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DELREFHW_ALL (DELREFHW_ALL)
Health worker accompanied the mother from referral to delivery facility

DELREFHW_ALL variables are 1-digit variables.

Codes

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

Description

DELREFHW_ALL indicates whether a health worker accompanied the mother when the mother moved from the referring health facility to the health facility where the child's delivery occurred.

DELREFHW_ALL consists of a set of up to six separate variables, covering the most recent birth (DELREFHW_01) up to the sixth-most-recent birth (i.e., DELREFHW_02, DELREFHW_03, DELREFHW_04, DELREFHW_05, and DELREFHW_06) during the reference period prior to the survey. If DELREFHW_ALL is included in a data extract, all these separate variables are included in a researcher's data file.

Comparability

DELREFHW_ALL has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

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

Universe

  • Nigeria 2018: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in five years before the survey, who gave birth in a health facility, and who traveled from another health facility to reach the delivery facility.
  • Nigeria: 2018-W, 2018-W