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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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Thinks some other response reduces AIDS risk (open-ended) (W_AIDOTHLOWR)

Data file: MWI1992-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 628
End: 628
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
808. 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
AIDOTHLOWR (V754X) indicates whether the woman reported, in response to an open-ended question, some "other" way of reducing the risk of contracting HIV/AIDS. The meaning of "other" depends on the responses included in a given survey.

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