Description

ANCCG1_01 indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the woman reported receiving antenatal care at a private medical center. This response category is country-specific to Congo Brazzaville.

Some samples in the "ANC" series include categories that can be consolidated into a single response. IPUMS DHS uses supplemental programming to combine these responses in a standard variable while preserving the separate responses in country-specific variables.

ANCCG1_01 is combined with ANCCG2_01 (private hospital/clinic) in ANCPRIVHOS_01 (all private hospitals and clinics) for the 2011 Congo Brazzaville sample. IPUMS DHS users interested in using ANCCG1_01 are encouraged to review ANCPRIVHOS_01 for a more comprehensive response category.

Comparability

ANCCG1_01 has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

An open-ended question on where antenatal care was sought is included in Phase V forward of the standard DHS questionnaire.

Although ANCCG1_01 is a country-specific response, this variable is combined with other responses in ANCPRIVHOS_01, a variable that encompasses private hospitals and clinics as sources of antenatal care. IPUMS DHS users are encouraged to review the Description tab of ANCCG1_01 or the Comparability tab of ANCPRIVHOS_01 for more information on the specific categories combined for Congo Brazzaville 2011.

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