Codes and Frequencies
Description
For women who gave birth in the last 5 years and who received antenatal care during their most recent pregnancy, ANCLR1_01 indicates whether they received care at a public health center. This response category is country-specific to Liberia.
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.
ANCLR1_01 (public health center) is combined with ANCLR2_01 (public health clinic) in ANCPUBHC_01 (all public health centers) for the 2007, 2013, and 2019 Liberia surveys. IPUMS-DHS users interested in using ANCLR1_01 are encouraged to review ANCPUBHC_01 for a more comprehensive response category.
Comparability
ANCLR1_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 ANCLR1_01 is a country-specific response, this variable is combined with other responses in ANCPUBHC_01, a variable that encompasses all public health centers as sources of antenatal care. IPUMS-DHS users are encouraged to review the Description tab of ANCLR1_01 or the Comparability tab of ANCPUBHC_01 for more information on the specific categories combined for Liberia 2007, 2013, and 2019.
Universe
- Liberia 2007: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey and received antenatal care while pregnant with their last-born child.
- Liberia 2013: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey and received antenatal care while pregnant with their last-born child.
- Liberia 2019: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey and received antenatal care while pregnant with their last-born child.
