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SURVEY DESIGN

The 2019 PMMS used a multistage and multiphase cluster sampling methodology based on updated sampling frames derived from the 6th Population and Housing Census, which was conducted in 2017 by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). The sampling universe consisted of urban and rural areas of the four provinces of Pakistan (Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Balochistan), Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Gilgit Baltistan (GB), Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), and the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT). A total of 153,560 households (81,400 rural and 72,160 urban) were selected using a two-stage and two-phase stratified systematic sampling approach. The survey was designed to provide representative results for most of the survey indicators in 11 domains: four provinces (by urban and rural areas with Islamabad combined with Punjab and FATA combined with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Azad Jammu and Kashmir (urban and rural), and Gilgit Baltistan. Restricted military and protected areas were excluded from the sample.

The sampled households were randomly selected from 1,396 primary sampling units (PSUs) (740 rural and 656 urban) after a complete household listing. In each PSU, 110 randomly selected households were administered the various questionnaires included in the survey. All 110 households in each PSU were asked about births and deaths during the previous 3 years, including deaths among women of reproductive age (15-49 years). The survey covers 14,703 ever married women (15-49 years) from 136,226 households

OBJECTIVE

The primary objective of the 2019 PMMS is to provide up-to-date estimates of basic demographic and health indicators. Specifically, the survey was designed and carried out with the purpose of assessing where Pakistan stands on maternal health indicators and how well the country is moving toward these targets.

Overall aims of the 2019 PMMS were as follows:

  • To estimate national and regional levels of maternal mortality for the 3 years preceding the survey and determine whether the MMR has declined substantially since 2006-07
  • To identify medical causes of maternal deaths and the biological and sociodemographic risk factors associated with maternal mortality
  • To assess the impact of maternal and newborn health services, including antenatal and postnatal care and skilled birth attendance, on prevention of maternal mortality and morbidity
  • To estimate the prevalence and determinants of common obstetric complications and morbidities among women of reproductive age during the 3 years preceding the survey

DATASET

Data set has 327 indicators. These indicators are compiled from tables of report chapters. Definitions are as provided in published report. All the data are presented from publicly available reports.

ORIGINAL REPORT REFERENCE

National Institute of Population Studies (NIPS) [Pakistan] and ICF. 2020. Pakistan Maternal Mortality Survey 2019. Islamabad, Pakistan, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: NIPS and ICF.

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