`` `` during the latter part of 1986 , national probability sample surveys of women of reproductive ages were carried out in ... peru and the dominican republic . these surveys were made as part of the demographic health surveys project ( dhs ) . in each country , one survey was conducted with the standard core questionnaire developed for dhs ; the other survey was based on an experimental questionnaire . the major difference between the two questionnaires is the inclusion in the experimental one of a monthly calendar , which records pregnancies , contraceptive use , reasons for contraceptive discontinuation , breastfeeding , post-partum amenorrhea , post-partum abstinence , women 's employment and place of residence for the period 1981-1986. this paper presents results from the first stage of the analysis of the peruvian data : a comparison of basic characteristics of the two samples and an assessment of the completeness of reporting of recent births and infant and child deaths , i.e. , a comparison of information in the truncated and full birth histories . '' ''
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reproductiv
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pregnancie