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Demographic and Health Survey 2015 - IPUMS Subset

Zimbabwe, 2015
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ZWE_2015_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency and ICF International., Minnesota Population Center
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Sep 19, 2018
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Timing for caesarean section decision (last birth) (W_DELCESRDEC_01)

Data file: ZWE2015-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 1208
End: 1208
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
431. How long after (NAME) was delivered did you stay there?

IF LESS THAN ONE DAY, RECORD HOURS; IF LESS THAN ONE WEEK, RECORD DAYS.

HOURS 1 ___
DAYS 2 ___
WEEKS 3 ___
DON'T KNOW 998
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).

concept

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