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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, here it refers to the proportion of women (rather than births).

Note: In DHS-8, the reference time period for this indicator changed from 5 years to 2 years, reflecting a shorter time period asked about in the women’s questionnaire.

The following data are considered for this analysis:
• Women ages 15 - 49 with any live birth in the 2 years preceding the survey (NR - Pregnancy and Postnatal Care Recode)
• Skilled health personnel: generally doctors, nurses or midwives but can refer to other health professionals providing childbirth care.

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: lower (primary or less), secondary or higher
• Age group: 15-24, 25-34 and 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