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Demographic and Health Survey 1993

Burkina Faso, 1992 - 1993
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BFA_1992_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS
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Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie [Burkina Faso] and Macro International Inc, Minnesota Population Center
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Sep 19, 2018
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Known source of ORS: Other (B_ORSOTHER)

Data file: BFA1993-B

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

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
ORSOTHER (V424X) indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the woman reported some "other" place as a source for oral rehydration solution (ORS). The meaning of "other" depends on the specific response categories included in a given sample.

ORS is a typically used to treat dehydration in individuals with diarrhea.

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
ORS treatment Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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