Demographic and Health Survey 2008 - IPUMS Subset

Nigeria, 2008

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Reference ID

NGA_2008_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

National Population Commission [Nigeria] and ICF Macro., Minnesota Population Center

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Sep 19, 2018

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Recently had symptoms of guinea worm (H_GWORMSIGNHH)

Data file: NGA2008-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 632

End: 632

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES FOR ALL AGES:

(34) ONCHOCERIASIS: In the last 12 months, has (NAME) taken any drug for River Blindness [LOCAL TERM], a disease that causes itchy skin, lumps in the skin, and blindness?

YES 1
NO 2
DON'T KNOW 8

(35) LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS: In the last 12 months, has (NAME) taken any drug for elephantitis [LOCAL TERM], which causes swelling in the arms and legs?

YES 1
NO 2
DON'T KNOW 8

(36) GUINEA WORM: In the last 12 months, have you ever seen a worm emerging from a skin lesion (boil or blister) on (NAME)? This disease is called Guinea Worm.

YES 1
NO 2
DON'T KNOW 8

(37) SCHISTOSOMIASIS: In the last 12 months, has (NAME) taken any drug for bilharazia [LOCAL TERM], which causes blood in the urine?

YES 1
NO 2
DON'T KNOW 8

(38) SCHISTOSOMIASIS IN CHILDREN: Have you noticed any blood in (NAME'S) urine in the last month?

YES 1
NO 2
DON'T KNOW 8

Value	Category
0	No
1	Yes
7	Don't know
8	Missing
9	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

GWORMSIGNHH indicates whether the household member recently had the tropical disease Guinea worm, or recently had the symptoms of that disease (such as a worm emerging from a skin boil or blister).

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Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Illness Variables -- TOPICS	IPUMS

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