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Demographic and Health Survey 2008-2009 - IPUMS Subset

Madagascar, 2008 - 2009
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Reference ID
MDG_2008_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Institut National de la Statistique, Ministère de l’Économie et de l’Industrie [Madagascar] and ICF Macro., Minnesota Population Center
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Aug 15, 2018
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Took SP/Fansidar for malaria during pregnancy (last birth) (W_ANMALSP_01)

Data file: MDG2008-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 1442
End: 1442
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
427. What drugs did you take?

RECORD ALL MENTIONED. IF TYPE OF DRUG IS NOT DETERMINED, SHOW TYPICAL ANTIMALARIAL DRUGS TO RESPONDENT.

[ASK ONLY FOR MOST RECENT BIRTH]

SP/FANSIDAR A
CHLOROQUINE B
QUININE C
OTHER (SPECIFY) ______ X
DOESN'T KNOW Z
Categories
Value Category
0 No
1 Yes
7 Don't know
8 Missing
9 NIU (not in universe)
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Description

Definition
For women who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey, ANMALSP_01 (M49A_1) indicates whether she took the antimalarial drug sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine (SP), also known as Fansidar, while pregnant (for the last birth). Other common trade names include Maloxine, Malafan, Metakelfin (sulphamethoxypyrazine/pyrimethamine), Novidar, and Amalar.

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Maternal antenatal care, general Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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