ANCARETZ1_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, ANCARETZ1_ALL indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, they reported that a doctor, medical assistant, or assistant medical officer gave antenatal care for a birth. This response category is country-specific to Tanzania.
ANCARETZ1_ALL consists of a set of up to six separate variables, covering the most recent birth (ANCARETZ1_01) up to the sixth-most-recent birth (i.e., ANCARETZ1_02, ANCARETZ1_03, ANCARETZ1_04, ANCARETZ1_05, and ANCARETZ1_06) during the reference period prior to the survey. If ANCARETZ1_ALL is included in a data extract, all these separate variables are included in a researcher's data file.
Comparability — Index
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GENERAL |
Tanzania |
Comparability
Apart from slight differences in question wording (noted below), ANCARETZ1_ALL has no comparability problems.
Comparability - Standard DHS
An open-ended question about who provided antenatal care is included in Phase II forward of the standard DHS questionnaire. ANCARETZ1_ALL is a country-specific response. Composite coding is used to capture slight differences in the wording of response categories in this variable.
Comparability — Tanzania [top]
The 1991, 1996, and 1999 Tanzanian questionnaires include the survey response "doctor/medical assistant." The 2004, 2010, and 2015 Tanzanian questionnaires include the survey response "doctor/AMO [Assistant Medical Officer]."
Universe
- Tanzania 1991: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Tanzania 1996: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Tanzania 1999: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Tanzania 2004: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Tanzania 2010: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Tanzania 2015: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
