ANCAREDELOC_ALL variables are 1-digit variables.
0 = No
1 = Yes
7 = Don't know
8 = Missing
9 = NIU (not in universe)
Description
ANCAREDELOC_ALL indicates whether the woman was advised to deliver her baby at a hospital or clinic at least once during antenatal care.
ANCAREDELOC_ALL consists of separate variables, covering the most recent birth (ANCAREDELOC_01) and, in some cases, additional births, potentially up to the sixth-most-recent birth (i.e., ANCAREDELOC_02, ANCAREDELOC_03, ANCAREDELOC_04, ANCAREDELOC_05, and ANCAREDELOC_06). For most surveys, this information was collected for only the most recent birth; exceptions are noted in the comparability section.
Comparability — Index
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Comparability
Apart from universe differences and slight differences in question wording, ANCAREDELOC_ALL is largely comparable across samples.
Comparability - Standard DHS
ANCAREDELOC_ALL is a country-specific variable, and it is not included in the standard DHS women's questionnaire.
Comparability — India [top]
The 2015 and 2019 India surveys ask whether the respondent received advice on "the importance of institutional delivery" in a meeting with a community health worked during the last 3 months of her pregnancy.
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 received any antenatal care.
- India 2015: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey and met with 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 met with a community health worker in the last 3 months of their pregnancy.
- Nepal 2016: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey and received any antenatal care.
