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This variable is not available for any of the currently selected samples.
Description
For children born in the five years before the survey, DELHMNOTIM indicates whether being unable to get to a health facility in time was a reason why the child was not delivered in a health facility. The interviewer recorded all reasons mentioned.
DELHMNOTIM was not represented by a standardized response category on the survey form, but rather was based on written-in responses next to the label "Other."
The interpretation of this variable may thus vary across samples; see Comparability.
Comparability — Index
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Comparability
DELHMNOTIM has differences in interpretation across samples. The broad substantive meaning of the variable -- whether being unable to get to the health facility in time was a reason why the delivery did not occur there -- is consistent across those samples that include the variable.
As noted in the Description tab, DELHMNOTIM was based on written-in "Other" reasons conveying some version of being unable to reach a health facility in time, rather on than a standard response category on the survey form. Only a subset of surveys inquiring about reasons for home delivery created a variable about lack of time; other surveys left this rationale among the responses included in a general "other reasons" variable (DELHMOTH).
Comparability - Standard DHS
DELHMNOTIM is a non-standard variable present in some sample datasets from DHS Phase 5 forward.
