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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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Source of fever/cough treatment: Faith healer (other) (Pakistan) (C_FEVTRPK6)

Data file: PAK1991-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 1047
End: 1047
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
470. From whom did you seek advice or treatment?

GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL 1
RNC/BHU/GOVT CLINIC 1
PRIVATE HOSPITAL/CLINIC 1
PRIVATE DOCTOR 1
FAMILY WELFARE WORKER 1
LADY HEALTH VISITOR 1
HOMEOPATH 1
HAKIM 1
FAITH HEALER 1
DRUGSTORE 1
SHOP(OTHER THAN DRUGSTORE) 1
OTHER (SPECIFY) _____ 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
For children with a fever or cough in the past 2 weeks, FEVTRPK6 indicates, in response to an open-ended question, whether the child received treatment from a "faith healer." This response category is country-specific to Pakistan.

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

For the 1991 Pakistan sample, FEVTRPK6 is combined with FEVTRPK3 (homeopath) and FEVTRPK4 (hakim) in FEVTRPRIVHL (all traditional practitioners/healers). IPUMS-DHS users interested in using FEVTRPK6 are encouraged to review FEVTRPRIVHL for a more comprehensive response category.

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Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Source for respiratory treatment, CS Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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