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DELGH3_ALL (DELGH3_ALL)
Traditional practitioner gave delivery care (Ghana)

DELGH3_ALL variables are 1-digit variables.

Codes

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

Description

For women who gave birth in the last five years, DELGH3_ALL indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, they reported a traditional practitioner gave delivery care for a recent birth. This response category is country-specific to Ghana.

DELGH3_ALL consists of a set of up to six separate variables, covering the most recent birth (DELGH3_01) up to the sixth-most-recent birth (i.e., DELGH3_02, DELGH3_03, DELGH3_04, DELGH3_05, and DELGH3_06) during the reference period prior to the survey. If DELGH3_ALL is included in a data extract, all these separate variables are included in a researcher's data file.

Comparability

DELGH3_ALL has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

An open-ended question about who provided delivery care is included in Phase II forward of the standard DHS questionnaire. DELGH3_ALL is a country-specific response.

Universe

  • Ghana 2008: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
  • Ghana 2014: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
  • Ghana: 2008-W, 2008-W, 2014-W, 2014-W