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Demographic and Health Survey 2011 - IPUMS Subset

Cameroon, 2011
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CMR_2011_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Institut National de la Statistique, Ministère de l’Économie de la Planification et de l’Aménagement du Territoire, Ministère de la Santé Publique [Cameroon] and ICF International., Minnesota Population Center
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Took SP/Fansidar for malaria during pregnancy (last birth) (W_ANMALSP_01)

Data file: CMR2011-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 1516
End: 1516
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
427) What drugs did you take?
[ASK FOR MOST RECENT BIRTH ONLY]

RECORD ALL MENTIONED. IF THE TYPE OF MEDICATION IS NOT DETERMINED, SHOW TYPICAL ANTIMALARIAL DRUGS TO RESPONDENT.

SP/FANSIDAR A
MALOXINE B
AMODIAQUINE C
FLAVOQ/CAMOQUIN/CHLOROQUINE/NIVAQUINE C
QUININE/QUINIMAX D
COARTEM E
OTHER (SPECIFY): ___ X
UNKNOWN MEDICATION 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
For women who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey, ANMALSP_01 (M49A_1) indicates whether she took the antimalarial drug sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine (SP), also known as Fansidar, while pregnant (for the last birth). Other common trade names include Maloxine, Malafan, Metakelfin (sulphamethoxypyrazine/pyrimethamine), Novidar, and Amalar.

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Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Maternal antenatal care, general Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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