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Demographic and Health Survey 1998 - IPUMS Subset

Cameroon, 1998
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CMR_1998_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Bureau Central des Recensements et des Études de Population, Ministère des Investissements Publics et de l’Aménagement du Territoire [Cameroon] and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center
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Way to reduce AIDS risk: Use condoms (open-ended) (M_AIDCONLOWRMN)

Data file: CMR1998-M.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 489
End: 489
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
604) What can a person do?
Anything else?

RECORD ALL WAYS MENTIONED.

SAFE SEX A
ABSTAIN FROM SEX B
USE CONDOMS C
AVOID MULTIPLE PARTNERS D
AVOID SEX WITH PROSTITUTES E
AVOID SEX WITH HOMOSEXUALS F
AVOID BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS G
AVOID INJECTIONS H
AVOID KISSING I
AVOID MOSQUITO BITES J
AVOID USING SOILED BLADES, SCISSORS, KNIVES K
SEEK PROTECTION FROM TRADITIONAL PRACTITIONER L
OTHER (SPECIFY): ___ W
OTHER (SPECIFY): ___ X
DON'T KNOW Z
Categories
Value Category
0 No
1 Yes
7 Don't know
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
AIDCONLOWRMN (MV754C) indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the respondent reported that using a condom during sex reduces the risk of contracting HIV/AIDS.

For a similar variable using a yes/no question format, see AIDCONLOWRYNMN (MV754CP).

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