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Demographic and Health Survey 1991-92 - IPUMS Subset

Tanzania, 1991 - 1992
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TZA_1991_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Bureau of Statistics, Planning Commission [Tanzania] and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center
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Sep 19, 2018
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Known source of ORS: Traditional healer/practitioner (other) (C_ORSPRIVHL)

Data file: TZA1991-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 683
End: 683
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
491. Where can you get (LOCAL NAME) packet?
PROBE: Anywhere else?
CIRCLE ALL PLACES MENTIONED.

GOVERNMENT AND PARASTATAL

HOSPITAL A
HEALTH CENTRE B
DISPENSARY C
PARASTATAL HOSP/CLINIC D
VILLAGE HEALTH POST/WORKER E

MEDICAL PRIVATE SECTOR

RELIGIOUS ORG. HOSP/CLINIC F
PRIVATE DOCTOR/HOSP/CLINIC G
PHARMACY/MEDICAL STORE H

OTHER PRIVATE SECTOR

SHOP I
TRADITIONAL PRACTIONER J
NEIGHBORS/RELATIVES K

OTHER (SPECIFY) _________________ L
Categories
Value Category
0 No
1 Yes
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
ORSPRIVHL (V424T) indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the woman reported a traditional healer as a source for an oral rehydration solution (ORS).

ORS is a typically used to treat dehydration in individuals with diarrhea.

concept

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