Demographic and Health Survey 1988-1989 - IPUMS Subset

Uganda, 1988 - 1989

Reference ID

UGA_1988_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Ministry of Health with the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development, Department of Geography (Makerere University), Institute of Statistics and Applied Economics (Makerere University) [Uganda] and Institute for Resource Development/Macro Systems Inc., Minnesota Population Center

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

Metadata

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Aug 15, 2018

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May 01, 2020

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Method of periodic abstinence (C_FPRHYMETH)

Data file: UGA1988-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 385

End: 385

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

314) Which method are you using?

PILL 01
IUD 02
INJECTIONS 03
DIAPHRAGM/FOAM/JELLY 04
CONDOM 05
FEMALE STERILIZATION 06 (GO TO 315A)
MALE STERILIZATION 07 (GO TO 315A)
PERIODIC ABSTINENCE 08 (GO TO 315B)
WITHDRAWAL 09 (GO TO 319)
OTHER (SPECIFY) ___________ 10 (GO TO 319)

Value	Category
1	Calendar
2	Body temperature
3	Cervical mucus
4	Body temp and mucus
5	No specific system
6	Other
7	Don't know
8	Missing
9	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

FPRHYMETH (V314) reports how the woman determined which days to abstain from sexual intercourse to practice periodic abstinence (rhythm) as a means of delaying or avoiding pregnancy.

When children are chosen as the unit of analysis, the woman respondent indicates the mother of the child.

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Recent use of family planning Variables -- TOPICS	IPUMS

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