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Demographic and Health Survey 1998 - IPUMS Subset

Kenya, 1998
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KEN_1998_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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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)
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Knows about female sterilization for FP (M_FPKNOFSTMN)

Data file: KEN1998-M.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 410
End: 411
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
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.

CIRCLE CODE 1 IN 301 FOR EACH METHOD MENTIONED SPONTANEOUSLY.
THEN PROCEED DOWN COLUMN 302, 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 301 OR 302, ASK 303.

301. Which ways or methods have you heard of? (SPONTANEOUS)

METHOD 01 PILL Women can take a pill every day.

YES 1

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

YES 1

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

YES 1

METHOD 04 NORPLANT Women can have several small rods placed in their upper arm by a doctor or nurse which can prevent pregnancy for several years.

YES 1

METHOD 05 DIAPHRAGM, FOAM, JELLY Women can place a sponge, suppository, diaphragm, jelly, or cream inside themselves before intercourse.

YES 1

METHOD 06 CONDOM Men can use a rubber sheath on their penis during sexual intercourse.

YES 1

METHOD 07 FEMALE STERILISATION Women can have an operation to avoid having any more children.

YES 1

METHOD 08 MALE STERILISATION Men can have an operation to avoid having any more children.

YES 1

METHOD 09 NATURAL METHODS Every month that a woman is sexually active she can avoid having sexual intercourse on the days of the month she is most likely to get pregnant.

YES 1

METHOD 10 WITHDRAWAL Men can be careful and pull out before the fluids come out.

YES 1

METHOD 11 Have you heard of any other ways or methods that women or men can use to avoid pregnancy?

YES 1
(SPECIFY) ____
(SPECIFY) ____

302. Have you ever heard of (METHOD)? (PROBED)

METHOD 01 PILL Women can take a pill every day.

YES 2
NO 3

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

YES 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 2
NO 3

METHOD 04 NORPLANT Women can have several small rods placed in their upper arm by a doctor or nurse which can prevent pregnancy for several years.

YES 2
NO 3

METHOD 05 DIAPHRAGM, FOAM, JELLY Women can place a sponge, suppository, diaphragm, jelly, or cream inside themselves before intercourse.

YES 2
NO 3

METHOD 06 CONDOM Men can use a rubber sheath on their penis during sexual intercourse.

YES 2
NO 3

METHOD 07 FEMALE STERILISATION Women can have an operation to avoid having any more children.

YES 2
NO 3

METHOD 08 MALE STERILISATION Men can have an operation to avoid having any more children.

YES 2
NO 3

METHOD 09 NATURAL METHODS Every month that a woman is sexually active she can avoid having sexual intercourse on the days of the month she is most likely to get pregnant.

YES 2
NO 3

METHOD 10 WITHDRAWAL Men can be careful and pull out before the fluids come out.

YES 2
NO 3

METHOD 11 Have you heard of any other ways or methods that women or men can use to avoid pregnancy?

NO 3
Categories
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)
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
FPKNOFSTMN (MV304_06) indicates whether the man knows about female sterilization as a method for family planning. Some samples differentiate between spontaneous and probed affirmative responses; see Comparability. In probing questions, female sterilization is often described by the following text:

Women can have an operation to avoid having any more children.

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