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Demographic and Health Survey 2014 - IPUMS Subset

Lesotho, 2014
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LSO_2014_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS
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Ministry of Health [Lesotho] and ICF International., Minnesota Population Center
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Why not delivered in health facility: Service not available (C_DELHMNOSERV)

Data file: LSO2014-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 1424
End: 1424
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
437A) Why didn't you deliver in a health facility? PROBE: Any other reason?
[FOR MOST RECENT BIRTH ONLY]

RECORD ALL MENTIONED.

COST TOO MUCH A
FACILITY NOT OPEN B
TOO FAR/NO TRANSPORTATION C
DON'T TRUST FACILITY/POOR QUALITY SERVICE D
NEAREST FACILITY DOESN'T PROVIDE SERVICES E
HUSBAND/FAMILY DID NOT ALLOW F
NOT NECESSARY G
NOT CUSTOMARY H
WAS OUTSIDE OF LESOTHO I
OTHER 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
For last-born children born at home in the five years before the survey, DELHMNOSERV indicates whether the respondent reported the service was not available as a reason for delivering the child outside a health facility. The interviewer recorded all reasons mentioned.

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