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ANSYMBD4_ALL (ANSYMBD4_ALL)
Sought help for pregnancy complication: Homeopath (Bangladesh)
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ANSYMBD4_ALL variables are 1-digit variables.

Codes

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

Description

ANSYMBD4_ALL indicates whether the woman sought advice or treatment from a homeopath for pregnancy complications. This response category is country-specific to Bangladesh.

ANSYMBD4_ALL consists of separate variables, covering the most recent birth (ANSYMBD4_01) and, in some cases, additional births, up to, potentially, the sixth-most-recent birth (i.e., ANSYMBD4_02, ANSYMBD4_03, ANSYMBD4_04, ANSYMBD4_05, and ANSYMBD4_06).

Comparability

ANYSYMBD4_ALL is largely comparable across most samples. See comparability for more information.

Comparability - Standard DHS

ANSYMBD4_ALL is a country-specific variable, and is not included in any phase of the standard DHS questionnaire.

Universe

  • Bangladesh 2000: Ever-married women age 10-49 who gave birth in the last 5 years before the survey and who experienced delivery complications during her last birth.
  • Bangladesh: 2000-W