Demographic and Health Survey 2014 - IPUMS Subset

Kenya, 2014

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Reference ID

KEN_2014_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and ICF International., Minnesota Population Center

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Aug 15, 2018

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May 14, 2020

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Examined own breasts to check for breast cancer (W_BRCANSELF)

Data file: KEN2014-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 2932

End: 2932

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

1008B) Have you ever had a test or exam to see if you had cervical cancer?

YES 1
NO (GO TO 1008D)

1008C) What type of exam did you have to see if you had cervical cancer?

PAP SMEAR A
VISUAL INSPECTION (WITH ACETIC ACID (VIA)/LUGOL'S IODINE (VILI) B
DON'T KNOW X

1008D) Have you ever examined your breasts to detect or check for breast cancer?

YES 1
NO 2

1008E) Has a doctor of other health professional examined your brests to detect or check for breast cancer?

YES 1
NO 2
DON'T KNOW 8

Value	Category
0	No
1	Yes
7	Don't know
8	Missing
9	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

BRCANSELF indicates whether the woman has ever examined her breasts to detect or check for breast cancer.

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Cancer Variables -- TOPICS	IPUMS

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