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Demographic and Health Survey 2006 - IPUMS Subset

Nepal, 2006
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NPL_2006_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS
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Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP) [Nepal], New ERA, and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center
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Why not deliver in health facility: Security concerns (last birth) (W_DELHMSAFETY_01)

Data file: NPL2006-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 1087
End: 1087
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
432.Why didn't you deliver in a health facility? PROBE: Any other reason? RECORD ALL MENTIONED.

COST TOO MUCH A
FACILITY NOT OPEN B
TOO FAR/NO TRANSPORTATION C
DON'T TRUST FACILITY/POOR QUALITY SERVICE D
NO FEMALE PROVIDER AT FACILITY E
HUSBAND/FAMILY DID NOT ALLOW F
SECURITY CONCERNS G
NOT NECESSARY H
NOT CUSTOMARY I
OTHER (SPECIFY) ___ X
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
DELHMSAFETY_01 indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the respondent reported security concerns as a reason why she delivered the child away from a health facility (for the last birth). The interviewer recorded all reasons mentioned.

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