Demographic and Health Survey 1998 - IPUMS Subset

South Africa, 1998

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ZAF_1998_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS

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Department of Health [South Africa] and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Get AIDS from: Touching someone with AIDS (B_AIDGETTOUCH)

Data file: ZAF1998-B.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 742

End: 742

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

803 I am going to read out some statements about protection against HIV/AIDS. For each statement, please tell me whether you think it is true or not.
People can protect themselves from HIV/AIDS by:
a) having a good diet
b) staying with one faithful partner
c) avoiding public toilets
d) using condoms during sexual intercourse
e) avoiding touching a person who has AIDS
f) avoiding sharing food with a person who has AIDS
g) avoiding being bitten by mosquitos or similar insects
h) making sure any injection they have is done with a clean needle
I) avoid sharing razor blades

DIET

TRUE 1
NOT TRUE 2
DON'T KNOW 8

FAITHFUL

TRUE 1
NOT TRUE 2
DON'T KNOW 8

AVOID TOILETS

TRUE 1
NOT TRUE 2
DON'T KNOW 8

CONDOMS

TRUE 1
NOT TRUE 2
DON'T KNOW 8

AVOID TOUCH

TRUE 1
NOT TRUE 2
DON'T KNOW 8

AVOID SHARED FOOD

TRUE 1
NOT TRUE 2
DON'T KNOW 8

AVOID MOSQUITOS

TRUE 1
NOT TRUE 2
DON'T KNOW 8

CLEAN INJECTION

TRUE 1
NOT TRUE 2
DON'T KNOW 8

AVOID RAZOR

TRUE 1
NOT TRUE 2
DON'T KNOW 8

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

Description

Definition

AIDGETTOUCH indicates whether, in response to a yes/no question, the respondent said that AIDS can be transmitted through touching someone with AIDS.

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
HIV/AIDS transmission and prevention Variables -- TOPICS	IPUMS

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