Demographic and Health Survey 1994 - IPUMS Subset

Zimbabwe, 1994

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Reference ID

ZWE_1994_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Central Statistical Office [Zimbabwe] and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS) Fragility, Conflict and Violence

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Aug 15, 2018

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Jan 20, 2021

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Method of periodic abstinence (B_FPRHYMETH)

Data file: ZWE1994-B.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 582

End: 582

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

335) How do you determine which days of your monthly cycle not to have sexual relations?

BASED ON CALENDAR 01
BASED ON BODY TEMPERATURE 02
BASED ON CERVICAL MUCUS (BILLINGS METHOD) 03
BASED ON BODY TEMPERATURE AND CERVICAL MUCUS 04
NO SPECIFIC SYSTEM 05
OTHER (SPECIFY) __________ 96

Value	Category
1	Calendar
2	Body temperature
3	Cervical mucus
4	Body temp and mucus
5	No specific system
6	Other
7	Don't know
8	Missing
9	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

FPRHYMETH (V314) reports how the woman determined which days to abstain from sexual intercourse to practice periodic abstinence (rhythm) as a means of delaying or avoiding pregnancy.

When children are chosen as the unit of analysis, the woman respondent indicates the mother of the child.

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Recent use of family planning Variables -- TOPICS	IPUMS

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