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Demographic and Health Survey 2015-2016 - IPUMS Subset

Malawi, 2015 - 2016
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MWI_2015_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
National Statistical Office (NSO) [Malawi] and ICF., Minnesota Population Center
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Aug 15, 2018
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Data file: MWI2016-B.dat

Birth records

Cases: 68074

Variables

B_DVOBOSS
Physical abuse by others: Employer or someone at work
B_DVOPOL
Physical abuse by others: Police
B_DVOTCH
Physical abuse by others: Teacher
B_DVOOTH
Physical abuse by others: Some other person
B_DVHANY
Sought help to stop violence: No one
B_DVHHUSPART
Sought help to stop violence: Current/former husband/partner
B_DVHBF
Sought help to stop violence: Current/former boyfriend
B_DVHFAMOWN
Sought help to stop violence: Own family
B_DVHFAMPART
Sought help to stop violence: Partner's family
B_DVHFRND
Sought help to stop violence: Friend
B_DVHNHBR
Sought help to stop violence: Neighbor
B_DVHDOCTOR
Sought help to stop violence: Doctor
B_DVHLAWYER
Sought help to stop violence: Lawyer
B_DVHPOL
Sought help to stop violence: Police
B_DVHCLERGY
Sought help to stop violence: Religious leader
B_DVHTRADLEAD
Sought help to stop violence: Traditional leader
B_DVHBOSS
Sought help to stop violence: Employer
B_DVHSSO
Sought help to stop violence: Social service association
B_DVHSOCWEL
Sought help to stop violence: District social welfare officer
B_DVHOTHER
Sought help to stop violence: Other person
B_DVTOLD
Told anyone else about violence
B_BEDNETSLEPT
Woman slept under bednet last night
B_TBEVHEARD
Heard of TB
B_TBCURABLE
Believes TB can be cured
B_TBFAMSECRET
Would keep TB in family secret
B_TBSPREDSNEZ
TB spread by: Coughing or sneezing
B_TBSPREDUTEN
TB spread by: Sharing utensils
B_TBSPREDTOUCH
TB spread by: Touch
B_TBSPREDFOOD
TB spread by: Food
B_TBSPREDSEX
TB spread by: Sexual contact
B_TBSPREDMOSQ
TB spread by: Mosquito bites
B_TBSPREDOTH
TB spread by: Other
B_TBSPREDDK
TB spread by: Don't know
B_FSHEARD
Heard of fistula
B_FSEVHAD
Ever had fistula
B_FSAFTALL
Experienced fistula after: Sexual assault, pelvic surgery, or other (open-ended)
B_FSAFTDELIVER
Experienced fistula after: Delivery (yes/no)
B_FSKNOWOTH
Knows women suffering from fistula
B_FSDAYSAFTER
Days after causal event that leakage occurred
B_FSDELIVERTYP
Type of delivery where fistula occurred
B_FSSEEKTREAT
Sought treatment for fistula
B_FSTREATWHO
Person last seen for fistula treatment
B_FSTREATSUC
Whether fistula treatment was successful
B_FSNOTREATPERM
Why not treat fistula: Has not obtained permission
B_FSNOTREATINC
Why not treat fistula: Thinks incurable
B_FSNOTREATMON
Why not treat fistula: Lack of money
B_FSNOTREATFAR
Why not treat fistula: Too much travel to receive treatment
B_FSNOTREATSRC
Why not treat fistula: Did not know where to seek treatment
B_FSNOTREATQLTY
Why not treat fistula: Poor quality of care
B_FSNOTREATGON
Why not treat fistula: Problem went away
B_FSNOTREATEMB
Why not treat fistula: Embarassed
B_FSNOTREATOTH
Why not treat fistula: Other
B_FSSURGERYYN
Woman underwent surgery to treat fistula (yes/no)
B_TONOSMOKE
Smokes nothing
B_TOSMOKE
Smokes cigarettes
B_TOCIGFQ
Frequency smokes cigarettes
B_TOCIGDAYNO
Number of cigarettes in last 24 hours
B_TOPIPE
Smokes pipe
B_TOCHEW
Uses chewing tobacco
B_TOCIGAR
Smokes cigars
B_TOSNUFF
Uses snuff
B_TOSNUFFN
Uses snuff by nose
B_TOSNUFFM
Uses snuff by mouth
B_TOSHISHA
Uses water pipe
B_TOUSEOTH
Uses other tobacco
B_TOSMOKEOTHFQ
Frequency smokes/uses non-cigarette tobacco product
B_TOSMKHHFREQ
Frequency hh members smoke in house
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_KIDHEALTHIDX
Number of children in the child health history
