Demographic and Health Survey 1991 - IPUMS Subset

Cameroon, 1991

Reference ID

CMR_1991_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Ministère du Plan et de l'Aménagement du Territoire (Direction Nationale du Deuxième Recensement Général de la Population et de l'Habitat)[Cameroon] and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS) Fragility, Conflict and Violence

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Knows any type of FP method (M_FPKNOTYPMN)

Data file: CMR1991-M.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 351

End: 351

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

202) Have you ever heard of (method)?

01. Pill: Women can take a pill every day.

YES/SPONTANEOUS 1
YES/DESCRIPTION 2
NO 3

02. IUD: Women can have a loop or coil placed inside them by a doctor or a nurse.

YES/SPONTANEOUS 1
YES/DESCRIPTION 2
NO 3

03. Injectables: Women can have an injection by a health provider which stops them from becoming pregnant for several months.

YES/SPONTANEOUS 1
YES/DESCRIPTION 2
NO 3

04. Diaphragm/foam/jelly: Women can place a sponge, suppository, diaphragm, jelly, or cream inside themselves before intercourse.

YES/SPONTANEOUS 1
YES/DESCRIPTION 2
NO 3

05. Condom (rubber): Men can put a rubber sheath on their penis during sexual intercourse.

YES/SPONTANEOUS 1
YES/DESCRIPTION 2
NO 3

06. Female Sterilization/tubal ligation: Women can have an operation to avoid having any more children.

YES/SPONTANEOUS 1
YES/DESCRIPTION 2
NO 3

07. Male sterilization/vasectomy: Men can have an operation to avoid having any more children.

YES/SPONTANEOUS 1
YES/DESCRIPTION 2
NO 3

08. Rhythm method/Ogino: Some couples avoid having sex during those times of the month when the woman is most likely to get pregnant.

YES/SPONTANEOUS 1
YES/DESCRIPTION 2
NO 3

09. Abstinence: Outside of the cessation of sexual relations traditionally observed after giving birth, some couples avoid having sexual intercourse for months so that the woman doesn't become pregnant.

YES/SPONTANEOUS 1
YES/DESCRIPTION 2
NO 3

10. Withdrawal: Men can be careful and pull out before climax.

YES/SPONTANEOUS 1
YES/DESCRIPTION 2
NO 3

11. Other methods: Have you heard of any other ways or methods that women or men can use to avoid pregnancy?

YES/SPONTANEOUS 1
SPECIFY METHOD 1 ________
SPECIFY METHOD 2 ________
SPECIFY METHOD 3 _______
NO 3

Value	Category
0	Knows no method
1	Knows only folkloric method
2	Knows only traditional method
3	Knows modern method
9	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

FPKNOTYPMN (MV301) is a summary (recoded) variable indicating whether the man knows about any family planning method(s) and, if so, what type of method (modern method or only a traditional or folkloric method).

In the DHS, modern methods are the Pill, IUDs, injections, diaphragm, condom, female sterilization, male sterilization, implants, female condom, foam/jelly, lactational amenorrhea, and emergency contraception.

Traditional methods are periodic abstinence (rhythm), withdrawal, and abstinence. Folkloric methods are the category "other" and country-specific methods (such as herbs or amulet) that vary across samples.

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Knowledge of family planning Variables -- TOPICS	IPUMS

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