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Skilled birth attendance broadly follows the definition of SDG indicator 3.1.2 Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel. However, it refers to the proportion of women (rather than births) who have given birth in the past 2 years with the attendance of skilled health personnel.

Data Source: MICS (Sindh MICS 2014, MICS5)
The following data are considered for this analysis:
• Women ages 15 - 49 who had a live birth in the 2 years preceding the survey (WM - Individual Women's Survey)
• Skilled health personnel for Sindh MICS 2014: doctors, nurses/midwives, lady health visitors and community midwives

The standard LNOB analysis for Skilled birth attendance includes the following circumstances:
• Wealth of the household: top 60 or bottom 40 (of the wealth distribution)
• Residence: urban or rural
• Education level of the woman: lower (primary or less), secondary or higher
• Age group: 15-24, 25-34 or 35-49
• Number of children born: none (<0.5), 1 or more (>0.5), 2 or more (>1.5), 3 or more (>2.5), fewer than 2 (<1.5), fewer than 3 (<2.5)
• Marital status: single, married, divorced, separated