Definition
For women who gave birth in the last five years, DELML2_ALL indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, they reported some other nurse gave delivery care for a recent birth. This response category is country-specific to Mali.
DELML2_ALL consists of a set of up to six separate variables, covering the most recent birth (DELML2_01) up to the sixth-most-recent birth (i.e., DELML2_02, DELML2_03, DELML2_04, DELML2_05, and DELML2_06) during the reference period prior to the survey. If DELML2_ALL is included in a data extract, all these separate variables are included in a researcher's data file.
Some samples in the "DEL" series include multiple categories that can be consolidated into a single broad response. IPUMS-DHS uses supplemental programming to combine these responses in a standard variable, while also preserving the separate responses in country-specific variables.
DELML2_ALL is combined with DELML1_ALL (obstetrics nurse) and DELML3_ALL (midwife) for the 2006 Mali sample to create the standard variable DELNURM_ALL. IPUMS-DHS users interested in using DELML2_ALL are encouraged to review DELNURM_ALL for this more comprehensive response category.