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Demographic and Health Survey 2016-2017 - IPUMS Subset

Burundi, 2016 - 2017
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BDI_2016_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Ministère à la Présidence chargé de la Bonne Gouvernance et du Plan [Burundi] (MPBGP), Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Lutte contre le Sida [Burundi] (MSPLS), Institut de Statistiques et d’Études Économiques du Burundi (ISTEEBU), et ICF., Minnesota Population Center
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Jan 16, 2021
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Get AIDS from: Witchcraft or supernatural means (B_AIDGETWITCH)

Data file: BDI2016-B.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 868
End: 868
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
1006) Can people get the HIV virus because of witchcraft or other supernatural means?

YES 1
NO 2
DON'T KNOW 8
Categories
Value Category
9 NIU (not in universe)
8 Missing
7 Don't know
1 Yes
0 No
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
AIDGETWITCH (V823) indicates whether the woman believes AIDS can be contracted through witchcraft or supernatural means. Not all surveys specifically use the term "witchcraft" in the question. See Comparability.

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Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
HIV/AIDS transmission and prevention Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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