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Demographic and Health Survey 2010 - IPUMS Subset

Rwanda, 2010
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RWA_2010_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda, Ministry of Health [Rwanda] and ICF International., Minnesota Population Center
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Sep 19, 2018
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Type of method: Standard days method (M_FPTYPSDMMN)

Data file: RWA2010-M.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 590
End: 590
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category
1 Modern method
2 Traditional method
3 Folkloric method
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
FPTYPSDMMN (M304A_18) reports whether the standard days method (SDM) or cycle beads are considered to be a modern method, a traditional method, or a folkloric method of family planning in a given sample.

In the DHS, generally modern methods are the Pill, IUD, injections, diaphragm, condom, female sterilization, male sterilization, implants, female condom, foam/jelly, lactational amenorrhea, and emergency contraception. Traditional methods are periodic abstinence (rhythm), withdrawal, and abstinence. Folkloric methods are the category "other" and country-specific methods (such as herbs or amulet), which vary across samples.

IPUMS-DHS users may be interested in the complementary variable FPTYPNOWMN (MV313), which indicates whether the man's current contraceptive method is modern, traditional, or folkloric.

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Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Type of family planning method Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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