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Demographic and Health Survey 1997 - IPUMS Subset

Mozambique, 1997
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MOZ_1997_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Nacional de Estatística [Mozambique] and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center
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Complications at delivery: Prolonged labor (last birth) (W_DELPRLONG_01)

Data file: MOZ1997-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 835
End: 835
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:

Did your regular contractions last more than 12 hours?
Excessive bleeding that was so much that you feared it was life threatening?
A high fever with bad smelling vaginal discharge?
Convulsions not caused by fever?

CONTRACTIONS FOR MORE THAN 12 HOURS

YES 1
NO 2

EXCESSIVE BLEEDING

YES 1
NO 2

HIGH FEVER AND VAGINAL DISCHARGE

YES 1
NO 2

CONVULSIONS

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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