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DELCORDCUTCL_ALL (DELCORDCUTCL_ALL)
Clean blade used to cut umbilical cord
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DELCORDCUTCL_ALL variables are 1-digit variables.

Codes

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

Description

DELCORDCUTCL_ALL indicates whether the female respondent's umbilical cord was cut with a clean blade.

DELCORDCUTCL_ALL consists of a set of up to six separate variables, covering the most recent birth (DELCORDCUTCL_01) up to the sixth-most-recent birth (i.e., DELCORDCUTCL_02, DELCORDCUTCL_03, DELCORDCUTCL_04, DELCORDCUTCL_05, and DELCORDCUTCL_06) during the reference period prior to the survey. If DELCORDCUTCL_ALL is included in a data extract, all these separate variables are included in a researcher's data file.

Comparability — Index

GENERAL
 India

Comparability

DELCORDCUTCL_ALL has universe differences regarding the location where the woman gave birth.

Comparability - Standard DHS

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

Comparability — India [top]

India 2005 and 2015 surveys include women who gave birth "at home," whereas the 2019 survey only includes women who gave birth at their own home or someone else's home - and excludes women who gave birth at their parent's home.

Universe

  • India 2005: Women age 15-49 who gave birth at home in the 5 years before the survey.
  • India 2015: Women age 15-49 who gave birth at home in the 5 years before the survey.
  • India 2019: Women age 15-49 who gave birth at their own home or some other home, but not at their parent's home, in the 5 years before the survey.
  • India: 2005-W, 2005-W, 2015-W, 2015-W, 2019-W