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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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Known source for ORS: Knows any source (W_ORSANY)

Data file: CMR1991-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 1912
End: 1912
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
484) Where can you get an ORS packet/UNICEF packet/salt packet for the treatment of diarrhea?

PROBE: Somewhere else?

(CIRCLE ALL LOCATIONS MENTIONED)

PUBLIC SECTOR

GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL A
GOVERNMENT HEALTH CENTER B
GOVERNMENT HEALTH POST C
MOBILE CLINIC D

PRIVATE MEDICAL SECTOR

PRIVATE RELIGIOUS HOSPITAL E
PRIVATE SECULAR HOSPITAL E
HEALTH CENTER/RELIGIOUS CLINIC/MISSION G
PHARMACY H
PRIVATE DOCTOR I

OTHER PRIVATE SECTOR

ACQUAINTANCES/RELATIVES J
SHOP/MARKET K

OTHER (SPECIFY): ___ L
DK M
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
ORSANY (V424Y) indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the woman reported any source for oral rehydration solution (ORS).

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

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
ORS treatment Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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