This is a 2-digit variable that represents the woman's age at the time that she experienced her first menstruation, except for the following codes.

90 = Logical edit
95 = Not interviewed (female questionnaire)
96 = Not interviewed (household questionnaire)
97 = Don't know
98 = No response or missing
99 = NIU (not in universe)

Description

MENS1STAGE indicates the woman's age at the time that she experienced her first menstruation.

MENS1STAGE has been logically edited to remove values under 6, which were present in the original data.

The question associated with this variable was included in the female questionnaire.

Comparability

There are slight differences in universes. In Burkina Faso in 2017, the question associated with the variable was asked to women aged 15-24 who have ever menstruated. In later surveys in all other countries, the question associated with this variable was asked to women aged 15-19 who have ever menstruated. See the Universe tab for details.

Universe

Availability

• Burkina Faso: 2017, 2020
• Congo (Democratic Republic): 2019
• Cote d'Ivoire: 2020
• India: 2020
• Kenya: 2019
• Niger: 2020
• Nigeria: 2019
• Uganda: 2020