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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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Way to reduce AIDS risk: Other (open-ended) (M_AIDOTHLOWRMN)

Data file: MWI1992-M.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 445
End: 445
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
508. How can a person protect herself or himself from getting AIDS?
CIRCLE ALL MENTIONED.

DO NOT HAVE SEX AT ALL A
LIMIT NUMBER OF SEXUAL PARTNERS B
USE CONDOMS DURING SEX C
STERILIZE SYRINGES/NEEDLES D
AVOID PROSTITUTES E
OTHER (SPECIFY) _____ F
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
AIDOTHLOWRMN (MV754X) indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the respondent reported some other way to reduce the risk of contracting HIV/AIDS. The meaning of "other" must be interpreted relative to the specific categories included in a particular sample.

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