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DELMISOPROSTOLUS_ALL (DELMISOPROSTOLUS_ALL)
Woman took misoprostol tablets to reduce bleeding

DELMISOPROSTOLUS_ALL variables are 1-digit variables.

Codes

0 = No
1 = Yes
7 = Don't know
9 = NIU (not in universe)

Description

DELMISOPROSTOLUS_ALL indicates whether the respondent took the misoprostol tablets she received to reduce bleeding after delivering her child.

DELMISOPROSTOLUS_ALL consists of a set of up to six separate variables, covering the most recent birth (DELMISOPROSTOLUS_01) up to, potentially, the sixth-most-recent birth (i.e., DELMISOPROSTOLUS_02, DELMISOPROSTOLUS_03, DELMISOPROSTOLUS_04, DELMISOPROSTOLUS_05, and DELMISOPROSTOLUS_06) during the reference period prior to the survey. If DELMISOPROSTOLUS_ALL is included in a data extract, all these separate variables are included in a researcher's data file.

Comparability

DELMISOPROSTOLUS_ALL has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

DELMISOPROSTOLUS_ALL is a country-specific variable, and it is not included in any phase of the standard DHS questionnaire.

Universe

  • Nepal 2016: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey, who did not receive an injection in the thigh/buttock immediately after delivery of their last-born child, and who received misoprostol tablets.
  • Nepal: 2016-W, 2016-W