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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
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Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Data file: BEN2006-C.dat

Child records

Cases: 16075

Variables

C_STIMWARTS
Symptoms of STI in men: Genital warts
C_STIMITCH
Symptoms of STI in men: Genital itching
C_STIMURBLOOD
Symptoms of STI in men: Blood in urine
C_STIMWTLOSS
Symptoms of STI in men: Weight loss
C_STIMIMPOT
Symptoms of STI in men: Impotence
C_STIMOTHER
Symptoms of STI in men: Other
C_STIMNONE
Symptoms of STI in men: No symptoms
C_STIMDK
Symptoms of STI in men: Don't know
C_STIWABPAIN
Symptoms of STI in women: Abdominal pain
C_STIWDISCH
Symptoms of STI in women: Genital discharge
C_STIWDISSMELL
Symptoms of STI in women: Foul smelling discharge
C_STIWBURNING
Symptoms of STI in women: Burning on urination
C_STIWREDNESS
Symptoms of STI in women: Redness, inflammation
C_STIWSWELL
Symptoms of STI in women: Genital swelling
C_STIWSORES
Symptoms of STI in women: Genital sores or ulcers
C_STIWWARTS
Symptoms of STI in women: Genital warts
C_STIWITCH
Symptoms of STI in women: Genital itching
C_STIWURBLOOD
Symptoms of STI in women: Blood in urine
C_STIWWTLOSS
Symptoms of STI in women: Weight loss
C_STIWDIFFPREG
Symptoms of STI in women: Difficulty getting pregnant
C_STIWOTHER
Symptoms of STI in women: Other
C_STIWNONE
Symptoms of STI in women: No symptoms
C_STIWDK
Symptoms of STI in women: Don't know
C_STIADVICE
Sought advice for last STI
C_STIADPUBHOS
Sought STI advice from: Public hospital
C_STIADPUBHC
Sought STI advice from: Public health center
C_STIADPUBFPC
Sought STI advice from: Family planning clinic (public)
C_STIADPUBFW
Sought STI advice from: Public fieldworker
C_STIADPUBOTH
Sought STI advice from: Other public
C_STIADPRIVHOS
Sought STI advice from: Private hospital/clinic/doctor
C_STIADPRIVDRUG
Sought STI advice from: Private pharmacy, dispensary, or drug store
C_STIADPRIVFPC
Sought STI advice from: Family planning clinic (private)
C_STIADPRIVMIS
Sought STI advice from: Religious/mission hospital, health center, or clinic
C_STIADPRIVOTH
Sought STI advice from: Other private medical
C_STIADNGO
Sought STI advice from: Non-governmental organization (NGO)
C_STIADSHOP
Sought STI advice from: Shop
C_STIADOTHDRUG
Sought STI advice from: Drug vendor, informal (other)
C_STIADFRND
Sought STI advice from: Friend/relative (other)
C_STIADPRIVHL
Sought STI advice from: Traditional healer/herbalist (other)
C_STIADOTHER
Sought STI advice from: Other
C_STIADBJ1
Sought STI advice from: Private hospital/clinic (Benin)
C_STIADBJ2
Sought STI advice from: Private doctor (Benin)
C_STIADBJ3
Sought STI advice from: Fieldworker (public) (Benin)
C_STIADBJ4
Sought STI advice from: Health worker (public) (Benin)
C_STIADBJ5
Sought STI advice from: Community health worker (public) (Benin)
C_STIADBJ8
Sought STI advice from: Social center (public) (Benin)
C_DVAARGUE
Attitude to wife beating: Justified if woman argues with him
C_DVABURNFOOD
Attitude to wife beating: Justified if woman burns food
C_DVAGOOUT
Attitude to wife beating: Justified if woman goes out without telling him
C_DVAIFNOSEX
Attitude to wife beating: Justified if woman refused to have sex
C_DVANEGKID
Attitude to wife beating: Justified if woman neglects the children
C_DVAPRESHUSB
Husband present during "wife beating justified" questions
C_DVAPRESOMALE
Other males present during "wife beating justified" questions
C_DVAPRESOFEM
Other females present during "wife beating justified" questions
C_DVAPRESKIDS
Children present during "wife beating justified" questions
C_DV1SEXFORCED
First intercourse was forced or wanted
C_DVSEXFORCYR
Anyone other than partner forced sex in last 12 months
C_BEDNETSLEPT
