DELBLOODTRAN_ALL variables are 1-digit variables.

0 = No
1 = Yes
9 = NIU (not in universe)

Description

DELBLOODTRAN_ALL indicates whether the respondent received a blood transfusion at the health facility where she delivered the child.

DELBLOODTRAN_ALL consists of a set of up to six separate variables, covering the most recent birth (DELBLOODTRAN_01) up to, potentially, the sixth-most-recent birth (i.e., DELBLOODTRAN_02, DELBLOODTRAN_03, DELBLOODTRAN_04, DELBLOODTRAN_05, and DELBLOODTRAN_06) during the reference period prior to the survey. If DELBLOODTRAN_ALL is included in a data extract, all these separate variables are included in a researcher's data file.

Comparability

DELBLOODTRAN_ALL has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

DELBLOODTRAN_ALL is a country-specific variable, and it is not included in any phase of the standard DHS questionnaire.

Universe