Demographic and Health Survey 2016 - IPUMS Subset
Nepal, 2016
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Reference ID
NPL_2016_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Ministry of Health, Nepal; New ERA; and ICF., Minnesota Population Center
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May 01, 2020
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How most recent abortion brought on (C_ABORTHOW)
Data file: NPL2016-C.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
404
End:
405
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
229C. What did you do to end this pregnancy?
MEDICAL ABORTION 01
MVA AND CAC 02
D AND E/D AND C 03
EVA (ELECTRIC VACUUM ASPIRATION) 04
DRANK HOME REMEDIES 05
HERBAL ANEMA 06
INSERTED HERBS/SUBSTANCE IN VAGINA 07
CATHETER 08
OTHER (SPECIFY) ___ 96
MEDICAL ABORTION 01
MVA AND CAC 02
D AND E/D AND C 03
EVA (ELECTRIC VACUUM ASPIRATION) 04
DRANK HOME REMEDIES 05
HERBAL ANEMA 06
INSERTED HERBS/SUBSTANCE IN VAGINA 07
CATHETER 08
OTHER (SPECIFY) ___ 96
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 10 | Medical abortion (induced via drugs) |
| 11 | Given oxytocin |
| 12 | Had injection |
| 13 | Had catheter inserted |
| 14 | Saline instillation |
| 15 | Took tablets, unspecified |
| 20 | Surgical/mechanical abortion |
| 21 | Manual vacuum aspiration |
| 22 | Electric vacuum aspiration |
| 23 | D and C (Dilation and Curettage) or D and E (Dilation and Evacuation) |
| 30 | Home remedies |
| 31 | Drank herbal concoction |
| 32 | Drank other home remedy |
| 33 | Used herbal enema |
| 34 | Inserted herbs/substance in vagina |
| 35 | Heavy massage |
| 36 | Physical activity |
| 95 | Other |
| 98 | Missing |
| 99 | 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
ABORTHOW reports the method used to induce the female respondent's (most recent) abortion.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Fertility Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |