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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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May 14, 2020
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Known source for ORS: Private hospital/clinic (C_ORSPRIVHOS)

Data file: NAM1992-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 661
End: 661
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

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

GVT. HOSPITAL A
GVT. HEALTH CENTER B
GVT. HEALTH POST C
PHC CLINIC (MOBILE) D
COMUNITY HEALTH WORKER E
PVT. DOCTOR F
PVT. HOSPITAL/CLINIC G
PHARMACY H
SHOP I
TRADITIONAL PRACTIONER J
OTHER (SPECIFY)____K
DK L
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
ORSPRIVHOS (V424J) indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the woman reported a private hospital or clinic 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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