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Demographic and Health Survey 2014-15 - IPUMS Subset

Rwanda, 2014 - 2015
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RWA_2014_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda, Ministry of Health [Rwanda] and ICF International., Minnesota Population Center
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Sep 19, 2018
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Get AIDS from: Witchcraft or supernatural means (W_AIDGETWITCH)

Data file: RWA2014-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 790
End: 790
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
910D) I don't want to know the results, but have you ever been tested as a couple with your husband/partner to see if you and/or him have the AIDS virus?

YES 1
NO 2 (GO TO 911)
Categories
Value Category
9 NIU (not in universe)
8 Missing
7 Don't know
1 Yes
0 No
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
AIDGETWITCH (V823) indicates whether the woman believes AIDS can be contracted through witchcraft or supernatural means. Not all surveys specifically use the term "witchcraft" in the question. See Comparability.

concept

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