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[India] National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) 2015-16 - IPUMS Subset

India, 2015 - 2016
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Reference ID
IND_2015_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) and ICF., Minnesota Population Center
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Aug 15, 2018
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Timing for caesarean section decision (C_DELCESRDEC)

Data file: IND2015-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 1627
End: 1627
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
458. When was the decision made for you to have a C-section? Was it before the onset of labour on after the onset of labour or after the onset of labour?

BEFORE ONSET LABOUR 1
AFTER ONSET OF LABOUR 2
DON'T KNOW 8
Categories
Value Category
7 Don't know
8 Missing
1 Before labor started
9 NIU (not in universe)
2 After labor started
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 children born in the five years preceding the survey and who were delivered by caesarean section, DELCESRDEC (M17A) indicates whether the decision to deliver by caesarean section was made before or after labor began.

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