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Demographic and Health Survey 2000 - IPUMS Subset

Malawi, 2000
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MWI_2000_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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National Statistical Office [Malawi] and ORC Macro., Minnesota Population Center
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Mother took SP/Fansidar for malaria during pregnancy (C_ANMALSP)

Data file: MWI2000-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 1166
End: 1166
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
421. Which medicines did you take to prevent malaria?
RECORD ALL MENTIONED.
IF TYPE OF DRUG IS NOT DETERMINED, SHOW TYPICAL ANTI-MALARIAL DRUGS TO RESPONDENT.
FOR EACH DRUG CIRCLED ASK: How many times did you take the malaria medicine(s) during the pregnancy?
[FOR LAST BIRTH ONLY]

SP (NOVIDAR, FANSIDAR) A

NUMBER OF TIMES____

QUININE B____

NUMBER OF TIMES____

CHLOROQUINE C____

NUMBER OF TIMES____

AMODIAQUINE D____

NUMBER OF TIMES____

HALAFAN E____

NUMBER OF TIMES____

OTHER (SPECIFY) ____ X

NUMBER OF TIMES____
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
ANMALSP (M49A) indicates whether the child's mother took the antimalarial drug sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine (SP), also known as Fansidar, while the child was in utero. Other common trade names include Maloxine, Malafan, Metakelfin (sulphamethoxypyrazine/pyrimethamine), Novidar, and Amalar.

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Child antenatal care, general Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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