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Demographic and Health Survey 2012 - IPUMS Subset

Niger, 2012
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NER_2012_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Ministère des Finances [Niger] and ICF International., Minnesota Population Center
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Cause of fistula: Don't know (B_FSCAUSDK)

Data file: NER2012-B.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 1041
End: 1041
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
1102) In your opinion, what are the causes of this illness?
PROBE: Anything else?
RECORD ALL MENTIONED

A WITCHCRAFT OR MYSTICAL ENCHANTMENT
B BAD DESTINY/FATALIST
C TOO YOUNG TO GIVE BIRTH
D TOO OLD TO GIVE BIRTH
E TOO THIN FOR PREGNANCY
F TOO MANY SUCCESSIVE DELIVERIES
G FREQUENT ILLNESS DURING PREGNANCY
H DELIVERY OF LARGE BABY
I HOME DELIVERY WITHOUT MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
J LONG LABOR
K UP TO GOD
X OTHERS (SPECIFY)
Y DON'T KNOW
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
FSCAUSDK indicates whether the woman did not know the cause of fistula, when asked an open-ended question about the condition's causes.

When children are chosen as the unit of analysis, the woman respondent indicates the mother of the child.

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Beliefs about fistula Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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