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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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Knows any type of FP method (M_FPKNOTYPMN)

Data file: CMR1998-M.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 400
End: 400
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
SECTION 3. FAMILY PLANNING

Now I would like to talk about family planning - the various ways or methods that a couple can use to delay or avoid a pregnancy.

CIRCLE CODE 1 IN 301 FOR EACH METHOD MENTIONED SPONTANEOUSLY. THEN PROCEED DOWN COLUMN 302, READING THE NAME AND DESCRIPTION OF EACH METHOD NOT MENTIONED SPONTANEOUSLY. CIRCLE CODE 2 IF METHOD IS RECOGNIZED, AND CODE 3 IF NOT RECOGNIZED. THEN, FOR EACH METHOD WITH CODE 1 OR 2 CIRCLED IN 301 OR 302, ASK 303.

301) Which ways or methods have you heard about? (SPONTANEOUSLY MENTIONED)
Categories
Value Category
0 Knows no method
1 Knows only folkloric method
2 Knows only traditional method
3 Knows modern method
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
FPKNOTYPMN (MV301) is a summary (recoded) variable indicating whether the man knows about any family planning method(s) and, if so, what type of method (modern method or only a traditional or folkloric method).

In the DHS, modern methods are the Pill, IUDs, injections, diaphragm, condom, female sterilization, male sterilization, implants, female condom, foam/jelly, lactational amenorrhea, and emergency contraception.

Traditional methods are periodic abstinence (rhythm), withdrawal, and abstinence. Folkloric methods are the category "other" and country-specific methods (such as herbs or amulet) that vary across samples.

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var_concept.title Vocabulary
Knowledge of family planning Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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