Beyond counting stillbirths to understanding their determinants in low- and middle-income countries; a systematic assessment of stillbirth data availability in household surveys Institute of Tropical Medicine
OBJECTIVE: To systematically map data availability for stillbirths from all countries with Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) surveys to outline the limitations and challenges with using the data for understanding the determinants and causes of stillbirths, and for cross-country comparisons.
METHODS: We assessed data sources from the DHS programme website, including published DHS reports and their associated questionnaires for ...