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Demographic and Health Survey 1991 - IPUMS Subset

Cameroon, 1991
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CMR_1991_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Ministère du Plan et de l'Aménagement du Territoire (Direction Nationale du Deuxième Recensement Général de la Population et de l'Habitat)[Cameroon] and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center
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Know source for modern FP method (C_FPKNOMODSRC)

Data file: CMR1991-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 592
End: 592
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
304) Do you know where a person could go to get (METHOD)?

01. Pill: Women can take a pill every day.

YES 1
NO 2

02. IUD: Women can have a loop or coil placed inside them by a doctor or a nurse.

YES 1
NO 2

03. Injectables: Women can have an injection by a health provider which stops them from becoming pregnant for several months.

YES 1
NO 2

04. Diaphragm/foam/jelly: Women can place a sponge, suppository, diaphragm, jelly, or cream inside themselves before intercourse.

YES 1
NO 2

05. Condom (rubber): Men can put a rubber sheath on their penis during sexual intercourse.

YES 1
NO 2

06. Female Sterilization: Do you know where one can go to have an operation to avoid having other children?

YES 1
NO 2

07. Male Sterilization: Do you know where a man can go to undergo an operation to avoid having other children?

YES 1
NO 2

08. Rhythm method/periodic abstinence: Do you know where one can obtain advice on how to use periodic abstinence?

YES 1
NO 2
Categories
Value Category
0 Doesn't know source
1 Knows source for modern method
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
FPKNOMODSRC (V303) indicates whether the woman knew of source from which she believed she could obtain a modern method of family planning. Whether the source existed and whether it could supply the method was not verified.

In the DHS, the following family planning methods are considered modern methods: Pill, IUD, injections, diaphragm, condom, female sterilization, male sterilization, implants, female condom, foam/jelly, lactational amenorrhea, and emergency contraception.

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Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Source of information on family planning Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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