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Demographic and Health Survey 1993 - IPUMS Subset

Kenya, 1993
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KEN_1993_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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National Council for Population and Development [Kenya], Central Bureau of Statistics [Kenya], and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center
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Known source for ORS: Private doctor (C_ORSPRIVDR)

Data file: KEN1993-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 680
End: 680
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
486. Where can you get Oralite/ORS sachets?
PROBE: Anywhere else?
RECORD ALL PLACES MENTIONED.

PUBLIC SECTOR

GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL A
GOVERNMENT HEALTH CENTRE B
GOVERNMENT DISPENSARY C

MEDICAL PRIVATE SECTOR

MISSION, CHURCH HOSPITAL OR CLINIC D
OTHER NON-GOVERNMENTAL SERVICE E
PRIVATE HOSPITAL/CLINIC F
PHARMACY G
PRIVATE DOCTOR H

MOBILE CLINIC I
COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER J
OTHER PRIVATE SECTOR

SHOP K
HERBALIST L
RELATIVE/FRIEND M

OTHER (SPECIFY) ______ N
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
ORSPRIVDR (V424L) indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the woman reported a private doctor as a source for oral rehydration solution (ORS).

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

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
ORS treatment Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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