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Demographic and Health Survey 1992 - IPUMS Subset

Malawi, 1992
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Reference ID
MWI_1992_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
National Statistical Office [Malawi] and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Aug 15, 2018
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Known source of ORS: Traditional healer/practitioner (other) (B_ORSPRIVHL)

Data file: MWI1992-B.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 671
End: 671
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
484. Where can you get the ORS packet?
PROBE: Anywhere else?
RECORD ALL PLACES MENTIONED.

PUBLIC SECTOR

GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL A
PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE B
DISPENSARY C
OTHER FIXED FACILITY D
MOBILE CLINIC E

MEDICAL PRIVATE SECTOR

PRIVATE HOSPITAL F
PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE G
DISPENSARY H
PRIVATE DOCTOR I
CHEMIST J
MOBILE CLINIC K

OTHER PRIVATE SECTOR

SHOP L
TRADITIONAL PRACTITIONER M

OTHER (SPECIFY) ____ N
DON'T KNOW O
Categories
Value Category
0 No
1 Yes
8 Missing
9 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
ORSPRIVHL (V424T) indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the woman reported a traditional healer as a source for an oral rehydration solution (ORS).

ORS is a typically used to treat dehydration in individuals with diarrhea.

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
ORS treatment Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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