Demographic and Health Survey 2017-2018 - IPUMS Subset

Pakistan, 2017 - 2018

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Reference ID

PAK_2017_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

National Institute of Population Studies (NIPS) [Pakistan], and ICF., 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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Type of method: Rhythm method (C_FPTYPRHY)

Data file: PAK2017-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 774

End: 774

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

SECTION 3. CONTRACEPTION

301) Now I would like to talk about family planning--the various ways or methods that a couple can use to delay or avoid pregnancy. Have you ever heard of (METHOD)?

METHOD 1: FEMALE STERILIZATION. Woman can have an operation to avoid having any more children.

YES 1
NO 2

METHOD 2: MALE STERILIZATION. Man can have an operation to avoid having any more children.

YES 1
NO 2

METHOD 3: IUD. Women can have a loop or coil placed inside them by a doctor or a nurse which can prevent pregnancy up to ten years.

YES 1
NO 2

METHOD 4: INJECTABLES. Women can have an injection by a health provider that stops them from becoming pregnant for one or more months.

YES 1
NO 2

METHOD 5: IMPLANTS. Women can have one or more small rods placed in their upper arm by a doctor, nurse, or LHV which can prevent pregnancy up to five years.

YES 1
NO 2

METHOD 6: PILL. Women can take a pill every day to avoid becoming pregnant.

YES 1
NO 2

METHOD 7: CONDOM. Men can put a rubber sheath on their penis before sexual intercourse.

YES 1
NO 2

METHOD 8: EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION. As an emergency measure, within three days after they have unprotected sexual intercourse, women can take special pills to prevent pregnancy.

YES 1
NO 2

METHOD 9: STANDARD DAYS METHOD. A woman uses a string of colored beads to know the days she can get pregnant. On the days she can get pregnant, she uses a condom or does not have sexual intercourse.

YES 1
NO 2

METHOD 10: LACTATIONAL AMENORRHEA METHOD (LAM). Up to six months after childbirth, before the menstrual period has returned, women use a method requiring frequent breastfeeding day and night.

YES 1
NO 2

METHOD 11: RHYTHM METHOD. To avoid pregnancy, women do not have sexual intercourse on the days of the month they think they can get pregnant.

YES 1
NO 2

METHOD 12: WITHDRAWAL. Men can be careful and pull out before climax.

YES 1
NO 2

METHOD 13: Have you heard of any other ways or methods that women or men can use to avoid pregnancy?

YES, MODERN METHOD (SPECIFY) ____________ A
YES, TRADITIONAL METHOD (SPECIFY) __________ B
NO Y

Value	Category
1	Modern method
2	Traditional method
3	Folkloric method
9	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

FPTYPRHY (V304A_08) reports whether the rhythm method (periodic abstinence) is considered to be a modern method, a traditional method, or a folkloric method of family planning in a given sample.

In the standard DHS recode manuals, 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. In some cases, however, there are exceptions to this organization; see Comparability.

Additionally, while FPTYPRHY (V304A_08) and the other "FPTYP" variables report whether a specific method is considered to be modern, traditional, or folkloric method in a given sample, IPUMS-DHS users may be interested in the complementary variable FPTYPNOW (V313), which indicates whether the woman's current contraceptive method is modern, traditional, or folkloric.

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Type of family planning method Variables -- TOPICS	IPUMS

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