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Demographic and Health Survey 1988 - IPUMS Subset

Egypt, Arab Rep., 1988
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EGY_1988_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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National Population Council [Egypt] and Institute for Resource Development/Macro Systems, Inc., Minnesota Population Center
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Know source for modern FP method (C_FPKNOMODSRC)

Data file: EGY1988-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 577
End: 577
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
304. Where would you go to obtain (METHOD) if you wanted to use it? (WRITE THE RESPONSE AS GIVEN AND THEN ENTER THE CODE FROM BELOW)

01 PILL Women can take a pill every day.

RESPONSE ____________

02 IUD Women can have a loop or coil placed inside them by a doctor or a nurse.

RESPONSE ____________

03 INJECTIONS Women can have an injection by a doctor or nurse which stops them from becoming pregnant for several months.

RESPONSE ____________

05 FOAM/JELLY Women can place a sponge, suppository, jelly or cream inside the before intercourse.

RESPONSE ____________

06 CONDOM Men can use a rubber sheath during sexual intercourse.

RESPONSE ____________

07 FEMALE STERILIZATION Women can deliberately choose to have an operation to avoid having any more children.

RESPONSE ____________

08 MALE STERILIZATION Men can deliberately choose to have an operation to avoid having any more children.

RESPONSE ____________

10 SAFE PERIOD Couples can avoid having sexual intercourse on certain days of the month when the woman is more likely to become pregnant.
Where would you go to obtain advice on safe period?

RESPONSE____

CODES FOR 304

01 GOVERNMENT FP CLINIC
02 PRIVATE VOLUNTARY FP CLINIC
03 GOVERNMENT MCH CENTER
04 GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL
05 PRIVATE DOCTOR/CLINIC
06 PHARMACY
07 HOME DELIVERED
08 OTHER (SPECIFY)
13 NOWHERE
98 NOT SURE/DON'T KNOW
Categories
Value Category
0 Doesn't know source
1 Knows source for modern 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
FPKNOMODSRC (V303) indicates whether the woman knew of source from which she believed she could obtain a modern method of family planning. Whether the source existed and whether it could supply the method was not verified.

In the DHS, the following family planning methods are considered modern methods: Pill, IUD, injections, diaphragm, condom, female sterilization, male sterilization, implants, female condom, foam/jelly, lactational amenorrhea, and emergency contraception.

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Source of information on family planning Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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