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DELHMNOSERV_01
(DELHMNOSERV_01)
Why not deliver in health facility: Service not available (last birth)
Codes and Frequencies
Description
DELHMNOSERV_01 indicates whether the respondent reported the service was not available as a reason for not delivering her most recent child in a health facility. The interviewer recorded all reasons mentioned.
Comparability
Apart from universe differences and slight differences in question wording, DELHMNOSERV_01 is largely comparable across samples.
Comparability - Standard DHS
DELHMNOSERV_01 is a country-specific variable, but it is part of a series of variables from an open-ended question about why the child was not delivered in a health facility, which is included in Phase V forward of the standard DHS questionnaire.
Universe
- Lesotho 2009: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey and gave birth at home.
- Lesotho 2014: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey and gave birth at home.
- Yemen 2013: Ever-married women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey and gave birth at home.
