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Demographic and Health Survey 1998 - IPUMS Subset

Kenya, 1998
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KEN_1998_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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National Council for Population and Development [Kenya], Central Bureau of Statistics [Kenya], and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center
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Knowledge of condom use for FP and/or STI prevention (M_AIDCONHEARDMN)

Data file: KEN1998-M.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 566
End: 567
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
410G. CHECK 301 AND 302:

KNOWS CONDOM __
The last time you had sex, did you use a condom?

DOES NOT KNOW CONDOM __
Some men use a condom, which means that they use a rubber sheath on their penis during sexual intercourse. The last time you had sex, did you use a condom?

YES 1
NO 2
DOES NOT KNOW 8
Categories
Value Category
00 Does not know of condoms
10 Knows of condoms
11 Knows of condoms for FP
12 Knows of condoms for STI prevention
13 Knows of condoms for FP and STI prevention
19 Knows of condoms, purpose unclear
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
Constructed from a series of questions, AIDCONHEARDMN (MV764) reports whether the respondent knew of condoms, and if so, whether he knew about using condoms for family planning, for STI prevention, or for both reasons.

Men are asked about their knowledge of using condoms for family planning reasons in the contraception table. AIDCONHEARDMN also draws upon a question asking about the man's knowledge of using condoms for STI prevention. This question is often worded as "Some people use a condom during sexual intercourse to protect themselves from AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections. Have you ever heard of this?" or some slight variation.

IPUMS-DHS users may also be interested in the related variable AIDCONUSEMN (MV764), which indicates whether the man has ever used condoms, and if so, whether he used condoms for family planning, for STI prevention, or for both reasons.

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Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Condom knowledge and attitudes Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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