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Demographic and Health Survey 2008 - IPUMS Subset

Egypt, Arab Rep., 2008
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EGY_2008_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Ministry of Health [Egypt], E-Zanaty and Associates, and Macro International., Minnesota Population Center
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Last FP method discontinued in past 5 years (B_FPLDISMETH5Y)

Data file: EGY2008-B.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 695
End: 697
Width: 3
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
340. I would like to ask some questions about all of the (other) periods in the last few years during which you or your husband used a method to delay or avoid getting pregnant.

COLUMN 2 - SEGMENTS OF CONTRACEPTIVE USE SINCE JANUARY 2003

PROBE FOR EARLIER PERIODS OF USE AND NONUSE, STARTING WITH THE MOST RECENT PERIOD OF USE AND GOING BACK TO JANUARY 2003.
USE NAMES OF CHILDREN, DATES OF BIRTH, AND PERIODS OF PREGNANCY AS REFERENCE POINTS.

RECORD PERIODS OF USE AND NONUSE IN COLUMN 2 OF THE CALENDAR. FOR EACH MONTH IN WHICH A METHOD WAS USED, ENTER THE CODE FOR THE METHOD; ENTER "0" IN THOSE MONTHS WHEN NO METHOD WAS USED.

ILLUSTRATIVE QUESTIONS FOR COLUMN 2
- 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?

COLUMN 3 - SOURCE OF CONTRACEPTIVE METHOD SINCE JANUARY 2003

ASK FOR SOURCE OF METHOD FOR EACH SEGMENT OF USE IN THE CALENDAR PRIOR TO THE CURRENT SEGMENT OF USE. RECORD THE CODE FOR THE SOURCE IN COLUMN 3 IN THE MONTH AND YEAR IN WHICH THE SEGMENT OF USE BEGAN.

FOR THE PILL, CONDOM, INJECTION, AND DIAPHRAGM/FOAM/JELLY/CREAM, THE SOURCE SHOULD BE THE PLACE FROM WHICH THE METHOD WAS OBTAINED AT THE TIME THE SEGMENT OF USE BEGAN.

PROBE FOR THE EXACT ADDRESS OF EACH SOURCE. WRITE THE NAME TO THE RIGHT OF COLUMN 3 OF THE CALENDAR IN MONTH IN WHICH THE SEGMENT OF USE BEGAN.

THE NUMBER OF CODES ENTERED IN COLUMN 3 MUST BE THE SAME AS THE NUMBER OF SEGMENTS OF CONTRACEPTIVE USE IN COLUMN 2.

ILLUSTRATIVE QUESTIONS FOR COLUMN 3

FOR MODERN METHODS (CODES C-K)
- Where did you obtain (METHOD) when you began using it that time?

FOR TRADITIONAL METHODS (CODES N-X);
- Did you seek advice about how to use (METHOD) when you began using it that time?
- From where did you get the advice?

IF PHARMACY/OTHER NONMEDICAL SOURCE(S) (CODES I, L, M, X):
- Did you consult a doctor or a clinic when you began using (METHOD) that time?
IF YES: Where did you consult?
IF NO: RECORD CODE FOR PHARMACY OR OTHER SOURCE

COLUMN 4 - REASON FOR DISCONTINUATION

FOR EACH PERIOD OF USE, ASK WHY SHE STOPPED USING THE METHOD AND RECORD THE REASON FOR DISCONTINUATION IN COLUMN 4 OF THE CALENDAR IN THE MONTH IN WHICH THE SEGMENT OF USE WAS TERMINATED.

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

THE NUMBER OF CODES ENTERED IN COLUMN 4 MUST BE THE SAME AS THE NUMBER OF COMPLETE SEGMENTS OF CONTRACEPTIVE USE IN COLUMN 2.

ILLUSTRATIVE QUESTIONS FOR COLUMN 4

- Why did you stop using the (method)?
- Did you become pregnant while using (method),or did you stop to get pregnant, or stop for some other reason?

IF DELIBERATELY STOPPED TO BECOME PREGNANT, ASK:
- How many months did it take you to get pregnant after you stopped using (method)?

ENTER "0" IN EACH SUCH MONTH IN COLUMN 2.

AFTER COMPLETING COLUMNS 2, 3 AND 4 AS APPROPRIATE, GO TO 341

341. CHECK 302: METHOD 11

PROLONGED BREASTFEEDING NOT MENTIONED (GO TO 342)
PROLONGED BREASTFEEDING MENTIONED (GO TO 343)
Categories
Value Category
999 NIU (not in universe)
998 Missing
400 CONTINUATION OF SAME METHOD
304 Specific method 4
303 Specific method 3
302 Specific method 2
301 Specific method 1
300 OTHER METHOD, UNSPECIFIED
220 Withdrawal
213 Standard days method
212 Abstinence
211 Periodic abstinence
210 Abstinence or periodic abstinence
200 TRADITIONAL METHODS
141 Emergency contraception
131 Prolonged breastfeeding
140 Other modern method
130 Lactational amenorrhea (LAM)
124 Foam or jelly
123 Diaphragm/Jelly
122 Diaphragm/Foam
121 Diaphragm
120 Diaphragm/Foam/Jelly
107 Male sterilization
106 Female sterilization
105 Female condom
104 Condom
103 Norplant/Implants
102 IUD
101 Pill
100 MODERN METHODS
230 Other traditional/folkloric
231 Herbs/plants
232 Gris-Gris/Amulet
233 Astrology
234 Strings
110 Injections
111 Injections (3 monthly)
112 Injections (monthly)
142 Contraceptive patch
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
FPLDISMETH5Y (V359) reports the last contraceptive method the woman discontinued use of in the last five years.

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

concept

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