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Demographic and Health Survey 1990-1991 - IPUMS Subset

Pakistan, 1990 - 1991
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PAK_1990_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Population Studies [Pakistan] and IRD/Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center
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Sep 19, 2018
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Known source for ORS: Lady health worker (public) (Pakistan) (B_ORSPK2)

Data file: PAK1991-B.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 686
End: 686
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
496. Where can you get the (LOCAL NAME) packet?

GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL 1
RHC/BHU/GOVERNMENT CLINIC 1
PRIVATE HOSPITAL/CLINIC 1
PRIVATE DOCTOR 1
FAMILY WELFARE WORKER 1
LADY HEALTH VISITOR 1
HAKIM/HOMEOPATH 1
DRUGSTORE 1
SHOP (OTHER THAN DRUGSTORE) 1
OTHER (SPECIFY) _____ 1
DON'T KNOW 1
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
ORSPK2 indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the woman reported a lady health worker as a source for oral rehydration solution (ORS). ORS is typically used to treat dehydration in individuals with diarrhea. This response is country-specific to Pakistan.

Some samples in the "ORS" series include categories that can be consolidated into a single response. IPUMS-DHS uses supplemental programming to combine these responses in a standard variable while preserving the separate responses in country-specific variables.

ORSPK2 is combined with ORSPK1 (family welfare worker) in ORSPUBFW (all public fieldworkers) for the 1991 Pakistan sample. IPUMS-DHS users interested in using ORSPK2 are encouraged to review ORSPUBFW for a more comprehensive response category.

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