Woman slept under bednet last night
C_FCKNOW
Ever heard of female circumcision
C_FCKNOWPROBE
Ever heard of female circumcision (probed)
C_FCCIRC
Ever circumcised
C_FCKNOWBAN
Knows of the law prohibiting female circumcision
C_FCAGE
Age at own circumcision
C_FCFLESH
Flesh removed from genital area for own FC
C_FCNICK
Genital area nicked w/out removing flesh
C_FCINFIB
Vaginal area sewn closed for FC
C_FCPERF
Who performed respondent's circumcision
C_FCCONTINU
FC should continue or be stopped
C_FCMENOPIN
Men's opinion on continuing FC
C_FCYNPREMAR
Thinks FC reduces premarital sex (yes/no)
C_FCYNRELIG
Thinks FC important part of religious tradition (yes/no)
C_FCYNCUSTTRAD
Thinks FC is required by traditions or customs (yes/no)
C_FCINTENDDAU
Intends to have daughter(s) circumcised in future
C_FCTOTALDAU
Total daughters circumcised
C_FCDLINENUM
Line number of most recently circumcised daughter
C_FCFLESHDAU
Flesh removed from genital area during daughter's FC
C_FCNICKDAU
For FC, daughter's genital area nicked without removing flesh
C_FCSEWNDAU
Genital area sewn closed during daughter's circumcision
C_FCAGEDAU
Age of daughter at circumcision
C_FCPERFDAU
Who performed circumcision of daughter
C_FCBLEEDDAU
Complications of daughter's FC: Bleeding
C_FCRETENTDAU
Complications of daughter's FC: Urinary retention
C_FCSWELLDAU
Complications of daughter's FC: Swelling
C_FCINFECTDAU
Complications of daughter's FC: Infection/fever/improper healing
C_FCPROCLEAN
Benefits to girl of FC: Hygiene, cleanliness (open-ended)
C_FCPROMARRY
Benefits to girl of FC: Better marriage prospects (open-ended)
C_FCPROVIRG
Benefits to girl of FC: Preserves virginity (open-ended)
C_FCPROPLS
Benefits to girl of FC: Increase man's sexual pleasure (open-ended)
C_FCPRORELIG
Benefits to girl of FC: Religious approval (open-ended)
C_FCPROSOC
Benefits to girl of FC: Social acceptance (open-ended)
C_FCPROOTH
Benefits to girl of FC: Other (open-ended)
C_FCPRONONE
Benefits to girl of FC: None (open-ended)
C_FCPRODK
Benefits to girl of FC: Don't know (open-ended)
C_FCNOMED
Benefits to girl of avoiding FC: Fewer medical problems (open-ended)
C_FCNOSTERIL
Benefits to girl of avoiding FC: Avoid sterility (open-ended)
C_FCNOPAIN
Benefits to girl of avoiding FC: Avoid pain (open-ended)
C_FCNORELIG
Benefits to girl of avoiding FC: Follows religion (open-ended)
C_FCNOSEXPLF
Benefits to girl of avoiding FC: More female sexual pleasure (open-ended)
C_FCNOSEXPLM
Benefits to girl of avoiding FC: More pleasure for man (open-ended)
C_FCNOOTHER
Benefits to girl of avoiding FC: Other (open-ended)
C_FCNONONE
Benefits to girl of avoiding FC: None (open-ended)
C_FCBANAUTH
Source of information for FC ban: Local authorities (open-ended)
C_FCBANCAMPGN
Source of information for FC ban: Awareness Campaign by NGO (open-ended)
C_FCBANLRADIO
Source of information for FC ban: Community or local radio (open-ended)
C_FCBANTV
Source of information for FC ban: Television (open-ended)
C_FCBANNRADIO
Source of information for FC ban: National radio (open-ended)
C_FCBANPOSTER
Source of information for FC ban: Posters (open-ended)
C_FCBANREL
Source of information for FC ban: Relatives, friends, or neighbors (open-ended)
C_FCBANOTH
Source of information for FC ban: Other (open-ended)
C_ALEVER
Ever took an alcoholic drink
C_ALFREQ3MO
Days drank alcohol in past 3 months
C_ALDRUNKEV
Ever gotten drunk on alcohol
C_TONOSMOKE
Smokes nothing
C_TOSMOKE
Smokes cigarettes
C_TOCIGDAYNO
Number of cigarettes in last 24 hours
C_TOPIPE
Smokes pipe
C_TOUSEOTH
Uses other tobacco
C_DELCESRLAST
Last birth caesarean section
C_PPAMENNOW
Woman currently postpartum amenorrheic
C_PPABSTAINNOW
Woman currently postpartum abstaining
C_DISPOSESTOOL
Disposal of youngest child's stools (when not using toilet)
C_MATERNITYIDX
Number of children in maternity history
