Nepal Family Health Survey 1996 - IPUMS Subset

Nepal, 1996

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Reference ID

NPL_1996_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Ministry of Health [Nepal], New ERA, 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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Child suffers from night blindness (C_NIGHTVISKID)

Data file: NPL1996-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 1096

End: 1096

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

448A. Did (NAME) receive Vitamin A during the last 6 months?
SHOW VITAMIN A CAPSULE.

YES 1
NO 2
DON'T KNOW 8

448B. Did (NAME) receive iodine capsules during the last 6 months?
SHOW IODINE CAPSULES.
IF YES: How many times?

YES 1
NO 2
NUMBER OF TIMES _____________________

448C. Does (NAME) suffer from (local term for night blindness)?

IF NO OR DON'T KNOW PROBE: Does (NAME) have any difficulty (more difficulty than usual) seeing at dusk, at night, or in a room with poor light?

YES 1
CHILD BLIND 2
NO 3
DON'T KNOW 8

Value	Category
0	No
1	Yes
2	Child blind
7	Don't know
8	Missing
9	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

NIGHTVISKID indicates whether the child suffers from night blindness (i.e., has difficulty seeing at dusk, at night, or in a room with poor light).

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Misc childhood illnesses Variables -- TOPICS	IPUMS

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