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Demographic and Health Survey 2006 - IPUMS Subset

Benin, 2006
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BEN_2006_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Institut National de la Statistique et de l’Analyse Économique (INSAE) in collaboration with the Programme National de Lutte contre le Sida (PNLS) [Bénin] and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center
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Sought STI advice from: Friend/relative (other) (W_STIADFRND)

Data file: BEN2006-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 1091
End: 1091
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
860A) The last time you had (INFECTION FROM 855/856/857), did you do any of the following? Did you?

a) Seek advice from a health worker in clinic or hospital?

YES 1
NO 2

b) Seek advice or treatment from a traditional practitioner?

YES 1
NO 2

c) Seek advice or purchase drugs from a shop or pharmacy?

YES 1
NO 2

d) Seek advice from friends or relatives?

YES 1
NO 2
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
For women who had symptoms of a sexually transmitted infection in the past 12 months, STIADFRND indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, they reported seeking advice or treatment from friends or relatives for this problem.

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var_concept.title Vocabulary
Source for STI advice, general Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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