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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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Complications at delivery: Prolonged labor (last birth) (W_DELPRLONG_01)

Data file: BGD1997-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 780
End: 780
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
414. Around the time of the birth of (NAME), did you have any of the following problems:

Long labor, that is did your regular contractions last more than 12 hours?

YES 1
NO 2

Excessive bleeding that was so much that you feared it was life threatening?

YES 1
NO 2

A high fever with bad smelling vaginal discharge?

YES 1
NO 2

Convulsions not caused by fever?

YES 1
NO 2
Categories
Value Category
0 No
1 Yes
7 Don't know
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, DELPRLONG_01 (M30_1) indicates whether they experienced prolonged labor, such as regular contractions lasting more than 12 hours (for the last birth).

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