IPUMS DHS: descr: ANCARECHWL3MOLOC

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ANCARECHWL3MOLOC_ALL (ANCARECHWL3MOLOC_ALL)

Location of antenatal care from community health worker in last 3 months of pregnancy

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ANCARECHWL3MOLOC_ALL variables are 1-digit variables.

Codes

1 = Home only
2 = Elsewhere only
3 = Both home and elsewhere
8 = Missing
9 = NIU (not in universe)

Description

ANCARECHWL3MOLOC_ALL indicates whether the woman saw a community health worker at home or elsewhere during the last 3 months of her pregnancy.

ANCARECHWL3MOLOC_ALL consists of separate variables, covering the most recent birth (ANCARECHWL3MOLOC_01) and, in some cases, additional births, potentially up to the sixth-most-recent birth (i.e., ANCARECHWL3MOLOC_02, ANCARECHWL3MOLOC_03, ANCARECHWL3MOLOC_04, ANCARECHWL3MOLOC_05, and ANCARECHWL3MOLOC_06). For most surveys, this information was collected for only the most recent birth; exceptions are noted in the comparability section.

Comparability — Index

GENERAL

India

Comparability

ANCARECHWL3MOLOC_ALL has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

ANCARECHWL3MOLOC_ALL is a country-specific variable, and it is not included in the standard DHS questionnaire.

Comparability — India [top]

The 2019 India survey collected this information about the most recent birth up to the fourth-most-recent birth. The 2005 and 2015 India surveys collected this information on only the most recent birth.

Universe

India 2005: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey and who received antenatal care from a community health worker in the last 3 months of their pregnancy.
India 2015: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey and who received antenatal care from a community health worker in the last 3 months of their pregnancy.
India 2019: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey and who received antenatal care from a community health worker in the last 3 months of their pregnancy.

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Description

Comparability — Index

Comparability

Comparability — India [top]

Universe