C_HEALTHIDX
Number of children in immunization/health history
C_BIOIDX
Number of children in height and weight table
C_LASTBIRTHONLY
Whether survey columns are used for last births only
C_BFEEDNITE
Times mother breastfed last child during previous night
C_BFEEDAY
Times mother breastfed last child during previous day
C_BOTTLE24H
Mother fed last-born child from bottle with nipple in last day or night
C_BFEEDANYNOW
Woman currently breastfeeding any child
C_BFEEDST
When mother first put last-born child to breast
C_DIATRORSHEARD
Heard of ORS for diarrhea treatment
C_BIOFUNDER18
Under age 18 (according to household questionnaire) (respondents to women's survey)
C_BIOFLINENOPARENT
Line number of parent/responsible adult (non-adult respondents to women's survey)
C_BIOFPREGNANT
Currently pregnant
C_WEIGHTFEM
Weight of woman (kilos)
C_HEIGHTFEM
Height of woman in centimeters
C_BIOFHTAPCT
Height for age percentile for respondents to women's survey
C_BIOFHTASDRM
Height for age standard deviations from the reference median (for respondents to female survey)
C_BIOFHTAPCTRM
Height for Age percent of reference median for respondents to female survey
C_BIOFWTHTRMDHS
Weight for height percent of reference median (DHS) (respondents to women's survey)
C_BIOFWTHTRMFOG
Weight for height percent of reference median (MetLife or Fogarty) (respondents to women's survey)
C_BIOFWTHTRMWHO
Weight for height percent of reference median (WHO) (respondents to women's survey)
C_BIOFWTHTSDRMDHS
Weight for height standard deviations from the reference median (DHS) (respondents to female survey)
C_BIOFBMI
Body Mass Index (BMI) for respondents to the women's survey
C_BIOFROHRER
Rohrer's index (mass/height cubed) (for respondents to female survey)
C_BIOFWHYNOTMEAS
Result of measurement of the respondent
C_BIOFHHAGE
Woman's age in years from household record
C_BIOFHEMOCONSENT
Result of consent statement for anemia testing (respondents for women's survey)
C_BIOFHEMOLEVEL
Hemoglobin level (g/dl) (respondents for women's survey)
C_BIOFHEMOTEST
Whether hemoglobin level tested (respondents to women's survey)
C_BIOFANEMIALVL
Anemia level (respondents to women's survey)
C_BEDNETHAVE
Woman's household has bednet for sleeping
C_WASHPRECOOK
Washed hands before preparing last meal
C_INJRECENTANY
Had any injection in recent months
C_INJRECENTNO
Number of injections in recent months
C_INJHCWORKER
Number of recent injections from healthcare worker
C_INJSOURCE
Source for most recent injection
C_INJNEWNEDL
Last injection from new syringe and needle
C_BHCDKPLACE
Barrier to woman's health care: Don't know where to go
C_BHCPERMIT
Barrier to woman's health care: Getting permission
C_BHCMONEY
Barrier to woman's health care: Lack money for treatment
C_BHCDISTANCE
Barrier to woman's health care: Distance to facility
C_BHCTAKETRAN
Barrier to woman's health care: Having to take transport
C_BHCALONE
Barrier to woman's health care: Not want to go alone
C_BHCNOFEMDR
Barrier to woman's health care: No female provider
C_BHCNOPROV
Barrier to woman's health care: No provider
C_CHDESIRE
Whether and when this child's pregnancy wanted
C_CHDESIREL
Time wanted to wait before pregnancy
C_KIDSEX
Sex of child
C_KIDALIVE
Child is alive
C_KIDBIRTHMO
Child's month of birth
C_KIDBIRTHYR
Child's year of birth
C_KIDAGEINFO
Completeness of information about child's age and date of birth
C_KIDCURAGE
Current age of child in years
C_KIDDOBCMC
Child's date of birth (CMC)
C_KIDBORD
Child's birth order number
C_KIDTWIN
Child is twin or single birth
C_KIDAGEDEATH
Child age at death (non-imputed)
C_KIDAGEDIEDIMP
Child's age at death in month (including imputed)
C_KIDAGEDEATHFLAG
Flags for reported age at death of child
C_KIDLIVESWITH
Child lives with female respondent or with others
C_LINENOKID
Line number of child in household
