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Demographic and Health Survey 2014-15 - IPUMS Subset

Rwanda, 2014 - 2015
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RWA_2014_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda, Ministry of Health [Rwanda] and ICF International., Minnesota Population Center
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Sep 19, 2018
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Month of calendar year when started using current FP method (B_FPCURSTMO)

Data file: RWA2014-B.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 677
End: 678
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
311) I would like to ask you some questions about the times you or your partner may have used a method to avoid getting pregnant during the last few years.

USE CALENDAR TO PROBE FOR EARLIER PERIODS OF USE AND NONUSE, STARTING WITH MOST RECENT USE, BACK TO JANUARY 2009.

USE NAMES OF CHILDREN, DATES OF BIRTH, AND PERIODS OF PREGNANCY AS REFERENCE POINTS.

IN COLUMN 1, ENTER METHOD USE CODE OR '0' FOR NONUSE IN EACH BLANK MONTH.

ILLUSTRATIVE QUESTIONS:

When was the last time you used a method? Which method was that?
When did you start using that method? How long after the birth of (NAME)?
How long did you use the method then?

IN COLUMN 2, ENTER CODES FOR DISCONTINUATION NEXT TO THE LAST MONTH OF USE. NUMBER OF CODES IN COLUMN 2 MUST BE SAME AS NUMBER OF INTERRUPTIONS OF METHOD USE IN COLUMN 1.

ASK WHY SHE STOPPED USING THE METHOD. IF A PREGNANCY FOLLOWED, ASK WHETHER SHE BECAME PREGNANT UNINTENTIONALLY WHILE USING THE METHOD OR DELIBERATELY STOPPED TO GET PREGNANT.

ILLUSTRATIVE QUESTIONS:

Why did you stop using the (METHOD)? Did you become pregnant while using (METHOD), or did you stop to get pregnant, or did you stop for some other reason?
IF DELIBERATELY STOPPED TO GET PREGNANT, ASK: How many months did it take you to get pregnant after you stopped using (METHOD)? AND ENTER '0' IN EACH SUCH MONTH IN COLUMN 1.
Categories
Value Category
98 Missing
01 January
02 February
03 March
04 April
05 May
06 June
07 July
08 August
09 September
10 October
11 November
12 December
99 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
For women who are currently using family planning, FPCURSTMO (V315) reports the month of the calendar year when they first started using their current method. The year when the woman first started using her current method is reported in FPCURSTYR (V316).

concept

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