IPTi Household Survey 1 - Birth History dataset - User Guide

Persistent identifier

10.17037/DATA.12

Description

The dataset outlines birth histories and care given to live born children provided by women of reproductive age (15-49) who gave birth or were pregnant between 1999 and 2004. It was captured during the IPTi 1st household survey of 5 Districts in Southern Tanzania in 2004.

Data collection methods

Data captured using a Computer-assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) method

Geographic regions

Southern Tanzania

Key dates

Data capture performed between 8 July and 26 August 2004. Dataset finalised on 26 August 2004

Population

Human population in Southern Tanzania.

Keywords

Household, Birth history, Pregnancy, Fertility, Newborn care, survival of live births, care in pregnancy

Language of written material

English, Swahili

Project information

Study title	Funder/Sponsor	Funder grant ID
IPTi Study, INSIST study	Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation	-

Creators

Forename	Surname	Faculty / department	Institution	Role
David	Schellenberg	Infectious & Tropical Diseases / Disease Control	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	Data Creator / Project Leader
Hassan	Mshinda			Data Creator / Project Leader
Joanna	Schellenberg	Infectious & Tropical Diseases / Disease Control	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	Data Creator / Project Leader
Pedro	Alonso			Project Leader
Marcel	Tanner	Epidemiology and Public Health / Health Interventions / Malaria Interventions	Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute	Project Leader

File description

Filename	Description	Access status	Licence
BirthHistory_2004t	Household Survey 1 - Birth Histories dataset	Controlled	Data sharing agreement
FieldManual_BHO_Supervisor_Swahili	Birth History field manual for supervisors – Swahili language	Controlled	No licence specified
FieldManual_BHO_Interviewer_Swa hili	Field manual for interviewers – Swahili language	Controlled	No licence specified
BirthHistory2004_DataDictionary	Author created data dictionary for birth history dataset	Controlled	No licence specified
BirthHistory_QNR_PDAInterface	Birth History Questionnaire for delivery through a PDA	Controlled	No licence specified
HHS1_TableRelationships	Diagram showing relationships between Birth History dataset and Household Survey	Controlled	No licence specified