Demographic and Health Survey 1993-1994 - IPUMS Subset

Bangladesh, 1993 - 1994

Reference ID

BGD_1993_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT) [Bangladesh], Mitra and Associates, and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Knows about the Pill for FP (M_FPKNOPILLMN)

Data file: BGD1994-M.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 397

End: 398

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

302. Have you ever heard of (METHOD)?
READ DESCRIPTION OF EACH METHOD.

01. PILL, MAYA: Women can take a pill every day.

SPONTANEOUS YES 1
PROBED YES 2
NO 3

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

SPONTANEOUS YES 1
PROBED YES 2
NO 3

03. INJECTIONS: Women can have an injection by a doctor or nurse which stops them from becoming pregnant for several months.

SPONTANEOUS YES 1
PROBED YES 2
NO 3

04. CONDOM, RAJA: Men can use a rubber sheath during sexual intercourse.

SPONTANEOUS YES 1
PROBED YES 2
NO 3

05. FEMALE STERILIZATION, TUBAL LIGATION, TL: Women can have an operation to avoid having any more children.

SPONTANEOUS YES 1
PROBED YES 2
NO 3

06. MALE STERILIZATION, VASECTOMY: Men can have an operation to avoid having any more children.

SPONTANEOUS YES 1
PROBED YES 2
NO 3

07. SAFE PERIOD, COUNTING DAYS, CALENDAR, RHYTHM METHOD: Couples can avoid having sexual intercourse on certain days of the months when the woman is more likely to become pregnant.

SPONTANEOUS YES 1
PROBED YES 2
NO 3

08. WITHDRAWAL: Men can be careful and pull out before climax.

SPONTANEOUS YES 1
PROBED YES 2
NO 3

09. Have you heard of any other ways or methods that women or med can use to avoid pregnancy?

SPONTANEOUS YES (SPECIFY) 1
NO 3

Value	Category
00	No
10	Yes
11	Yes, spontaneously
12	Yes, probed
97	Method not asked about at all
98	Missing
99	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

FPKNOPILLMN (MV304_01) indicates whether the man knows about the Pill as a method for family planning. Some samples differentiate between spontaneous and probed affirmative responses; see Comparability. In probing questions, the Pill is often described by the following text:

Women can take a pill every day to avoid becoming pregnant.

concept

Concept

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

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