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Demographic and Health Survey 1992 - IPUMS Subset

India, 1992 - 1993
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IND_1992_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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International Institute for Population Sciences., Minnesota Population Center
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Sep 19, 2018
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Known source of ORS: Traditional healer/practitioner (other) (W_ORSPRIVHL)

Data file: IND1992-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 1915
End: 1915
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
495. Where can you get the ORS packet?
PROBE: Anywhere else?
RECORD ALL PLACES MENTIONED.

PUBLIC SECTOR

GOVT./MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL A
PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE B
SUB-CENTRE C
MOBILE CLINIC D
VILLAGE HEALTH GUIDE E
GOVERNMENT PARAMEDIC F

PRIVATE MEDICAL SECTOR

PRIVATE HOSPITAL/CLINIC G
PHARMACY/DRUGSTORE H
PRIVATE DOCTOR I
MOBILE CLINIC J
COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER K

OTHER PRIVATE SECTOR

SHOP L
TRADITIONAL PRACTITIONER M

OTHER (SPECIFY) ________ N
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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