B_BIOIDX
Number of children in height and weight table
B_LASTBIRTHONLY
Whether survey columns are used for last births only
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_BIOMEASCODE
Code of person measuring children's height and weight
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_BIOFHEMOLEVELALT
Hemoglobin level (g/dl) adjusted for altitude (respondents to women's survey)
B_BIOFANEMIALVL
Anemia level (respondents to women's survey)
B_HIVCONSENT
Result of consent statement for HIV test
B_HIVBLOODTEST
Blood tested for HIV
B_BEDNETHAVE
Woman's household has bednet for sleeping
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_INJNEWNEDL
Last injection from new syringe and needle
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_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_BHCNODRUG
Barrier to woman's health care: No drugs available
B_INSCOVERYN
Covered by health insurance
B_INSEMPLOYER
Has health insurance through employer
B_INSPRIVATE
Has private/commercially purchased health insurance
B_INSOTHER
Has health insurance from other source
B_CHDESIRE
Whether and when this child's pregnancy wanted
B_CHDESIREL
Time wanted to wait before pregnancy
B_KIDSEX
Sex of child
B_KIDALIVE
Child is alive
B_KIDBIRTHDAY
Child's day of birth
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_KIDCURAGEMO
Current age of child in months
B_KIDDOBCMC
Child's date of birth (CMC)
B_KIDDOBCDC
Child's century day of birth (CDC)
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
B_MLKIDNETSL
Type of bednet child slept under last night
B_KIDAGEMO
Age of child in months
B_HWWEIGHT
Child's weight in kilograms
B_HWHEIGHT
Child's height in centimeters
B_HWINDEX
Index to birth history, for child measurement
B_HWWTHTPCT
Weight for height percentile (CDC standards)
B_HWWHZNCHS
Weight for height standard deviations from reference median (CDC)
B_HWWTHTPCTRM
Weight for height percent of reference median (CDC standards)
B_HWWTAPCT
Weight for age percentile (CDC standards)
B_HWWAZNCHS
Weight for age standard deviations from reference median (CDC)
B_HWWTAPCTRM
Weight for age percent of the reference median (CDC standards)
B_HWHTAPCT
Height for Age percentile (CDC standards)
B_HWHAZNCHS
Height for age standard deviations from reference median (CDC)
B_HWHTAPCTRM
Height for age percent of reference median (CDC standards)
B_HWWHYNOTMEAS
Whether child measured, and, if not, why not
B_HWHTHOWMEAS
Child's height measured lying down or standing up
B_HWDAYOFBIRTH
Child's day of birth
B_HWDAYMEAS
Day of measurement
B_HWMONTHMEAS
Month of measurement
B_HWYEARMEAS
Year of measurement
B_HWHAZWHO
Height for age standard deviations from median (WHO)
B_HWWAZWHO
Weight for age standard deviations from median (WHO)
B_HWWHZWHO
Weight for height standard deviations from median (WHO)
B_HWBMIZWHO
Body Mass Index standard deviations (WHO)
B_HEMOCONSENT
Consent granted to draw blood for hemoglobin test
B_HEMOLEVEL
Hemoglobin level (gram/deciliter)
B_HEMOTEST
Whether hemoglobin level tested
B_HEMOLEVELALT
Hemoglobin level adjusted by altitude
B_ANEMIALVLKID
Anemia level of child
B_ANCARE
Received prenatal care
B_ANCARENURM
Nurse/midwife gave prenatal care
B_ANCARETBA
Traditional birth attendant gave prenatal care
B_ANCAREOTH
Other person gave prenatal care
B_ANCARENONE
Received no prenatal care
B_ANVISMO
Timing of first antenatal visit for this pregnancy: Months
B_ANVISNO
Number of antenatal visits when child was in utero
B_ANVISNOTOP20
Number of antenatal visits when child was in utero, topcoded at 20
B_ANDRGPARA
Drugs for intestinal parasites taken during pregnancy
B_ANCAREWT
Antenatal care received: Mother weighed
B_ANCAREHT
Antenatal care received: Mother's height measured
B_ANCAREBP
Antenatal care received: Mother's blood pressure taken
B_ANCAREBLD
Antenatal care received: Mother's blood sample taken
