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Demographic and Health Survey 2006-2007 - IPUMS Subset

Namibia, 2006 - 2007
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NAM_2006_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS
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Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) [Namibia] and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center
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Mother took SP/Fansidar for malaria during pregnancy (C_ANMALSP)

Data file: NAM2006-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 1364
End: 1364
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
427. What drugs did you take?
RECORD ALL MENTIONED. IF TYPE OF DRUG IS NOT DETERMINED, SHOW TYPICAL ANTIMALARIAL DRUGS TO RESPONDENT.
[LAST BIRTH ONLY]

SP/FANSIDAR A
OTHER (SPECIFY) ____ X
DON'T KNOW Z
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
ANMALSP (M49A) indicates whether the child's mother took the antimalarial drug sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine (SP), also known as Fansidar, while the child was in utero. Other common trade names include Maloxine, Malafan, Metakelfin (sulphamethoxypyrazine/pyrimethamine), Novidar, and Amalar.

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Child antenatal care, general Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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