DELMG2_ALL variables are 1-digit variables.

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

Description

For women who gave birth in the last three to five years, DELMG2_ALL indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, they reported a midwife gave delivery care for a recent birth. This response category is country-specific to Madagascar.

DELMG2_ALL consists of a set of up to six separate variables, covering the most recent birth (DELMG2_01) up to the sixth-most-recent birth (i.e., DELMG2_02, DELMG2_03, DELMG2_04, DELMG2_05, and DELMG2_06) during the reference period prior to the survey. If DELMG2_ALL is included in a data extract, all these separate variables are included in a researcher's data file.

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

DELMG2_ALL is combined with DELMG1_ALL (nurse) for the 1992, 1997, and 2021 Madagascar samples to create the standard variable DELNURM_ALL. IPUMS-DHS users interested in using DELMG2_ALL are encouraged to review DELNURM_ALL for this more comprehensive response category.

Comparability

Apart from universe differences, DELMG2_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.

Though DELMG2_ALL is a country-specific response, it is combined with other responses in DELNURM_ALL, a standard variable that encompasses nurses/midwives as sources of delivery care. IPUMS-DHS users are encouraged to review the Description tab of DELMG2_ALL or the Comparability tab of DELNURM_ALL for more information on the specific categories combined for Madagascar 1992, 1997, and 2021.

Universe