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Demographic and Health Survey and Malaria Indicator Survey 2015-2016 - IPUMS Subset

Tanzania, 2015 - 2016
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TZA_2015_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS
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Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children [Tanzania], Ministry of Health [Zanzibar], National Bureau of Statistics [Tanzania], Office of the Chief Government Statistician, and ICF., Minnesota Population Center
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Data file: TZA2015-C.dat

Child records

Cases: 10233

Variables

C_FCCIRC
Ever circumcised
C_FCAGE
Age at own circumcision
C_FCFLESH
Flesh removed from genital area for own FC
C_FCNICK
Genital area nicked w/out removing flesh
C_FCINFIB
Vaginal area sewn closed for FC
C_FCPERF
Who performed respondent's circumcision
C_FCCONTINU
FC should continue or be stopped
C_FCYNRELIG
Thinks FC important part of religious tradition (yes/no)
C_FCYNCUSTTRAD
Thinks FC is required by traditions or customs (yes/no)
C_FCTOTALDAU
Total daughters circumcised
C_ALEVER
Ever took an alcoholic drink
C_ALFREQ
Frequency of alcohol use
C_TONOSMOKE
Smokes nothing
C_TOSMOKE
Smokes cigarettes
C_TOCIGFQ
Frequency smokes cigarettes
C_TOCIGDAYNO
Number of cigarettes in last 24 hours
C_TOPIPE
Smokes pipe
C_TOCHEW
Uses chewing tobacco
C_TOCIGAR
Smokes cigars
C_TOSNUFF
Uses snuff
C_TOSNUFFN
Uses snuff by nose
C_TOSNUFFM
Uses snuff by mouth
C_TOSHISHA
Uses water pipe
C_TOGHUTKA
Uses ghutka (betal quid with tobacco)
C_TOKRETEK
Uses kreteks (clove-flavored cigarettes)
C_TOUSEOTH
Uses other tobacco
C_TOSMKHHFREQ
Frequency hh members smoke in house
C_DELCESRLAST
Last birth caesarean section
C_PPAMENNOW
Woman currently postpartum amenorrheic
C_PPABSTAINNOW
Woman currently postpartum abstaining
C_DISPOSESTOOL
Disposal of youngest child's stools (when not using toilet)
C_MATERNITYIDX
Number of children in maternity history
C_HEALTHIDX
Number of children in immunization/health history
C_KIDHEALTHIDX
Number of children in the child health history
C_BIOIDX
Number of children in height and weight table
C_LASTBIRTHONLY
Whether survey columns are used for last births only
C_BOTTLE24H
Mother fed last-born child from bottle with nipple in last day or night
C_BFEEDANYNOW
Woman currently breastfeeding any child
C_BFEEDST
When mother first put last-born child to breast
C_DIATRORSHEARD
Heard of ORS for diarrhea treatment
C_BIOMEASCODE
Code of person measuring children's height and weight
C_BIOFUNDER18
Under age 18 (according to household questionnaire) (respondents to women's survey)
C_BIOFLINENOPARENT
Line number of parent/responsible adult (non-adult respondents to women's survey)
C_BIOFPREGNANT
Currently pregnant
C_WEIGHTFEM
Weight of woman (kilos)
C_HEIGHTFEM
Height of woman in centimeters
C_BIOFHTAPCT
Height for age percentile for respondents to women's survey
C_BIOFHTASDRM
Height for age standard deviations from the reference median (for respondents to female survey)
C_BIOFHTAPCTRM
Height for Age percent of reference median for respondents to female survey
C_BIOFWTHTRMDHS
Weight for height percent of reference median (DHS) (respondents to women's survey)
C_BIOFWTHTRMFOG
Weight for height percent of reference median (MetLife or Fogarty) (respondents to women's survey)
C_BIOFWTHTRMWHO
Weight for height percent of reference median (WHO) (respondents to women's survey)
C_BIOFWTHTSDRMDHS
Weight for height standard deviations from the reference median (DHS) (respondents to female survey)
C_BIOFBMI
Body Mass Index (BMI) for respondents to the women's survey
C_BIOFROHRER
Rohrer's index (mass/height cubed) (for respondents to female survey)
C_BIOFWHYNOTMEAS
Result of measurement of the respondent
C_BIOFHHAGE
Woman's age in years from household record
C_BIOFHEMOCONSENT
Result of consent statement for anemia testing (respondents for women's survey)
C_BIOFHEMOLEVEL
Hemoglobin level (g/dl) (respondents for women's survey)
C_BIOFHEMOTEST
Whether hemoglobin level tested (respondents to women's survey)
C_BIOFHEMOLEVELALT
Hemoglobin level (g/dl) adjusted for altitude (respondents to women's survey)
C_BIOFANEMIALVL
Anemia level (respondents to women's survey)
C_BEDNETHAVE
Woman's household has bednet for sleeping
C_INJRECENTANY
Had any injection in recent months
C_INJRECENTNO
Number of injections in recent months
C_INJHCWORKER
Number of recent injections from healthcare worker
C_INJNEWNEDL
Last injection from new syringe and needle
C_BHCPERMIT
Barrier to woman's health care: Getting permission
