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
- Burkina Faso 2017 Round 5 Female and Household: Women aged 15-24 who have ever menstruated.
- Burkina Faso 2020 Female and Household: Women aged 15-19 who have ever menstruated.
- Congo Democratic Republic (Kinshasa) 2019 Female and Household: Women aged 15-19 who have ever menstruated.
- Congo Democratic Republic (Kongo Central) 2019 Female and Household: Women aged 15-19 who have ever menstruated.
- Cote D'Ivoire 2020 Female and Household: Women aged 15-19 who have ever menstruated.
- India 2020 (Rajasthan) Female and Household: Women aged 15-19 who have ever menstruated.
- Kenya 2019 Female and Household: Women aged 15-19 who have ever menstruated.
- Niger 2020 Phase 1 Female and Household: Women aged 15-19 who have ever menstruated.
- Nigeria 2019 (Kano) Female and Household: Women aged 15-19 who have ever menstruated.
- Nigeria 2019 (Lagos) Female and Household: Women aged 15-19 who have ever menstruated.
- Uganda 2020 Female and Household: Women aged 15-19 who have ever menstruated.
Availability
- Burkina Faso: 2017, 2020
- Congo (Democratic Republic): 2019
- Cote d'Ivoire: 2020
- India: 2020
- Kenya: 2019
- Niger: 2020
- Nigeria: 2019
- Uganda: 2020
