Demographic and Health Survey 1988 - IPUMS Subset

Egypt, Arab Rep., 1988

Reference ID

EGY_1988_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

National Population Council [Egypt] and Institute for Resource Development/Macro Systems, Inc., Minnesota Population Center

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Know any type of FP method (W_FPKNOTYP)

Data file: EGY1988-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 443

End: 444

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

302. Have you ever heard of (METHOD)? READ DESCRIPTION.

01 PILL Women can take a pill every day.

YES/SPONT 1
YES/PROBED 2
NO 3

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

YES/SPONT 1
YES/PROBED 2
NO 3

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

YES/SPONT 1
YES/PROBED 2
NO 3

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

YES/SPONT 1
YES/PROBED 2
NO 3

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

YES/SPONT 1
YES/PROBED 2
NO 3

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

YES/SPONT 1
YES/PROBED 2
NO 3

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

YES/SPONT 1
YES/PROBED 2
NO 3

09 WITHDRAWAL Men can be careful and pull out before climax.

YES/SPONT 1
YES/PROBED 2
NO 3

10 SAFE PERIOD Couples can avoid having sexual intercourse on certain days of the month when the woman is more likely to become pregnant.

YES/SPONT 1
YES/PROBED 2
NO 3

11 PROLONGED BREASTFEEDING Women can prolong the time that they breastfeed their babies to delay the next pregnancy.

YES/SPONT 1
YES/PROBED 2
NO 3

12 ANY OTHER METHODS? Have you heard of any other ways or methods that women or men can use to avoid pregnancy?
_________________ (SPECIFY)

YES/SPONT 1
NO 3

(ASK 303-305 FOR EACH METHOD FOR WHICH A 1 OR 2 IS CIRCLED IN 302)

Value	Category
00	Knows no method
10	Knows only traditional or folkloric method
11	Knows only folkloric method
12	Knows only traditional method
20	Knows modern method
99	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

FPKNOTYP (V301) is a summary (recoded) variable indicating whether the woman knew any family planning method and, if so, whether she knew a modern method or only a traditional or folkloric method.

In the DHS, 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) that vary across samples.

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Knowledge of family planning Variables -- TOPICS	IPUMS

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