Demographic and Health Survey 2014 - IPUMS Subset

Lesotho, 2014

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Reference ID

LSO_2014_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Ministry of Health [Lesotho] and ICF International., Minnesota Population Center

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Jan 16, 2021

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Pattern of use of contraceptive method (W_FPUSPATRN)

Data file: LSO2014-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 648

End: 649

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

311) I would like to ask you some questions about the times you or your partner may have used a method to avoid getting pregnant during the last few years.

C: PROBE FOR EARLIER INTERVALS OF USE AND NONUSE, STARTING WITH MOST RECENT GAP BACK TO JANUARY 2009. USE NAMES OF CHILDREN, DATES OF BIRTH, AND PERIODS OF PREGNANCY AS REFERENCE POINTS. ENTER METHOD AND DISCONTINUATION CODES FROM THE CALENDAR.

Categories

Value	Category
10	Currently using
20	Ever used, but not currently using
21	Used since last birth
22	Used before last birth
30	Never used
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

FPUSPATRN (V361) reports the woman's pattern of contraceptive use by indicating whether she is currently using, has used in the past, or has never used contraception.

concept

Concept

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

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