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Population and Family Health Survey 1990 - IPUMS Subset

Jordan, 1990
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Reference ID
JOR_1990_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Jordan Department of Statistics., Minnesota Population Center
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Known source for ORS: Friend/relative (Jordan) (B_ORSJO6)

Data file: JOR1990-B.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 729
End: 729
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
627) Where did you get information to prepare the home made fluid made from sugar, salt and water given to (NAME)?
CIRCLE ALL PERSONS MENTIONED.

GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL 1
PRIVATE HOSPITAL 1
MOTHER AND CHILD HEALTH CENTER 1
PRIMARY HEALTH CENTER 1
GENERAL PRACTITIONER CLINIC 1
SPECIALIST CLINIC 1
PHARMACY 1
FRIENDS/ RELATIVES 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
ORSJO6 indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the woman reported a friend or relative 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 Jordan.

concept

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