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Demographic and Health Survey 2006 - IPUMS Subset

Benin, 2006
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BEN_2006_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Institut National de la Statistique et de l’Analyse Économique (INSAE) in collaboration with the Programme National de Lutte contre le Sida (PNLS) [Bénin] and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Aug 15, 2018
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Data file: BEN2006-B.dat

Birth records

Cases: 57232

Variables

B_STIMURBLOOD
Symptoms of STI in men: Blood in urine
B_STIMWTLOSS
Symptoms of STI in men: Weight loss
B_STIMIMPOT
Symptoms of STI in men: Impotence
B_STIMOTHER
Symptoms of STI in men: Other
B_STIMNONE
Symptoms of STI in men: No symptoms
B_STIMDK
Symptoms of STI in men: Don't know
B_STIWABPAIN
Symptoms of STI in women: Abdominal pain
B_STIWDISCH
Symptoms of STI in women: Genital discharge
B_STIWDISSMELL
Symptoms of STI in women: Foul smelling discharge
B_STIWBURNING
Symptoms of STI in women: Burning on urination
B_STIWREDNESS
Symptoms of STI in women: Redness, inflammation
B_STIWSWELL
Symptoms of STI in women: Genital swelling
B_STIWSORES
Symptoms of STI in women: Genital sores or ulcers
B_STIWWARTS
Symptoms of STI in women: Genital warts
B_STIWITCH
Symptoms of STI in women: Genital itching
B_STIWURBLOOD
Symptoms of STI in women: Blood in urine
B_STIWWTLOSS
Symptoms of STI in women: Weight loss
B_STIWDIFFPREG
Symptoms of STI in women: Difficulty getting pregnant
B_STIWOTHER
Symptoms of STI in women: Other
B_STIWNONE
Symptoms of STI in women: No symptoms
B_STIWDK
Symptoms of STI in women: Don't know
B_STIADVICE
Sought advice for last STI
B_STIADPUBHOS
Sought STI advice from: Public hospital
B_STIADPUBHC
Sought STI advice from: Public health center
B_STIADPUBFPC
Sought STI advice from: Family planning clinic (public)
B_STIADPUBFW
Sought STI advice from: Public fieldworker
B_STIADPUBOTH
Sought STI advice from: Other public
B_STIADPRIVHOS
Sought STI advice from: Private hospital/clinic/doctor
B_STIADPRIVDRUG
Sought STI advice from: Private pharmacy, dispensary, or drug store
B_STIADPRIVFPC
Sought STI advice from: Family planning clinic (private)
B_STIADPRIVMIS
Sought STI advice from: Religious/mission hospital, health center, or clinic
B_STIADPRIVOTH
Sought STI advice from: Other private medical
B_STIADNGO
Sought STI advice from: Non-governmental organization (NGO)
B_STIADSHOP
Sought STI advice from: Shop
B_STIADOTHDRUG
Sought STI advice from: Drug vendor, informal (other)
B_STIADFRND
Sought STI advice from: Friend/relative (other)
B_STIADPRIVHL
Sought STI advice from: Traditional healer/herbalist (other)
B_STIADOTHER
Sought STI advice from: Other
B_STIADBJ1
Sought STI advice from: Private hospital/clinic (Benin)
B_STIADBJ2
Sought STI advice from: Private doctor (Benin)
B_STIADBJ3
Sought STI advice from: Fieldworker (public) (Benin)
B_STIADBJ4
Sought STI advice from: Health worker (public) (Benin)
B_STIADBJ5
Sought STI advice from: Community health worker (public) (Benin)
B_STIADBJ8
Sought STI advice from: Social center (public) (Benin)
B_DVAARGUE
Attitude to wife beating: Justified if woman argues with him
B_DVABURNFOOD
Attitude to wife beating: Justified if woman burns food
B_DVAGOOUT
Attitude to wife beating: Justified if woman goes out without telling him
B_DVAIFNOSEX
Attitude to wife beating: Justified if woman refused to have sex
B_DVANEGKID
Attitude to wife beating: Justified if woman neglects the children
B_DVAPRESHUSB
Husband present during "wife beating justified" questions
B_DVAPRESOMALE
Other males present during "wife beating justified" questions
B_DVAPRESOFEM
Other females present during "wife beating justified" questions
B_DVAPRESKIDS
Children present during "wife beating justified" questions
B_DV1SEXFORCED
First intercourse was forced or wanted
B_DVSEXFORCYR
