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Demographic and Health Survey 2015-2016 - IPUMS Subset

Malawi, 2015 - 2016
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MWI_2015_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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National Statistical Office (NSO) [Malawi] and ICF., Minnesota Population Center
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Jan 16, 2021
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Mother took iron tablets/syrup during pregnancy (B_ANIRON)

Data file: MWI2016-B.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 1487
End: 1487
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
606. In the last seven days, was (NAME) given iron pills, sprinkles with iron, or irons syrup like (this/any of these)?

SHOW COMMON TYPES OF PILLS/SPRINKLES/SYRUPS.

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
ANIRON (M45) indicates whether the child's mother took iron tablets or syrup while the child was in utero.

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Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Antenatal iron supplements Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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