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Demographic and Health Survey 2015-2016 - IPUMS Subset

Angola, 2015 - 2016
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AGO_2015_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE) [Angola], Ministério da Saúde (MINSA) [Angola], Ministério do Planeamento e do Desenvolvimento Territorial (MINPLAN) [Angola] and ICF., Minnesota Population Center
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Jan 16, 2021
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FP method currently used: Lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) (W_FPNOWUSLAM)

Data file: AGO2015-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 732
End: 732
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
304) Which method are you using?
RECORD ALL ANSWERS. IF MORE THAN ONE METHOD MENTIONED, FOLLOW GO INSTRUCTION FOR HIGHEST METHOD IN LIST.

FEMALE STERILIZATION A (GO TO 306)
MALE STERILIZATION B (GO TO 306)
IUD C (GO TO 308)
INJECTABLES D (GO TO 308)
IMPLANTS E (GO TO 308)
PILL F
CONDOM G (GO TO 308)
FEMALE CONDOM H (GO TO 308)
EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION I (GO TO 308)
STANDARD DAYS METHOD J (GO TO 308)
LACTATIONAL AMEN. METHOD K (GO TO 308)
PERIODIC ABSTINENCE L (GO TO 308)
WITHDRAWAL M (GO TO 308)
OTHER MODERN METHOD X (GO TO 308)
OTHER TRADITIONAL METHODS Y(GO TO 308)
Categories
Value Category
0 No
1 Yes
9 NIU (not in universe)
7 Don't know
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
FPNOWUSLAM (V307_13) indicates whether the woman is now using the lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) to delay or avoid getting pregnant.

IPUMS-DHS users may also be interested in FPMETHNOW (V312), which reports the woman's current contraceptive method.

concept

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