C_LINENOPARENT
Line number of child's parent or caretaker
C_BIRTHINTPREMO
Length of preceding birth interval, in months
C_BIRTHINTPOSTMO
Length of following birth interval, in months
C_OTHBIRTHININT
Any other live births in interval between birth and previous reported birth
C_MLKIDNETSL
Type of bednet child slept under last night
C_KIDAGEMO
Age of child in months
C_HWWEIGHT
Child's weight in kilograms
C_HWHEIGHT
Child's height in centimeters
C_HWINDEX
Index to birth history, for child measurement
C_HWWTHTPCT
Weight for height percentile (CDC standards)
C_HWWHZNCHS
Weight for height standard deviations from reference median (CDC)
C_HWWTHTPCTRM
Weight for height percent of reference median (CDC standards)
C_HWWTAPCT
Weight for age percentile (CDC standards)
C_HWWAZNCHS
Weight for age standard deviations from reference median (CDC)
C_HWWTAPCTRM
Weight for age percent of the reference median (CDC standards)
C_HWHTAPCT
Height for Age percentile (CDC standards)
C_HWHAZNCHS
Height for age standard deviations from reference median (CDC)
C_HWHTAPCTRM
Height for age percent of reference median (CDC standards)
C_HWWHYNOTMEAS
Whether child measured, and, if not, why not
C_HWHTHOWMEAS
Child's height measured lying down or standing up
C_HWDAYOFBIRTH
Child's day of birth
C_HWDAYMEAS
Day of measurement
C_HWMONTHMEAS
Month of measurement
C_HWYEARMEAS
Year of measurement
C_HWHAZWHO
Height for age standard deviations from median (WHO)
C_HWWAZWHO
Weight for age standard deviations from median (WHO)
C_HWWHZWHO
Weight for height standard deviations from median (WHO)
C_HWBMIZWHO
Body Mass Index standard deviations (WHO)
C_HEMOCONSENT
Consent granted to draw blood for hemoglobin test
C_HEMOLEVEL
Hemoglobin level (gram/deciliter)
C_HEMOTEST
Whether hemoglobin level tested
C_ANEMIALVLKID
Anemia level of child
C_ANCARE
Received prenatal care
C_ANCAREDOC
Doctor gave prenatal care
C_ANCARENURM
Nurse/midwife gave prenatal care
C_ANCAREAUXMW
Auxiliary midwife gave prenatal care
C_ANCARETBA
Traditional birth attendant gave prenatal care
C_ANCAREOTH
Other person gave prenatal care
C_ANCARENONE
Received no prenatal care
C_ANVISMO
Timing of first antenatal visit for this pregnancy: Months
C_ANVISNO
Number of antenatal visits when child was in utero
C_ANVISNOTOP20
Number of antenatal visits when child was in utero, topcoded at 20
C_ANCAREWT
Antenatal care received: Mother weighed
C_ANCAREHT
Antenatal care received: Mother's height measured
C_ANCAREBP
Antenatal care received: Mother's blood pressure taken
C_ANCAREBLD
Antenatal care received: Mother's blood sample taken
C_ANCAREUR
Antenatal care received: Urine sample taken
C_ANCAREULTRA
Antenatal care received: Ultrasound
C_ANCAREABD
Antenatal care received: Mother's abdomen checked or palpitated
C_ANCARENUTRI
Antenatal care received: Nutritional counseling
C_ANTETNUSNO
Number of tetanus injections before birth
C_PRETETNUSNO
Number of tetanus injections before pregnancy
C_PRETETNUSAGO
Years between prior tetanus injection and the pregnancy
C_ANVISION
Mother had difficulty with daylight vision during pregnancy
C_ANNITE
Mother had difficulty with night vision during pregnancy
C_ANMALNONE
Mother took no drug for malaria during pregnancy
C_ANMALSP
Mother took SP/Fansidar for malaria during pregnancy
C_ANMALCHLOR
Mother took chloroquine for malaria during pregnancy
C_ANMALQUIN
Mother took quinine for malaria during pregnancy
C_ANMALOTH
Mother took other drug for malaria during pregnancy
C_ANMALDK
Unknown which/whether antimalarial drug taken by mother during pregnancy
C_ANMALSPNO
Times mother took SP/Fansidar during pregnancy
C_ANMALSPSRC
Source for SP/Fansidar during pregnancy
C_ANIRON
Mother took iron tablets/syrup during pregnancy
C_ANCARECOM
Mother told about pregnancy complications
C_ANCARECGO
