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Demographic and Health Survey 1992 - IPUMS Subset

Malawi, 1992
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MWI_1992_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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National Statistical Office [Malawi] and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center
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Type of method: Medicinal plants or herbs (C_FPTYPPLT)

Data file: MWI1992-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 617
End: 617
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
302. Have you ever heard of (METHOD)?
READ DESCRIPTION OF EACH METHOD.

01) PILL: Women can take a pill every day.

YES/SPONTANEOUS 1
YES/PROBED 2
NO 3 (GO TO NEXT METHOD)

02) IUCD: Women can have a loop or coil placed inside them by a doctor or a nurse.

YES/SPONTANEOUS 1
YES/PROBED 2
NO 3 (GO TO NEXT METHOD)

03) INJECTIONS: Women can have an injection by a doctor or nurse which stops them from becoming pregnant for several months.

YES/SPONTANEOUS 1
YES/PROBED 2
NO 3 (GO TO NEXT METHOD)

04) DIAPHRAGM, FOAM, JELLY: Women can place a sponge, suppository, diaphragm, jelly or cream inside them before intercourse.

YES/SPONTANEOUS 1
YES/PROBED 2
NO 3 (GO TO NEXT METHOD)

05) CONDOM: Men can use a rubber sheath during sexual intercourse.

YES/SPONTANEOUS 1
YES/PROBED 2
NO 3 (GO TO NEXT METHOD)

06) FEMALE STERILIZATION: Women can have an operation to avoid having any more children.

YES/SPONTANEOUS 1
YES/PROBED 2
NO 3 (GO TO NEXT METHOD)

07) MALE STERILIZATION: Men can have an operation to avoid having any more children.

YES/SPONTANEOUS 1
YES/PROBED 2
NO 3 (GO TO NEXT METHOD)

08) NATURAL METHOD: Couples can avoid having sexual intercourse on certain days of the month when the woman is more likely to become pregnant.

YES/SPONTANEOUS 1
YES/PROBED 2
NO 3 (GO TO NEXT METHOD)

09) WITHDRAWAL: Men can be careful and pull out before climax.

YES/SPONTANEOUS 1
YES/PROBED 2
NO 3 (GO TO NEXT METHOD)

10) Have you heard of any other ways or methods that women or men can use to delay or avoid pregnancy? LIST UP TO THREE DIFFERENT METHODS.

(SPECIFY) ____

YES/SPONTANEOUS 1
NO 3
Categories
Value Category
1 Modern method
2 Traditional method
3 Folkloric method
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
FPTYPPLT reports whether the use of medicinal plants or herbs is considered to be a modern method, a traditional method, or a folkloric method of family planning in a given sample.

In the standard DHS recode manuals, modern methods are the Pill, IUD, 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), which vary across samples. In some cases, however, there are exceptions to this organization; see Comparability.

Additionally, while FPTYPPLT and the other "FPTYP" variables report whether a specific method is considered to be modern, traditional, or folkloric method in a given sample, IPUMS-DHS users may be interested in the complementary variable FPTYPNOW (V313), which indicates whether the woman's current contraceptive method is modern, traditional, or folkloric.

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Type of family planning method Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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