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Demographic and Health Survey 1992 - IPUMS Subset

India, 1992 - 1993
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IND_1992_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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International Institute for Population Sciences., Minnesota Population Center
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Delivery by caesarian section (last birth) (W_DELCESR_01)

Data file: IND1992-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 671
End: 671
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
420. What were the complications?
RECORD ALL MENTIONED.

CAESARIAN SECTION A
USE OF FORCEPS B
EXCESSIVE BLEEDING C
LONG PERIOD OF LABOR D
DELAYED DELIVERY OF PLACENTA E
OTHER (SPECIFY) _________ F
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, DELCESR_01 (M17_1) indicates whether the child was born by caesarian section (for the last birth). Question wording varied somewhat across samples. See Comparability.

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