811I. What can a person do to avoid getting Hepatitis?
PROBE: Any other ways? [CIRCLE ALL MENTIONED]
SAFE SEX A
SAFE BLOOD TRANSFER B
DISPOSABLE SYRINGE C
AVOID CONTAMINATED FOOD/WATER D
AVOID CONTACT WITH INFECTED PERSON E
MAKING SURE THAT INSTRUMENTS OF DENTISTS ARE PROPERLY STERILIZED F
OTHERS___________X
DON'T KNOW Z
Categories
Value
Category
0
No
1
Yes
7
Don't know
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
HEPOTHMN indicates whether the male respondent reported, in response to an open-ended question, that hepatitis can be prevented by some "other" method. The meaning of other depends upon the specific response categories included in a sample.