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Demographic and Health Survey 1993 - IPUMS Subset

Kenya, 1993
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KEN_1993_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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Way to reduce AIDS risk: Not having sex (open-ended) (M_AIDABSTLOWRMN)

Data file: KEN1993-M.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 446
End: 446
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
M417. How can people protect themselves from getting AIDS?
DO NOT READ CODES TO RESPONDENT.
Any other ways?
CIRCLE ALL MENTIONED.

DO NOT HAVE SEX AT ALL A
LIMIT NUMBER OF SEXUAL PARTNERS B
USE CONDOMS DURING SEX C
STERILIZE SYRINGES/NEEDLES D
AVOID PROSTITUTES E
OTHER (SPECIFY) _______ F
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
AIDABSTLOWRMN (MV754B) indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the respondent reported that abstaining from sex reduces the risk of contracting HIV/AIDS.

For a similar variable using a yes/no question format, see AIDABSTLOWRYNMN (MV754BP).

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Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
HIV/AIDS transmission and prevention Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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