Demographic and Health Survey 1992 - IPUMS Subset

Namibia, 1992

Reference ID

NAM_1992_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Ministry of Health and Social Services [Namibia], Central Statistics Office [Namibia], and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center

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Jan 16, 2021

Last modified

Jan 16, 2021

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Known source for ORS: Public fieldworker (B_ORSPUBFW)

Data file: NAM1992-B.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 660

End: 660

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

483) Where can you get the ORS packet?
PROBE: Anywhere else?
RECORD ALL PLACES MENTIONED

GVT. HOSPITAL A
GVT. HEALTH CENTER B
GVT. HEALTH POST C
PHC CLINIC (MOBILE) D
COMUNITY HEALTH WORKER E
PVT. DOCTOR F
PVT. HOSPITAL/CLINIC G
PHARMACY H
SHOP I
TRADITIONAL PRACTIONER J
OTHER (SPECIFY)____K
DK L

Value	Category
0	No
1	Yes
8	Missing
9	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

ORSPUBFW (V424E) indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the woman reported a public fieldworker as a source for an oral rehydration solution (ORS).

ORS is a typically used to treat dehydration in individuals with diarrhea.

Some samples in the "ORS" series include categories that can be consolidated into a single response. IPUMS-DHS uses supplemental programming to combine these responses in a standard variable while preserving the separate responses in country-specific variables.

For example, a given sample might include multiple categories for different types of public fieldworkers that could be combined to create a more comprehensive response category. See Comparability for more information on the specific categories combined in ORSPUBHC.

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
ORS treatment Variables -- TOPICS	IPUMS

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