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DELLS3_ALL (DELLS3_ALL)
Traditional healer gave delivery care (Lesotho)
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DELLS3_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, DELLS3_ALL indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, they reported a traditional healer gave delivery care. This response category is country-specific to Lesotho.

DELLS3_ALL consists of a set of up to six separate variables, covering the most recent birth (DELLS3_01) up to the sixth-most-recent birth (i.e., DELLS3_02, DELLS3_03, DELLS3_04, DELLS3_05, and DELLS3_06) during the reference period prior to the survey. If DELLS3_ALL is included in a data extract, all these separate variables are included in a researcher's data file.

Comparability

DELLS3_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. DELLS3_ALL is a country-specific response.

Universe

  • Lesotho 2009: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
  • Lesotho 2014: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
  • Lesotho: 2009-W, 2009-W, 2014-W, 2014-W