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Demographic and Health Survey 2017-2018 - IPUMS Subset

Pakistan, 2017 - 2018
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PAK_2017_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
National Institute of Population Studies (NIPS) [Pakistan], and ICF., Minnesota Population Center
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Jan 16, 2021
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Timing for caesarean section decision (last birth) (W_DELCESRDEC_01)

Data file: PAK2017-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 1142
End: 1142
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
433) When was the decision made to have the caesarean section? Was it before or after your labor pains started?

BEFORE 1
AFTER 2
Categories
Value Category
1 Before labor started
9 NIU (not in universe)
2 After labor started
7 Don't know
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 five years preceding the survey and who delivered by caesarean section, DELCESRDEC_01 (M17A_1) indicates whether the decision to deliver by caesarean section was made before or after labor began (for the last birth).

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