | na - antenatal care: ngo medical | ||
| m57s | na - antenatal care: cs other | ||
| m57t | na - antenatal care: cs other | ||
| m57u | na - antenatal care: cs other | ||
| m57v | na - antenatal care: cs other | ||
| m57x | antenatal care: other | ||
| m60 | drugs for intestinal parasites during pregnancy | ||
| m61 | time spent at place of delivery | ||
| m62 | respondent's health checked after delivery before discharge | ||
| m63 | how long after delivery respondent's health check before discharge took place | ||
| m64 | who checked respondent's health before discharge | ||
| m66 | respondent's health checked after discharge/delivery at home | ||
| m67 | how long after delivery respondent's health check (after discharge/home delivery | ||
| m68 | who checked respondent's health after discharge/delivery at home | ||
| m69 | where respondent's check after discharge/delivery at home took place | ||
| m70 | child's health checked after discharge/delivery at home | ||
| m71 | how long after delivery child's health check (after discharge/home delivery) too | ||
| m72 | who checked child's health after discharge/home delivery | ||
| m73 | where child's health check after discharge/home delivery took place | ||
| m74 | child's health checked before discharge | ||
| m75 | how long after delivery child's health check before discharge took place | ||
| m76 | who checked child's health before discharge | ||
| m77 | was child put on mother's chest and bare skin after birth | ||
Total variable(s):
1295 |