Demographic and Health Survey 2003 - IPUMS Subset
Kenya, 2003
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Knows about medicinal plants or herbs as a method of family planning (B_FPKNOPLT)
Data file: KEN2003-B.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
590
End:
591
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Now I would like to talk about family planning - the various ways or methods that a couple can use to delay or avoid a pregnancy.
CIRCLE CODE 1 IN 301 FOR EACH METHOD MENTIONED SPONTANEOUSLY. THEN PROCEED DOWN COLUMN 301, READING THE NAME AND DESCRIPTION OF EACH METHOD NOT MENTIONED SPONTANEOUSLY.
CIRCLE CODE 1 IF SHE HAS HEARD OF THE METHOD AND CODE 2 IF SHE HAS NOT HEARD OF IT. THEN, FOR EACH METHOD WITH CODE 1 CIRCLED IN 301, ASK 302.
301. Which ways or methods have you heard about?
FOR METHODS NOT MENTIONED SPONTANEOUSLY, ASK:
Have you ever heard of (METHOD)?
METHOD 01) FEMALE STERILISATION Women can have an operation to avoid having any more children.
YES 1
NO 2
METHOD 02) MALE STERILISATION Men can have an operation to avoid having any more children.
YES 1
NO 2
METHOD 03) PILL Women can take a pill every day to stop them from becoming pregnant.
YES 1
NO 2
METHOD 04) IUD Women can have a loop or coil placed inside them by a doctor or a nurse.
YES 1
NO 2
METHOD 05) INJECTIONS Women can have an injection by a health provider which stops them from becoming pregnant for one or more months.
YES 1
NO 2
METHOD 06) IMPLANTS, NORPLANT Women can have several small rods placed in their upper arm by a doctor or nurse which can prevent pregnancy for one or more years.
YES 1
NO 2
METHOD 07) CONDOM Men can put a rubber sheath on their penis before sexual intercourse.
YES 1
NO 2
METHOD 08) FEMALE CONDOM Women can place a sheath in their vagina before sexual intercourse.
YES 1
NO 2
METHOD 09) RHYTHM OR NATURAL METHODS Every month that a woman is sexually active she can avoid pregnancy by not having sexual intercourse on the days of the month she is most likely to get pregnant.
YES 1
NO 2
METHOD 10) WITHDRAWAL Men can be careful and pull out before climax.
YES 1
NO 2
METHOD 11) EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION Women can take pills up to three days after sexual intercourse to avoid becoming pregnant.
YES 1
NO 2
METHOD 12) Have you heard of any other ways or methods that women or men can use to avoid pregnancy?
YES 1
(SPECIFY) ____
(SPECIFY) ____
NO 2
CIRCLE CODE 1 IN 301 FOR EACH METHOD MENTIONED SPONTANEOUSLY. THEN PROCEED DOWN COLUMN 301, READING THE NAME AND DESCRIPTION OF EACH METHOD NOT MENTIONED SPONTANEOUSLY.
CIRCLE CODE 1 IF SHE HAS HEARD OF THE METHOD AND CODE 2 IF SHE HAS NOT HEARD OF IT. THEN, FOR EACH METHOD WITH CODE 1 CIRCLED IN 301, ASK 302.
301. Which ways or methods have you heard about?
FOR METHODS NOT MENTIONED SPONTANEOUSLY, ASK:
Have you ever heard of (METHOD)?
METHOD 01) FEMALE STERILISATION Women can have an operation to avoid having any more children.
YES 1
NO 2
METHOD 02) MALE STERILISATION Men can have an operation to avoid having any more children.
YES 1
NO 2
METHOD 03) PILL Women can take a pill every day to stop them from becoming pregnant.
YES 1
NO 2
METHOD 04) IUD Women can have a loop or coil placed inside them by a doctor or a nurse.
YES 1
NO 2
METHOD 05) INJECTIONS Women can have an injection by a health provider which stops them from becoming pregnant for one or more months.
YES 1
NO 2
METHOD 06) IMPLANTS, NORPLANT Women can have several small rods placed in their upper arm by a doctor or nurse which can prevent pregnancy for one or more years.
YES 1
NO 2
METHOD 07) CONDOM Men can put a rubber sheath on their penis before sexual intercourse.
YES 1
NO 2
METHOD 08) FEMALE CONDOM Women can place a sheath in their vagina before sexual intercourse.
YES 1
NO 2
METHOD 09) RHYTHM OR NATURAL METHODS Every month that a woman is sexually active she can avoid pregnancy by not having sexual intercourse on the days of the month she is most likely to get pregnant.
YES 1
NO 2
METHOD 10) WITHDRAWAL Men can be careful and pull out before climax.
YES 1
NO 2
METHOD 11) EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION Women can take pills up to three days after sexual intercourse to avoid becoming pregnant.
YES 1
NO 2
METHOD 12) Have you heard of any other ways or methods that women or men can use to avoid pregnancy?
YES 1
(SPECIFY) ____
(SPECIFY) ____
NO 2
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | No |
| 10 | Yes |
| 11 | Yes, spontaneously |
| 12 | Yes, probed |
| 97 | Method not asked about at all |
| 98 | Missing |
| 99 | 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
FPKNOPLT indicates whether the woman knew about using medicinal plants or herbs as a method for family planning. The complementary variable FPEVUSPLT indicates whether the woman had ever used this method to delay or avoid a pregnancy.
Some samples differentiate between spontaneous and probed affirmative responses; see Comparability.
Some samples differentiate between spontaneous and probed affirmative responses; see Comparability.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Knowledge of family planning Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |