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Demographic and Health Survey 1998 - IPUMS Subset

Niger, 1998
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NER_1998_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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CARE International [Niger] and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center
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Method of periodic abstinence (W_FPRHYMETH)

Data file: NER1998-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 542
End: 542
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
323) How do you determine the days of your menstrual cycle during which you should not have sexual intercourse?

BASED ON THE CALENDAR 01
BASED ON BODY TEMPERATURE (OGINO METHOD) 02
BASED ON CERVICAL MUCUS (BILLINGS METHOD) 03
BASED ON BODY TEMPERATURE AND ON CERVICAL MUCUS 04
NO SPECIFIC SYSTEM 05
OTHER (SPECIFY): ___ 96
Categories
Value Category
1 Calendar
2 Body temperature
3 Cervical mucus
4 Body temp and mucus
5 No specific system
6 Other
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
FPRHYMETH (V314) reports how the woman determined which days to abstain from sexual intercourse to practice periodic abstinence (rhythm) as a means of delaying or avoiding pregnancy.

When children are chosen as the unit of analysis, the woman respondent indicates the mother of the child.

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Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Recent use of family planning Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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