Demographic and Health Survey 2015 - IPUMS Subset

Afghanistan, 2015

Reference ID

AFG_2015_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Central Statistics Organization (CSO) [Afghanistan], Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) [Afghanistan], and ICF., Minnesota Population Center

Collection(s)

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

Metadata

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May 01, 2020

Last modified

May 14, 2020

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Current FP use by method type (M_FPTYPNOWMN)

Data file: AFG2015-M.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 544

End: 544

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

314. CHECK 304:

CIRCLE METHOD CODE: IF MORE THAN ONE METHOD CIRCLED IN 304, CIRCLE CODE FOR HIGHEST METHOD IN LIST.

NO CODE CIRCLED 00 (GO TO 324)
FEMALE STERILIZATION 01 (GO TO 317A)
MALE STERILIZATION 02 (GO TO 326)
IUD 03
INJECTABLES 04
IMPLANTS 05
PILL 06
MALE CONDOM 07
LACTATIONAL AMEN. METHOD 11 (GO TO 315A)
RHYTHM METHOD 12 (GO TO 315A)
WITHDRAWAL 13 (GO TO 326)
OTHER MODERN METHOD 95 (GO TO 326)
OTHER TRADITIONAL METHOD 96 (GO TO 326)

Value	Category
0	No method
1	Folkloric method
2	Traditional method
3	Modern method
7	Don't know
8	Missing
9	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

FPTYPNOWMN (MV313) indicates whether the man is currently using a modern, traditional, or folkloric method of contraception.

In the DHS, 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.

concept

Concept

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

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