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Demographic and Health Survey 2010-11 - IPUMS Subset

Zimbabwe, 2010 - 2011
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ZWE_2010_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT) and ICF International., Minnesota Population Center
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Sep 19, 2018
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Can get HIV by witchcraft or supernatural means (M_AIDGETWITCHMN)

Data file: ZWE2010-M.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 596
End: 596
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
706) Can people get HIV because of witchcraft or other supernatural means?

YES 1
NO 2
DON'T KNOW 8
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
AIDGETWITCHMN (MV823) indicates whether the man believes the AIDS virus/HIV 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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