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Demographic and Health Survey 1999 - IPUMS Subset

Zimbabwe, 1999
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ZWE_1999_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistical Office [Zimbabwe] and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center
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Sep 19, 2018
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FP method currently used: Lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) (C_FPNOWUSLAM)

Data file: ZWE1999-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 592
End: 592
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
314) Which method are you using?

FEMALE STERILIZATION A
MALE STERILIZATION B
PILL C (SKIP TO 324)
IUD D (SKIP TO 324)
INJECTIONS E (SKIP TO 324)
IMPLANTS F (SKIP TO 324)
CONDOM G (SKIP TO 324)
FEMALE CONDOM H (SKIP TO 324)
DIAPHRAGM I (SKIP TO 324)
FOAM/JELLY J (SKIP TO 324)
LACTATIONAL AMENORRHEA METHOD K (SKIP TO 324)
PERIODIC ABSTINENCE L (SKIP TO 324)
WITHDRAWAL M (SKIP TO 324)
OTHER (SPECIFY) __________ X (SKIP TO 324)
Categories
Value Category
0 No
1 Yes
9 NIU (not in universe)
7 Don't know
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
FPNOWUSLAM (V307_13) indicates whether the woman is now using the lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) to delay or avoid getting pregnant.

IPUMS-DHS users may also be interested in FPMETHNOW (V312), which reports the woman's current contraceptive method.

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Recent use of family planning Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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