Demographic and Health Survey 1991-92 - IPUMS Subset

Tanzania, 1991 - 1992

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Reference ID

TZA_1991_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Bureau of Statistics, Planning Commission [Tanzania] and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center

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Sep 19, 2018

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Know source for modern FP method (C_FPKNOMODSRC)

Data file: TZA1991-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 593

End: 593

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

304. Do you know where a person could go to get (METHOD)?

METHOD 01 PILL Women can take a pill every day.

YES 1
NO 2

METHOD 02 IUD Women can have a loop or coil placed inside them by a doctor or a nurse.

YES 1
NO 2

METHOD 03 INJECTIONS Women can have an injection by a doctor or nurse which stops them from becoming pregnant for several months.

YES 1
NO 2

METHOD 04 DIAPHRAGM, FOAM, JELLY Women can place a sponge, suppository, diaphragm, jelly, or cream inside them before intercourse.

YES 1
NO 2

METHOD 05 CONDOM Men can use a rubber sheath during sexual intercourse to avoid pregnancy. The rubber sheath is also used to prevent transmission of diseases such as AIDS and for cleanliness.

YES 1
NO 2

METHOD 06 FEMALE STERILIZATION Women can have an operation to avoid having any more children.
Have you ever had an operation to avoid having any more children?

YES 1
NO 2

METHOD 07 MALE STERILIZATION Men can have an operation to avoid having any more children.

YES 1
NO 2

METHOD 08 CALENDAR Couples can have sexual intercourse only during the safe period of the monthly cycle, that is the times during the monthly cycle when the woman is least likely to become pregnant.
Do you know where a person can obtain advice on how to use the calendar method?

YES 1
NO 2

METHOD 09 MUCUS METHOD A woman can observe daily the state of the mucus and avoid sexual intercourse at the time when the mucus is colorless and extremely elastic.
Do you know where a person can obtain advice on how to observe changes in the mucus?

YES 1
NO 2

Value	Category
0	Doesn't know source
1	Knows source for modern method

Description

Definition

FPKNOMODSRC (V303) indicates whether the woman knew of source from which she believed she could obtain a modern method of family planning. Whether the source existed and whether it could supply the method was not verified.

In the DHS, the following family planning methods are considered modern methods: Pill, IUD, injections, diaphragm, condom, female sterilization, male sterilization, implants, female condom, foam/jelly, lactational amenorrhea, and emergency contraception.

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Source of information on family planning Variables -- TOPICS	IPUMS

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