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Demographic and Health Survey 2003 - IPUMS Subset

Mozambique, 2003
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Reference ID
MOZ_2003_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Instituto Nacional de Estatística, Ministério da Saúde [Mozambique] and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS) Fragility, Conflict and Violence
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Aug 15, 2018
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Delivery by caesarian section (last birth) (W_DELCESR_01)

Data file: MOZ2003-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 966
End: 966
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
428. Was (NAME) delivered by natural birth, natural vacuum-assisted vaginal delivery (VE) or caesarean section?

NATURAL BIRTH 1 (FOR MOST RECENT BIRTH, GO TO 433; FOR OTHERS, GO TO 435)

NATURAL VACUUM-ASSISTED DELIVERY 2 (FOR MOST RECENT BIRTH, GO TO 433; FOR OTHERS, GO TO 435)

CAESAREAN SECTION 3 (FOR MOST RECENT BIRTH, GO TO 433; FOR OTHERS, GO TO 435)
Categories
Value Category
0 No
1 Yes
8 Missing
9 NIU (not in universe)
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Description

Definition
For women who gave birth in the last three to five years, DELCESR_01 (M17_1) indicates whether the child was born by caesarian section (for the last birth). Question wording varied somewhat across samples. See Comparability.

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Maternal delivery care, general Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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