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Demographic and Health Survey 1991-92 - IPUMS Subset

Tanzania, 1991 - 1992
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TZA_1991_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Bureau of Statistics, Planning Commission [Tanzania] and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center
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Traditional birth attendant gave delivery care for last birth (W_DELTBA_01)

Data file: TZA1991-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 656
End: 656
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
414. Who assisted with the delivery of (NAME)? Anyone else?
RECORD ALL PERSONS ASSISTING.

HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

DOCTOR/MEDICAL ASST A
RURAL MEDICAL AIDE B
NURSE/MIDWIFE C
MCD AIDE D

OTHER PERSON

VILLAGE HEALTH WORKER E
TRAINED BIRTH ATTENDANT F
TRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANT G

OTHER (SPECIFY) ________ H
Categories
Value Category
0 No
1 Yes
8 Missing
9 NIU (not in universe)
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Description

Definition
For women who gave birth in the last three to five years, DELTBA_01 (M3G_1) indicates whether a traditional birth attendant gave delivery care (for the last birth). Wording for this response category varied across samples. See Comparability.

Women could report more than one type of healthcare (or traditional) provider.

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Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Maternal delivery care, general Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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