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DELHMABROAD_01
(DELHMABROAD_01)
Why not deliver in health facility: Abroad (last birth)
Codes and Frequencies
Description
DELHMABROAD_01 indicates whether the respondent reported being abroad as a reason why the respondent did not deliver her most recent child in a health facility. The interviewer recorded all reasons mentioned.
Comparability
DELHMABROAD_01 has no comparability problems.
Comparability - Standard DHS
DELHMABROAD_01 is a country-specific variable, but it is part of a series of variables from an open-ended question about why the child was not delivered in a health facility, which is included in Phase V forward of the standard DHS questionnaire.
Universe
- Lesotho 2014: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey and gave birth at home.
