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Demographic and Health Survey 1993 - IPUMS Subset

Ghana, 1993
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GHA_1993_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Ghana Statistical Service and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center
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Sep 19, 2018
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Ever prepared ORS solution (C_ORSPREPEV)

Data file: GHA1993-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 680
End: 681
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
483. Have you ever prepared a solution with one of these packets to treat diarrhea in yourself or someone else? SHOW PACKET.

YES 1
NO 2 (GO TO 486)
Categories
Value Category
10 No
20 Yes
21 Used in last 2 weeks
22 Used previously
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
For women who gave birth in the 3 to 5 years before the survey and have heard of ORS (oral rehydration solution), ORSPREPEV (V422) indicates whether the respondent has ever prepared a solution from an ORS packet to treat diarrhea, either for herself or for someone else.

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
ORS treatment Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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