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Demographic and Health Survey 2008 - IPUMS Subset

Egypt, Arab Rep., 2008
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Reference ID
EGY_2008_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Ministry of Health [Egypt], E-Zanaty and Associates, and Macro International., Minnesota Population Center
Metadata
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Sep 19, 2018
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Sep 19, 2018
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Know any type of FP method (W_FPKNOTYP)

Data file: EGY2008-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 637
End: 638
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
302. Which ways or methods have you heard about?

FOR METHODS NOT MENTIONED, ASK: Have you ever heard of (METHOD)?

METHOD 01 FEMALE STERILIZATION Women can have an operation to avoid having any more children.

YES 1 (GO TO QUESTION 303 METHOD 01)
NO 2 (GO TO METHOD 02)

METHOD 02 MALE STERILIZATION Men can have an operation to avoid having any more children.

YES 1 (GO TO QUESTION 303 METHOD02)
NO 2 (GO TO METHOD 03)

METHOD 03 PILL Women can take a pill every day.

YES 1 (GO TO QUESTION 303 METHOD 03)
NO 2 (GO TO METHOD 04)

METHOD 04 IUD Women can have a loop or coil placed inside them by a doctor or a nurse.

YES 1 (GO TO QUESTION 303 METHOD 04)
NO 2 (GO TO METHOD 05)

METHOD 05 INJECTABLES Women can have an injection by a health provider that stops them from becoming pregnant for one or more months.

YES 1 (GO TO QUESTION 303 METHOD 05)
NO 2 (GO TO METHOD 06)

METHOD 06 IMPLANTS Women can have small rods placed in their upper arm by a doctor or nurse which can prevent pregnancy for several years.

YES 1 (GO TO QUESTION 303 METHOD 06)
NO 2 (GO TO METHOD 07)

METHOD 07 CONDOM Men can use a rubber covering during sexual intercourse.

YES 1 (GO TO QUESTION 303 METHOD 07)
NO 2 (GO TO METHOD 08)

METHOD 08 DIAPHRAGM, FOAM, JELLY A woman can place a sponge suppository, diaphragm, jelly or cream inside her vagina before intercourse.

YES 1 (GO TO QUESTION 303 METHOD 08)
NO 2 (GO TO METHOD 09)

METHOD 09 RHYTHM METHOD A couple can avoid having intercourse on the days of the month the woman is most to get pregnant.

YES 1 (GO TO QUESTION 303 METHOD 09)
NO 2 (GO TO METHOD 10)

METHOD 10 WITHDRAWAL Men can be careful and pull out before ejaculation.

YES 1 (GO TO QUESTION 303 METHOD 10)
NO 2 (GO TO METHOD 11)

METHOD 11 PROLONGED BREASTFEEDING Women can prolong the time that she breastfeeds her baby to delay the next pregnancy.

YES 1 (GO TO QUESTION 303 METHOD 11)
NO 2 (GO TO METHOD 12)

METHOD 12 EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION Women can prevent after having sexual intercourse within five days by taking one or two doses of pills.

YES 1 (GO TO QUESTION 303 METHOD 12)
NO 2 (GO TO METHOD 13)

METHOD 13 Have you heard of any other ways or methods that women or men can use to avoid pregnancy?

YES
(SPECIFY) __________ 1
NO (SPECIFY) ___________ 2
Categories
Value Category
00 Knows no method
10 Knows only traditional or folkloric method
11 Knows only folkloric method
12 Knows only traditional method
20 Knows modern method
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
FPKNOTYP (V301) is a summary (recoded) variable indicating whether the woman knew any family planning method and, if so, whether she knew a modern method or only a traditional or folkloric method.

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) that vary across samples.

concept

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