Mother told where to go for pregnancy complications
C_BIRTHSZ
Size of child at birth (subjective report)
C_BIRTHWT
Birthweight in kilos
C_BIRTHWTREF
Source of weight at birth (health card or recall)
C_DELCESR
Child delivered by caesarian section
C_DELPL
Place child was delivered
C_DELDOC
Doctor gave delivery care
C_DELNURM
Nurse/midwife gave delivery care
C_DELAUXMW
Auxiliary midwife gave delivery care
C_DELTBA
Traditional birth attendant gave delivery care
C_DELREL
Relative gave delivery care
C_DELOTH
Other person gave delivery care
C_DELNONE
No one gave delivery care
C_BIRTHREG
Child was registered at birth
C_BIRTHCERT
Child has birth certificate
C_BREGKNOWHOW
Knows how to register child's birth
C_BNOTREGWHY
Main reason child's birth was not registered
C_DELPPCHKA
Mother's health checked after discharge/home delivery
C_DELPPCHKATM
How long after delivery mother's health check took place
C_DELPPCHKAWHO
Person who checked respondent's health after discharge/delivery at home
C_DELPPCHKALOC
Where respondent's health check after discharge/delivery at home took place
C_PPCHECK
Mother's health checked before discharge
C_PPVITA
Child's mother received Vitamin A does in first 2 months after delivery
C_PPABMO
Duration of mother's postpartum abstinence
C_PPABMOC
Months of mother's postpartum abstinence (including women still abstaining)
C_PPABFLAG
Flag variable for mother's postpartum abstinence
C_PPAMHMO
Duration of mother's postpartum amenorrhea in months
C_PPAMHMOC
Months of mother's postpartum amenorrhea (including women still amenorrheic)
C_PPAMFLAG
Flag variable for mother's postpartum amenorrhea
C_DELTIME
Time spent at place of delivery
C_BRSFEDUR
Duration of breastfeeding in months
C_BRSFEDMO
Duration of breastfeeding in months (including still breastfed)
C_BRSFDFLAG
Flag for breastfeeding, problem with duration
C_BRSFEDST
Time from birth until child first breastfed
C_BRSFEDNITE
Times child breastfed during previous night
C_BRSFEDAY
Times child breastfed during previous day
C_FEDANY24HX
Times child fed any solid, semi-solid, or soft foods in past 24 hours
C_BRSFEDBOT
Child drank from bottle with nipple in last day or night
C_VITA6MOKID
Child was given Vitamin A in the last 6 months
C_MAFEDWATER24H
Mother fed youngest child plain water in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDJUICE24H
Mother fed youngest child juice in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDFORM24H
Mother fed youngest child baby formula in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDGENMILK24H
Mother fed youngest child tinned, powdered, or fresh milk in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDOTHLIQ24H
Mother fed youngest child other liquid in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDGRAIN24H
Mother fed youngest child grain in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDYELVEG24H
Mother fed youngest child orange/yellow vegetables in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDTUBER24H
Mother fed youngest child local tubers in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDGRNVEG24H
Mother fed youngest child green leafy vegetables in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDVITAFRUIT24H
Mother fed youngest child fruits with vitamin A in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDOFRTVEG24H
Mother fed youngest child (other) fruits/vegetables in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDPROTEIN24H
Mother fed youngest child meat, poultry, eggs, or fish in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDLEGUM24H
Mother fed youngest child legumes (beans, peas, nuts) in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDCHEESE24H
Mother fed youngest child cheese or yogurt in past 24 hours
Total: 1087
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