Demographic and Health Survey 1993 - IPUMS Subset

Kenya, 1993

Reference ID

KEN_1993_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

National Council for Population and Development [Kenya], Central Bureau of Statistics [Kenya], and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center

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Sep 19, 2018

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Current FP use by method type (M_FPTYPNOWMN)

Data file: KEN1993-M.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 405

End: 405

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

M310. Which method are you using?
IF USING MORE THAN ONE METHOD, CIRCLE CODE FOR METHOD THAT COMES FIRST ON THE LIST (WITH LOWEST CODE NUMBER), AND WRITE NAME OF OTHER METHOD HERE:

________

PILL 01
IUD 02
INJECTIONS 03
FOAM TABLETS, JELLY, DIAPHRAGM 04
CONDOM 05
FEMALE STERILISATION 06
MALE STERILISATION 07
NORPLANT 08
RHYTHM, COUNTING DAYS 09 (GO TO M315)
NATURAL FP, MUCUS, TEMPERATURE 10 (GO TO M315)
WITHDRAWAL 11 (GO TO M315)
OTHER (SPECIFY) _________ 12 (GO TO M315)

Value	Category
0	No method
1	Folkloric method
2	Traditional method
3	Modern method
7	Don't know
8	Missing
9	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

FPTYPNOWMN (MV313) indicates whether the man is currently using a modern, traditional, or folkloric method of contraception.

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), which vary across samples.

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Recent use of family planning Variables -- TOPICS	IPUMS

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