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[India] National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) 2015-16 - IPUMS Subset

India, 2015 - 2016
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IND_2015_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) and ICF., 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: IND2015-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 1276
End: 1276
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
458. When was the decision made for you to have a C-section? Was it before the onset of labour on after the onset of labour or after the onset of labour?

BEFORE ONSET LABOUR 1
AFTER ONSET OF LABOUR 2
DON'T KNOW 8
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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