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Demographic and Health Survey 2003 - IPUMS Subset

Mozambique, 2003
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Reference ID
MOZ_2003_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Instituto Nacional de Estatística, Ministério da Saúde [Mozambique] and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center
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Way to reduce AIDS risk: Not having sex (open-ended) (M_AIDABSTLOWRMN)

Data file: MOZ2003-M.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 534
End: 534
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
703. What can a person do to avoid the risk of contracting AIDS? Any other ways?
RECORD ALL MENTIONED.

ABSTAIN FROM SEX A
USE CONDOMS B
HAVE ONLY ONE PARTNER C
LIMIT NUMBER OF SEXUAL PARTNERS D
AVOID SEX WITH HOMOSEXUALS E
AVOID BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS F
AVOID BLOOD DONATION G
ONLY USE STERILIZED/DISPOSABLE SYRINGES H
AVOID KISSING I
AVOID INFECTED PEOPLE J
AVOID SEX WITH PROSTITUTES K
AVOID USING PUBLIC TOILET/LATRINE L
OTHER (SPECIFY) ______ X
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
AIDABSTLOWRMN (MV754B) indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the respondent reported that abstaining from sex reduces the risk of contracting HIV/AIDS.

For a similar variable using a yes/no question format, see AIDABSTLOWRYNMN (MV754BP).

concept

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