Demographic and Health Survey 2008 - IPUMS Subset
Nigeria, 2008
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Who performed respondent's circumcision (W_FCPERF)
Data file: NGA2008-W.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
1286
End:
1288
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
FGC08. Who performed the circumcision?
TRADITIONAL
TRADITIONAL CIRCUMCISER 11
TRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANT 12
OTHER TRADITIONAL (SPECIFY) _________ 16
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
DOCTOR 21
TRAINED NURSE/MIDWIFE 22
OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONAL (SPECIFY) _________ 26
DON'T KNOW 98
TRADITIONAL
TRADITIONAL CIRCUMCISER 11
TRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANT 12
OTHER TRADITIONAL (SPECIFY) _________ 16
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
DOCTOR 21
TRAINED NURSE/MIDWIFE 22
OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONAL (SPECIFY) _________ 26
DON'T KNOW 98
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 999 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 998 | Missing |
| 997 | Don't know |
| 210 | Traditional circumciser |
| 200 | TRADITIONAL |
| 100 | HEALTH PROFESSIONAL |
| 130 | Birth attendant |
| 110 | Doctor/physician |
| 111 | Male doctor |
| 112 | Female doctor |
| 120 | Trained nurse/midwife |
| 121 | Nurse |
| 122 | Midwife |
| 190 | Other health professional |
| 211 | Traditional male circumciser |
| 212 | Traditional female circumciser |
| 213 | Excisioner |
| 220 | Traditional birth attendant |
| 230 | Matronne/older woman |
| 240 | Traditional healer |
| 241 | Barber |
| 242 | Ghagaria (gypsy) |
| 290 | Other traditional |
| 995 | OTHER |
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
For women who are circumcised, FCPERF (G107) reports who performed the procedure. Responses vary considerably across samples. See Comparability.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Own circumcision Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |