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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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Known source of ORS: Traditional healer/practitioner (other) (B_ORSPRIVHL)

Data file: PAK1991-B.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 677
End: 677
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
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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