Codes and Frequencies
Description
For women who gave birth in the last five years, ANCARECGO1ST_01 reports the location where first sought assistance for pregnancy complications (for the last birth).
Comparability
Along with universe differences, the response categories for ANCARECGO1ST_01 vary across samples.
The harmonized coding categories in the IPUMS-DHS variable ANCARECGO1ST_01 were constructed to reflect the major and minor categories in the variable. The major categories are:
- 1000: Home
- 2000: Public sector facilities
- 3000: Private medical sector facilities
- 4000: Non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
- 5000: Other
The second, third, and fourth digits of ANCARECGO1ST_01's codes distinguish between specific locations and provide detail present in only some samples.
Comparability - Standard DHS
ANCARECGO1ST_01 is a country-specific variable and is not included in any phase of the standard DHS questionnaire.
Universe
- Bangladesh 2007: Ever-married women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey and who sought assistance for pregnacy complications during the pregnancy of her last-born child.
