ANCAREAUXMW_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, ANCAREAUXMW_ALL (M2C_x) indicates whether an auxiliary midwife gave antenatal care for the birth. Women could report more than one type of healthcare (or traditional) provider.
ANCAREAUXMW_ALL consists of a set of up to six separate variables, covering the most recent birth (ANCAREAUXMW_01) up to the sixth-most-recent birth (i.e., ANCAREAUXMW_02, ANCAREAUXMW_03, ANCAREAUXMW_04, ANCAREAUXMW_05, and ANCAREAUXMW_06) during the reference period prior to the survey. If ANCAREAUXMW_ALL is included in a data extract, all these separate variables are included in a researcher's data file.
For many surveys, particularly those taken after 2000, this information was collected for only the most recent birth (ANCAREAUXMW_01) and, in some cases, the second-most-recent birth (ANCAREAUXMW_02). Surveys in which the data were collected for only the most recent births are noted in the comparability section.
For other surveys, information for this variable was collected on all births, up to a maximum of six, in the reference period; exceptions in which data were collected on only the most recent birth(s) are noted in the comparability section. In many cases, data were hypothetically collected on up to six births, but no women in the survey had so many births (e.g., no woman had 4 or more births in 3 years, or had 5 or 6 births in 5 years). If, for example, no woman in a survey had 6 births in five years and only blank values were included in the original DHS file, then ANCAREAUXMW_06 would not be available for that survey in IPUMS-DHS.
Comparability — Index
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GENERAL Afghanistan Benin Burkina Faso Cameroon |
Cote d'Ivoire Eswatini (Swaziland) Ghana Mali |
Nigeria Togo Uganda Yemen |
Comparability
Along with universe differences, ANCAREAUXMW_ALL (M2C_x) has slight differences in the wording of this response category, for countries noted below. Samples in which this information was collected for only the most recent births (last birth and, in some cases, second-to-last birth) are noted below.
Comparability - Standard DHS
ANCAREAUXMW_ALL (M2C_x) is included in the standard DHS questionnaire for Phase 2 forward.
Comparability — Afghanistan [top]
The 2015 Afghanistan survey collected this information on only the most recent birth.
Comparability — Benin [top]
The Benin 2001, 2006, AND 2011 surveys collected this information on only the most recent birth; the 1996 Benin survey collected this information on additional births.
Comparability — Burkina Faso [top]
The 1993 Burkina Faso survey includes the response category "auxiliary midwife/matron." The 2010 Burkina Faso survey collected this information for only the most recent birth; the 1993 Burkina Faso survey collected this information for additional births.
Comparability — Cameroon [top]
The 2004 and 2011 Cameroon surveys collected this information on only the most recent birth; the 1998 Cameroon survey collected this information on additional births.
Comparability — Cote d'Ivoire [top]
The 2011 Cote d'Ivoire survey collected this information on only the most recent birth.
Comparability — Eswatini (Swaziland) [top]
The 2006 Eswatini/Swaziland survey uses the wording "nursing assistant" for this response category and collected this information on only the most recent birth.
Comparability — Ghana [top]
The 2003 and 2008 Ghana surveys collected this information on only the most recent birth.
Comparability — Mali [top]
The 2001 Mali survey includes the response category "auxiliary midwife/matron" and collected this information on only the most recent birth. The 1995 Mali survey collected this information on additional births.
Comparability — Nigeria [top]
The 2003, 2008, and 2013 Nigerian surveys collected this information on only the most recent birth. The 1999 Nigerian survey collected the information on additional births.
Comparability — Togo [top]
The 2013 Togo survey collects this information on only the most recent birth.
Comparability — Uganda [top]
The 1995 Ugandan survey responses may include the categories "medical assistant" and "nursing aide," which appeared on the survey form.
Comparability — Yemen [top]
The 2013 Yemen survey collected this information on only the most recent birth.
Universe
- Afghanistan 2015: Ever-married women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Benin 1996: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 3 years before the survey.
- Benin 2001: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Benin 2006: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Benin 2011: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Burkina Faso 1993: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Burkina Faso 2010: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Cameroon 1991: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Cameroon 1998: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 3 years before the survey.
- Cameroon 2004: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Cameroon 2011: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Cameroon 2018: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Central African Republic 1995: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 3 years before the survey.
- Congo Brazzaville 2011: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Cote d'Ivoire 2011: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Eswatini (Swaziland) 2006: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Ghana 2003: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Ghana 2008: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Mali 1995: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 3 years before the survey.
- Mali 2001: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Nigeria 1999: Women age 10-49 who gave birth in the 3 years before the survey.
- Nigeria 2003: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Nigeria 2008: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Nigeria 2013: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Nigeria 2018: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Togo 1998: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 3 years before the survey.
- Togo 2013: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Uganda 1995: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 4 years before the survey.
- Yemen 2013: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married and who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Zimbabwe 1994: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 3 years before the survey.
