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Demographic and Health Survey 1996-1997 - IPUMS Subset

Bangladesh, 1996 - 1997
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BGD_1996_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT) [Bangladesh], Mitra and Associates, and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center
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Family welfare visitor gave delivery care for last birth (Bangladesh) (W_DELBD1_01)

Data file: BGD1997-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 808
End: 808
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
413. Who assisted with the delivery of (NAME)? Anyone else?
PROBE FOR THE TYPE OF PERSON AND RECORD ALL PERSONS ASSISTING.

HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

DOCTOR A
NURSE OR MIDWIFE B
FAMILY WELFARE VISITOR C

OTHER PERSON

TRAINED TRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANT D
TRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANT E
RELATIVE F

OTHER (SPECIFY) X
NO ONE Y
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, DELBD1_01 indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, they reported a family welfare visitor gave delivery care (for the last birth). This response category is country-specific to Bangladesh.

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