Demographic and Health Survey 1993 - IPUMS Subset

Kenya, 1993

Reference ID

KEN_1993_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

National Council for Population and Development [Kenya], Central Bureau of Statistics [Kenya], and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

Metadata

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Type of method: Female sterilization (C_FPTYPFST)

Data file: KEN1993-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 610

End: 610

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

301. Now I would like to talk about family planning - the various ways or methods that a couple can use to delay or avoid a pregnancy. Which ways or methods have you heard about?

CIRCLE CODE 1 IN 302 FOR EACH METHOD MENTIONED SPONTANEOUSLY.
THEN MOVE DOWN THE COLUMN, READING THE NAME AND DESCRIPTION OF EACH METHOD NOT MENTIONED SPONTANEOUSLY.
CIRCLE CODE 2 IF METHOD IS RECOGNIZED, AND CODE 3 IF NOT RECOGNIZED.
THEN, FOR EACH METHOD WITH CODE 1 OR 2 CIRCLED IN 302, ASK 303-304 BEFORE PROCEEDING TO THE NEXT METHOD.

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

METHOD 01 PILL Women can take a pill every day.

YES/SPONT 1
YES/PROBED 2
NO 3

METHOD 02 IUD Women can have a loop or coil placed inside them by a doctor or a nurse.

YES/SPONT 1
YES/PROBED 2
NO 3

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

YES/SPONT 1
YES/PROBED 2
NO 3

METHOD 04 FOAM TABLETS/JELLY/NEO-SAMPOON Women can place foam tablets, a diaphragm, sponge, jelly, or cream inside them before intercourse.

YES/SPONT 1
YES/PROBED 2
NO 3

METHOD 05 CONDOM Men can use a rubber sheath during sexual intercourse.

YES/SPONT 1
YES/PROBED 2
NO 3

METHOD 06 FEMALE STERILISATION Women can have an operation to avoid having any more children.

YES/SPONT 1
YES/PROBED 2
NO 3

METHOD 07 MALE STERILISATION Men can have an operation to avoid having any more children.

YES/SPONT 1
YES/PROBED 2
NO 3

METHOD 08 NORPLANT Women can have some small rods put under their skin in their arms.

YES/SPONT 1
YES/PROBED 2
NO 3

METHOD 09 RHYTHM, COUNTING DAYS A woman can count the days of her cycle and avoid having sexual intercourse on the days when she is more likely to become pregnant.

YES/SPONT 1
YES/PROBED 2
NO 3

METHOD 10 NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING A woman can take her temperature every day or check her vaginal mucus to tell which days to avoid having sexual intercourse.

YES/SPONT 1
YES/PROBED 2
NO 3

METHOD 11 WITHDRAWAL Men can be careful and pull out before climax

YES/SPONT 1
YES/PROBED 2
NO 3

METHOD 12 Have you heard of any other ways or methods that women or men can use to avoid pregnancy?

YES/SPONT 1 (SPECIFY)__
NO 3

Value	Category
9	NIU (not in universe)
1	Modern method
2	Traditional method
3	Folkloric method

Description

Definition

FPTYPFST (V304A_06) reports whether female sterilization is considered to be a modern method, a traditional method, or a folkloric method of family planning in a given sample.

In the DHS in general, modern methods are the Pill, IUD, injections, diaphragm, condom, female sterilization, male sterilization, implants, female condom, foam/jelly, lactational amenorrhea, and emergency contraception. Traditional methods are periodic abstinence (rhythm), withdrawal, and abstinence. Folkloric methods are the category "other" and country-specific methods (such as herbs or amulet), which vary across samples.

Additionally, while FPTYPFST (V304A_06) and the other "FPTYP" variables report whether a specific method is considered to be modern, traditional, or folkloric method in a given sample, IPUMS-DHS users may be interested in the complementary variable FPTYPNOW (V313), which indicates whether the woman's current contraceptive method is modern, traditional, or folkloric.

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Type of family planning method Variables -- TOPICS	IPUMS

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