B_ANCAREUR
Antenatal care received: Urine sample taken
B_ANCARENUTRI
Antenatal care received: Nutritional counseling
B_ANCAREHBEAT
Antenatal care received: Checked fetal heartbeat
B_ANTETNUS
Tetanus injection before birth
B_ANTETNUSNO
Number of tetanus injections before birth
B_PRETETNUSNO
Number of tetanus injections before pregnancy
B_PRETETNUSAGO
Years between prior tetanus injection and the pregnancy
B_PRETETNUSCMC
CMC date of mother's last tetanus injection before pregnancy
B_ANMALSP
Mother took SP/Fansidar for malaria during pregnancy
B_ANMALSPNO
Times mother took SP/Fansidar during pregnancy
B_ANMALSPSRC
Source for SP/Fansidar during pregnancy
B_ANCAREMW2
Doctor/clinical officer gave prenatal care (Malawi)
B_ANCAREMW3
Patient attendant gave prenatal care (Malawi)
B_ANCAREMW5
Health surveillance assistant gave prenatal care (Malawi)
B_ANCHOME
Place for antenatal care: Home
B_ANCHOMEOTH
Place for antenatal care: Other's home
B_ANCPUBHOS
Place for antenatal care: Public hospital
B_ANCPUBHC
Place for antenatal care: Public health center
B_ANCPUBHP
Place for antenatal care: Public health post
B_ANCPUBMOB
Place for antenatal care: Public mobile clinic
B_ANCPUBOTH
Place for antenatal care: Other public sector
B_ANCPRIVHOS
Place for antenatal care: Private hospital/clinic
B_ANCPRIVMOB
Place for antenatal care: Private mobile clinic
B_ANCPRIVFPC
Place for antenatal care: Private family planning clinic
B_ANCPRIVMIS
Place for antenatal care: Religious/mission hospital, health center, dispensary
B_ANCPRIVOTH
Place for antenatal care: Other private sector
B_ANCOTHER
Place for antenatal care: Other
B_ANCMW1
Place for antenatal care: Religious hospital (Malawi)
B_ANCMW2
Place for antenatal care: Religious health center (Malawi)
B_ANIRON
Mother took iron tablets/syrup during pregnancy
B_ANIROND
Days mother took antenatal iron supplement
B_BIRTHSZ
Size of child at birth (subjective report)
B_BIRTHWT
Birthweight in kilos
B_BIRTHWTREF
Source of weight at birth (health card or recall)
B_PREGDUR
Duration of pregnancy
B_DELCESR
Child delivered by caesarian section
B_DELCESRDEC
Timing for caesarean section decision
B_DELPL
Place child was delivered
B_DELNURM
Nurse/midwife gave delivery care
B_DELTBA
Traditional birth attendant gave delivery care
B_DELREL
Relative gave delivery care
B_DELOTH
Other person gave delivery care
B_DELNONE
No one gave delivery care
B_DELMW2
Doctor/clinical officer gave delivery care (Malawi)
B_DELMW3
Patient attendant gave delivery care (Malawi)
B_DELPPCHKAWHO
Person who checked respondent's health after discharge/delivery at home
B_DELPPCHKALOC
Where respondent's health check after discharge/delivery at home took place
B_PNBABCKWHO
Who performed newborn's postnatal check
B_PNBABCKLOC
Where child's health check took place
B_PNBABCKHF
Child's health checked before discharge
B_PNBABCKHFTIM
Timing of child's health check before discharge
B_PNBABCKHFWHO
Person who checked child health before discharge
B_PPCHECK
Mother's health checked before discharge
B_PPCHECKTM
Timing of mother's health check before discharge
B_PPCHECKWHO
Person who checked respondent's health before discharge
B_PPABMO
Duration of mother's postpartum abstinence
B_PPABMOC
Months of mother's postpartum abstinence (including women still abstaining)
B_PPABFLAG
Flag variable for mother's postpartum abstinence
B_PPAMHMO
Duration of mother's postpartum amenorrhea in months
B_PPAMHMOC
Months of mother's postpartum amenorrhea (including women still amenorrheic)
B_PPAMFLAG
Flag variable for mother's postpartum amenorrhea
B_DELTIME
Time spent at place of delivery
B_PPBFHELP
Post-partum check: Counseled mother on breastfeeding
B_PPBFOBS
Post-partum check: Observed breastfeeding
B_PPEXCORD
Post-partum check: Examined unbilical cord
B_PPSIGNS
