22. How many live-born children have you had in total?

Total _ _
(If she has not had any children, write 0 and go to question 26)

For women aged 12 and older
[Applies to questions 22-25]

Question 22: How many live-born children have you had in total?
If the respondent has not given birth to any live-born children in her life, write 0 in the appropriate space. Then, if the respondent is 18 or older, skip to question 26. Otherwise, conclude the interview with this person.
Reminders

• This question gathers information on all of the respondents' live-born children, regardless of who the father was.
• Take into account all live-born children, even if that child is no longer living with the mother, or is no longer living.
• Do not take into account terminated pregnancies, miscarriages, still-births, adopted children, or children of the husband only.

Live-born. This is a child who showed signs of life at birth, such as breathing, crying or movement.