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Demographic and Health Survey 2008 - IPUMS Subset

Nigeria, 2008
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NGA_2008_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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National Population Commission [Nigeria] and ICF Macro., Minnesota Population Center
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Took any drug for schistosomiasis (H_SCHISTODRUGHH)

Data file: NGA2008-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 635
End: 635
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
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
SCHISTODRUGHH indicates whether the household member had recently taken any drug to treat Schistosomiasis, also known as bilharzia.

The World Health Organization describes schistosomiasis as "a disease of poverty that leads to chronic ill-health." This neglected tropical disease is acquired when people come in contact with fresh water carrying parasitic blood flukes. Symptoms include blood in the urine.

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Treatment for illness Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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