Post-partum check: Counseled mother on danger signs for newborns
B_PPTEMP
Post-partum check: Measured child's temperature shortly after birth
B_DELCHEST
Child put on mother's chest and bare skin after birth
B_BRSFEDMO
Duration of breastfeeding in months (including still breastfed)
B_BRSFEDCAT
Breastfeeding status (categorical)
B_BRSFEDST
Time from birth until child first breastfed
B_FEDANY24HX
Times child fed any solid, semi-solid, or soft foods in past 24 hours
B_BRSFEDBOT
Child drank from bottle with nipple in last day or night
B_IRONSUPKID
Child taking iron pills, sprinkles, or syrup, past 7 days
B_VITA6MOKID
Child was given Vitamin A in the last 6 months
B_MNPWK
Child given multiple micronutrient powder (MNP) in past 7 days
B_RUTFWK
Child given ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) in past 7 days
B_RUSFWK
Child given ready-to-use supplemental food (RUSF) in past 7 days
B_MAFEDWATER24H
Mother fed youngest child plain water in past 24 hours
B_MAFEDJUICE24H
Mother fed youngest child juice in past 24 hours
B_MAFEDFORM24H
Mother fed youngest child baby formula in past 24 hours
B_MAFEDGENMILK24H
Mother fed youngest child tinned, powdered, or fresh milk in past 24 hours
B_MAFEDSOUP24H
Mother fed youngest child soup or broth in past 24 hours
B_MAFEDSODA24H
Mother fed youngest child soda or other sugary beverage in past 24 hours
B_MAFEDOTHLIQ24H
Mother fed youngest child other liquid in past 24 hours
B_MAFEDCEREAL24H
Mother fed youngest child commerciall fortified baby food/cereal in past 24 hours
B_MAFEDGRAIN24H
Mother fed youngest child grain in past 24 hours
B_MAFEDYELVEG24H
Mother fed youngest child orange/yellow vegetables in past 24 hours
B_MAFEDTUBER24H
Mother fed youngest child local tubers in past 24 hours
B_MAFEDGRNVEG24H
Mother fed youngest child green leafy vegetables in past 24 hours
B_MAFEDVITAFRUIT24H
Mother fed youngest child fruits with vitamin A in past 24 hours
B_MAFEDOFRTVEG24H
Mother fed youngest child (other) fruits/vegetables in past 24 hours
B_MAFEDORGAN24H
Mother fed youngest child organ meat in past 24 hours
B_MAFEDMEAT24H
Mother fed youngest child meat in past 24 hours
B_MAFEDEGG24H
Mother fed youngest child eggs in past 24 hours
B_MAFEDFISH24H
Mother fed youngest child fish or shellfish in past 24 hours
B_MAFEDLEGUM24H
Mother fed youngest child legumes (beans, peas, nuts) in past 24 hours
B_MAFEDCHEESE24H
Mother fed youngest child cheese or yogurt in past 24 hours
B_MAFEDYOGURT24H
Mother fed youngest child yogurt in past 24 hours
B_MAFEDFATS24H
Mother fed youngest child fat, butter, or oil in past 24 hours
B_MAFEDSWEETS24H
Mother fed youngest child sweets (candy, pastry) in past 24 hours
B_MAFEDSMPROT24H
Mother fed youngest child small protein (insects, snails, snakes) in past 24 hours
B_MAFEDOTHER24H
Mother fed youngest child other solid, semi-solid, or soft food in past 24 hours
B_MAFEDFORM24HX
Times mother fed youngest child baby formula in past 24 hours
B_MAFEDGENMILK24HX
Times mother fed youngest child tinned, powdered, or fresh milk in past 24 hours
B_MAFEDYOGURT24HX
Times mother fed youngest child yogurt in past 24 hours
B_NBFEDANY
Any liquid other than breast milk given in first 3 days
B_NBFEDNO
Liquids given before breastmilk, first 3 days: Nothing
B_WORMTREKID
Child given drugs for intestinal parasites in last 6 months
B_COURECENT
Child had cough/difficult breathing recently
B_COUSHORTBRE
Child breathed with short, rapid breaths when had cough
B_COUCHESTPROB
Child with cough has problem in chest or sinuses only
B_FEVRECENT
Child had fever in last two/four weeks
B_FEVBLOODTEST
Blood taken from child's finger or heel for testing
B_FEVTREWAITDAYS
Number of days after fever started advice/treatment was sought
B_FEVGIVSP
Child's fever/cough treated by: SP/Fansidar (antimalarial)
Total: 1470
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