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Demographic and Health Survey 1993 - IPUMS Subset

Burkina Faso, 1993
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BFA_1993_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS
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Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie [Burkina Faso] and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center
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Jan 16, 2021
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Known source for ORS: Public hospital (C_ORSPUBHOS)

Data file: BFA1993-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 716
End: 716
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
488. Where can you obtain the ORS packet? Anywhere else?
RECORD ALL RESPONSES.

PUBLIC SECTOR

HOSPITAL A
MEDICAL CENTER B
CSPS C
SMI D
DISPENSARY E
PSP F
COMMUNITY PHARMACEUTICAL DEPOT G

PRIVATE MEDICAL SECTOR

PRIVATE DOCTOR'S OFFICE H
PHARMACY I
NURSE'S OFFICE J
RELIGIOUS DISPENSARY K

OTHER PRIVATE SECTOR

TRADITIONAL HEALER L
RELATIVE/NEIGHBOR/FRIEND 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
ORSPUBHOS (V424A) indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the woman reported a public hospital as a source for 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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