Anyone other than partner forced sex in last 12 months
B_BEDNETSLEPT
Woman slept under bednet last night
B_FCKNOW
Ever heard of female circumcision
B_FCKNOWPROBE
Ever heard of female circumcision (probed)
B_FCCIRC
Ever circumcised
B_FCKNOWBAN
Knows of the law prohibiting female circumcision
B_FCAGE
Age at own circumcision
B_FCFLESH
Flesh removed from genital area for own FC
B_FCNICK
Genital area nicked w/out removing flesh
B_FCINFIB
Vaginal area sewn closed for FC
B_FCPERF
Who performed respondent's circumcision
B_FCCONTINU
FC should continue or be stopped
B_FCMENOPIN
Men's opinion on continuing FC
B_FCYNPREMAR
Thinks FC reduces premarital sex (yes/no)
B_FCYNRELIG
Thinks FC important part of religious tradition (yes/no)
B_FCYNCUSTTRAD
Thinks FC is required by traditions or customs (yes/no)
B_FCINTENDDAU
Intends to have daughter(s) circumcised in future
B_FCTOTALDAU
Total daughters circumcised
B_FCDLINENUM
Line number of most recently circumcised daughter
B_FCFLESHDAU
Flesh removed from genital area during daughter's FC
B_FCNICKDAU
For FC, daughter's genital area nicked without removing flesh
B_FCSEWNDAU
Genital area sewn closed during daughter's circumcision
B_FCAGEDAU
Age of daughter at circumcision
B_FCPERFDAU
Who performed circumcision of daughter
B_FCBLEEDDAU
Complications of daughter's FC: Bleeding
B_FCRETENTDAU
Complications of daughter's FC: Urinary retention
B_FCSWELLDAU
Complications of daughter's FC: Swelling
B_FCINFECTDAU
Complications of daughter's FC: Infection/fever/improper healing
B_FCPROCLEAN
Benefits to girl of FC: Hygiene, cleanliness (open-ended)
B_FCPROMARRY
Benefits to girl of FC: Better marriage prospects (open-ended)
B_FCPROVIRG
Benefits to girl of FC: Preserves virginity (open-ended)
B_FCPROPLS
Benefits to girl of FC: Increase man's sexual pleasure (open-ended)
B_FCPRORELIG
Benefits to girl of FC: Religious approval (open-ended)
B_FCPROSOC
Benefits to girl of FC: Social acceptance (open-ended)
B_FCPROOTH
Benefits to girl of FC: Other (open-ended)
B_FCPRONONE
Benefits to girl of FC: None (open-ended)
B_FCPRODK
Benefits to girl of FC: Don't know (open-ended)
B_FCNOMED
Benefits to girl of avoiding FC: Fewer medical problems (open-ended)
B_FCNOSTERIL
Benefits to girl of avoiding FC: Avoid sterility (open-ended)
B_FCNOPAIN
Benefits to girl of avoiding FC: Avoid pain (open-ended)
B_FCNORELIG
Benefits to girl of avoiding FC: Follows religion (open-ended)
B_FCNOSEXPLF
Benefits to girl of avoiding FC: More female sexual pleasure (open-ended)
B_FCNOSEXPLM
Benefits to girl of avoiding FC: More pleasure for man (open-ended)
B_FCNOOTHER
Benefits to girl of avoiding FC: Other (open-ended)
B_FCNONONE
Benefits to girl of avoiding FC: None (open-ended)
B_FCBANAUTH
Source of information for FC ban: Local authorities (open-ended)
B_FCBANCAMPGN
Source of information for FC ban: Awareness Campaign by NGO (open-ended)
B_FCBANLRADIO
Source of information for FC ban: Community or local radio (open-ended)
B_FCBANTV
Source of information for FC ban: Television (open-ended)
B_FCBANNRADIO
Source of information for FC ban: National radio (open-ended)
B_FCBANPOSTER
Source of information for FC ban: Posters (open-ended)
B_FCBANREL
Source of information for FC ban: Relatives, friends, or neighbors (open-ended)
B_FCBANOTH
Source of information for FC ban: Other (open-ended)
B_ALEVER
Ever took an alcoholic drink
B_ALFREQ3MO
Days drank alcohol in past 3 months
B_ALDRUNKEV
Ever gotten drunk on alcohol
B_TONOSMOKE
Smokes nothing
B_TOSMOKE
Smokes cigarettes
B_TOCIGDAYNO
Number of cigarettes in last 24 hours
B_TOPIPE
Smokes pipe
B_TOUSEOTH
Uses other tobacco
B_DELCESRLAST
Last birth caesarean section
B_PPAMENNOW
Woman currently postpartum amenorrheic
B_PPABSTAINNOW
Woman currently postpartum abstaining
B_DISPOSESTOOL
Disposal of youngest child's stools (when not using toilet)
B_MATERNITYIDX
Number of children in maternity history
B_HEALTHIDX
Number of children in immunization/health history
