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Demographic and Health Survey 1992 - IPUMS Subset

Namibia, 1992
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Reference ID
NAM_1992_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Ministry of Health and Social Services [Namibia], Central Statistics Office [Namibia], and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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May 01, 2020
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Know source for modern FP method (C_FPKNOMODSRC)

Data file: NAM1992-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 587
End: 587
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
304) Do you know where a person could go to get (method)?

01) PILL Women can take a pill every day.

YES 1
NO 2

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

YES 1
NO 2

03) INJECTIONS Women can have an injection by a doctor which stops them from becoming pregnant for one or more months.


YES 1
NO 2

04) DIAPHRAGM, FOAM, JELLY Women can place a sponge, suppository, diaphragm, jelly or cream in their vagina before intercourse.

YES 1
NO 2

05) CONDOM Men can put a rubber sheath on their penis before sexual intercourse.

YES 1
NO 2

06) FEMALE STERILIZATION Women can have an operation to avoid having any more children: Have you ever had operation to avoid having any more children?

YES 1
NO 2

07) MALE STERILIZATION Men can have an operation to avoid having any more children.

YES 1
NO 2

08) PERIODIC ABSTINENCE Couples can avoid having sexual intercourse on certain days of the month when the woman is more likely to become pregnant: Do you know where a person can obtain advice on how to use periodic abstinence?

YES 1
NO 2
Categories
Value Category
0 Doesn't know source
1 Knows source for modern method
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
FPKNOMODSRC (V303) indicates whether the woman knew of source from which she believed she could obtain a modern method of family planning. Whether the source existed and whether it could supply the method was not verified.

In the DHS, the following family planning methods are considered modern methods: Pill, IUD, injections, diaphragm, condom, female sterilization, male sterilization, implants, female condom, foam/jelly, lactational amenorrhea, and emergency contraception.

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Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Source of information on family planning Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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