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DELINJLABOR_ALL (DELINJLABOR_ALL)
Woman received injection or IV during labor

DELINJLABOR_ALL variables are 1-digit variables.

Codes

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

Description

DELINJLABOR_ALL indicates whether the respondent received an injection or medicine from an IV drip while she was in labor.

DELINJLABOR_ALL consists of a set of up to six separate variables, covering the most recent birth (DELINJLABOR_01) up to, potentially, the sixth-most-recent birth (i.e., DELINJLABOR_02, DELINJLABOR_03, DELINJLABOR_04, DELINJLABOR_05, and DELINJLABOR_06) during the reference period prior to the survey. If DELINJLABOR_ALL is included in a data extract, all these separate variables are included in a researcher's data file.

Comparability

DELINJLABOR_ALL has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

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

Universe

  • Nepal 2016: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey and were assisted by a doctor, nurse/midwife, health assistant/AHW, MCHW, or VHW for their last-born child.
  • Nepal: 2016-W, 2016-W