B_BIOIDX
Number of children in height and weight table
B_LASTBIRTHONLY
Whether survey columns are used for last births only
B_BFEEDNITE
Times mother breastfed last child during previous night
B_BFEEDAY
Times mother breastfed last child during previous day
B_BOTTLE24H
Mother fed last-born child from bottle with nipple in last day or night
B_BFEEDANYNOW
Woman currently breastfeeding any child
B_BFEEDST
When mother first put last-born child to breast
B_DIATRORSHEARD
Heard of ORS for diarrhea treatment
B_BIOFUNDER18
Under age 18 (according to household questionnaire) (respondents to women's survey)
B_BIOFLINENOPARENT
Line number of parent/responsible adult (non-adult respondents to women's survey)
B_BIOFPREGNANT
Currently pregnant
B_WEIGHTFEM
Weight of woman (kilos)
B_HEIGHTFEM
Height of woman in centimeters
B_BIOFHTAPCT
Height for age percentile for respondents to women's survey
B_BIOFHTASDRM
Height for age standard deviations from the reference median (for respondents to female survey)
B_BIOFHTAPCTRM
Height for Age percent of reference median for respondents to female survey
B_BIOFWTHTRMDHS
Weight for height percent of reference median (DHS) (respondents to women's survey)
B_BIOFWTHTRMFOG
Weight for height percent of reference median (MetLife or Fogarty) (respondents to women's survey)
B_BIOFWTHTRMWHO
Weight for height percent of reference median (WHO) (respondents to women's survey)
B_BIOFWTHTSDRMDHS
Weight for height standard deviations from the reference median (DHS) (respondents to female survey)
B_BIOFBMI
Body Mass Index (BMI) for respondents to the women's survey
B_BIOFROHRER
Rohrer's index (mass/height cubed) (for respondents to female survey)
B_BIOFWHYNOTMEAS
Result of measurement of the respondent
B_BIOFHHAGE
Woman's age in years from household record
B_BIOFHEMOCONSENT
Result of consent statement for anemia testing (respondents for women's survey)
B_BIOFHEMOLEVEL
Hemoglobin level (g/dl) (respondents for women's survey)
B_BIOFHEMOTEST
Whether hemoglobin level tested (respondents to women's survey)
B_BIOFANEMIALVL
Anemia level (respondents to women's survey)
B_BEDNETHAVE
Woman's household has bednet for sleeping
B_WASHPRECOOK
Washed hands before preparing last meal
B_INJRECENTANY
Had any injection in recent months
B_INJRECENTNO
Number of injections in recent months
B_INJHCWORKER
Number of recent injections from healthcare worker
B_INJSOURCE
Source for most recent injection
B_INJNEWNEDL
Last injection from new syringe and needle
B_BHCDKPLACE
Barrier to woman's health care: Don't know where to go
B_BHCPERMIT
Barrier to woman's health care: Getting permission
B_BHCMONEY
Barrier to woman's health care: Lack money for treatment
B_BHCDISTANCE
Barrier to woman's health care: Distance to facility
B_BHCTAKETRAN
Barrier to woman's health care: Having to take transport
B_BHCALONE
Barrier to woman's health care: Not want to go alone
B_BHCNOFEMDR
Barrier to woman's health care: No female provider
B_BHCNOPROV
Barrier to woman's health care: No provider
B_KIDSEX
Sex of child
B_KIDALIVE
Child is alive
B_KIDBIRTHMO
Child's month of birth
B_KIDBIRTHYR
Child's year of birth
B_KIDAGEINFO
Completeness of information about child's age and date of birth
B_KIDCURAGE
Current age of child in years
B_KIDDOBCMC
Child's date of birth (CMC)
B_KIDBORD
Child's birth order number
B_KIDTWIN
Child is twin or single birth
B_KIDAGEDEATH
Child age at death (non-imputed)
B_KIDAGEDIEDIMP
Child's age at death in month (including imputed)
B_KIDAGEDEATHFLAG
Flags for reported age at death of child
B_KIDLIVESWITH
Child lives with female respondent or with others
B_LINENOKID
Line number of child in household
B_BIRTHINTPREMO
Length of preceding birth interval, in months
B_BIRTHINTPOSTMO
Length of following birth interval, in months
B_OTHBIRTHININT
Any other live births in interval between birth and previous reported birth
Total: 781
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