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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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AIDS transmission: Mother to child (M_AIDTHRUMOTHERMN)

Data file: MWI1992-M.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 436
End: 436
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
503. How is AIDS transmitted?
CIRCLE ALL MENTIONED.

SEXUAL INTERCOURSE A
NEEDLES/BLADES/SKIN PUNCTURES B
MOTHER TO CHILD C
TRANSFUSION OF INFECTED BLOOD D
OTHER (SPECIFY) _____ E
DON'T KNOW F
Categories
Value Category
0 No
1 Yes
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 men who have heard of HIV/AIDS, AIDTHRUMOTHERMN indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the respondent reported a person can get HIV/AIDS through transmission from a mother to her child.

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