ANCAREIA7_ALL variables are 1-digit variables.

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

Description

For women who gave birth in the last three years, ANCAREIA7_ALL indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, they reported that a home health worker gave antenatal care for a birth. This response category is country-specific to India.

ANCAREIA7_ALL consists of a set of up to six separate variables, covering the most recent birth (ANCAREIA7_01) up to the sixth-most-recent birth (i.e., ANCAREIA7_02, ANCAREIA7_03, ANCAREIA7_04, ANCAREIA7_05, and ANCAREIA7_06) during the reference period prior to the survey. If ANCAREIA7_ALL is included in a data extract, all these separate variables are included in a researcher's data file.

Comparability

ANCAREIA7_ALL has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

An open-ended question about who provided antenatal care is included in Phase II forward of the standard DHS questionnaire. ANCAREIA7_ALL is a country-specific response.

Universe