C_BHCMONEY
Barrier to woman's health care: Lack money for treatment
C_BHCDISTANCE
Barrier to woman's health care: Distance to facility
C_BHCALONE
Barrier to woman's health care: Not want to go alone
C_INSCOVERYN
Covered by health insurance
C_INSORG
Has health insurance from mutual/community organization
C_INSEMPLOYER
Has health insurance through employer
C_INSSOCS
Has health insurance from government/social security
C_INSPRIVATE
Has private/commercially purchased health insurance
C_INSOTHER
Has health insurance from other source
C_HEALTHFACTRANS
Transportation to nearest health facility
C_HEALTHFACKM
Kilometers away from nearest health facility
C_CHDESIRE
Whether and when this child's pregnancy wanted
C_CHDESIREL
Time wanted to wait before pregnancy
C_KIDSEX
Sex of child
C_KIDALIVE
Child is alive
C_KIDBIRTHDAY
Child's day of birth
C_KIDBIRTHMO
Child's month of birth
C_KIDBIRTHYR
Child's year of birth
C_KIDAGEINFO
Completeness of information about child's age and date of birth
C_KIDCURAGE
Current age of child in years
C_KIDCURAGEMO
Current age of child in months
C_KIDDOBCMC
Child's date of birth (CMC)
C_KIDDOBCDC
Child's century day of birth (CDC)
C_KIDBORD
Child's birth order number
C_KIDTWIN
Child is twin or single birth
C_KIDAGEDEATH
Child age at death (non-imputed)
C_KIDAGEDIEDIMP
Child's age at death in month (including imputed)
C_KIDAGEDEATHFLAG
Flags for reported age at death of child
C_KIDLIVESWITH
Child lives with female respondent or with others
C_LINENOKID
Line number of child in household
C_LINENOPARENT
Line number of child's parent or caretaker
C_BIRTHINTPREMO
Length of preceding birth interval, in months
C_BIRTHINTPOSTMO
Length of following birth interval, in months
C_OTHBIRTHININT
Any other live births in interval between birth and previous reported birth
C_MLKIDNETSL
Type of bednet child slept under last night
C_KIDAGEMO
Age of child in months
C_HWWEIGHT
Child's weight in kilograms
C_HWHEIGHT
Child's height in centimeters
C_HWINDEX
Index to birth history, for child measurement
C_HWWTHTPCT
Weight for height percentile (CDC standards)
C_HWWHZNCHS
Weight for height standard deviations from reference median (CDC)
C_HWWTHTPCTRM
Weight for height percent of reference median (CDC standards)
C_HWWTAPCT
Weight for age percentile (CDC standards)
C_HWWAZNCHS
Weight for age standard deviations from reference median (CDC)
C_HWWTAPCTRM
Weight for age percent of the reference median (CDC standards)
C_HWHTAPCT
Height for Age percentile (CDC standards)
C_HWHAZNCHS
Height for age standard deviations from reference median (CDC)
C_HWHTAPCTRM
Height for age percent of reference median (CDC standards)
C_HWWHYNOTMEAS
Whether child measured, and, if not, why not
C_HWHTHOWMEAS
Child's height measured lying down or standing up
C_HWDAYOFBIRTH
Child's day of birth
C_HWDAYMEAS
Day of measurement
C_HWMONTHMEAS
Month of measurement
C_HWYEARMEAS
Year of measurement
C_HWHAZWHO
Height for age standard deviations from median (WHO)
C_HWWAZWHO
Weight for age standard deviations from median (WHO)
C_HWWHZWHO
Weight for height standard deviations from median (WHO)
C_HWBMIZWHO
Body Mass Index standard deviations (WHO)
C_HEMOCONSENT
Consent granted to draw blood for hemoglobin test
C_HEMOLEVEL
Hemoglobin level (gram/deciliter)
C_HEMOTEST
Whether hemoglobin level tested
C_HEMOLEVELALT
Hemoglobin level adjusted by altitude
C_ANEMIALVLKID
Anemia level of child
C_ANCARE
Received prenatal care
C_ANCARENURM
Nurse/midwife gave prenatal care
C_ANCARETBA
Traditional birth attendant gave prenatal care
C_ANCAREHW
Community/village health worker gave prenatal care
C_ANCAREOTH
Other person gave prenatal care
C_ANCARENONE
Received no prenatal care
C_ANVISMO
Timing of first antenatal visit for this pregnancy: Months
C_ANVISNO
Number of antenatal visits when child was in utero
C_ANVISNOTOP20
Number of antenatal visits when child was in utero, topcoded at 20
C_ANDRGPARA
Drugs for intestinal parasites taken during pregnancy
C_ANCAREBP
Antenatal care received: Mother's blood pressure taken
C_ANCAREBLD
Antenatal care received: Mother's blood sample taken
C_ANCAREUR
Antenatal care received: Urine sample taken
C_ANTETNUSNO
Number of tetanus injections before birth
C_PRETETNUSNO
Number of tetanus injections before pregnancy
C_PRETETNUSAGO
Years between prior tetanus injection and the pregnancy
C_PRETETNUSCMC
CMC date of mother's last tetanus injection before pregnancy
C_ANMALSP
Mother took SP/Fansidar for malaria during pregnancy
C_ANMALSPNO
Times mother took SP/Fansidar during pregnancy
C_ANMALSPSRC
Source for SP/Fansidar during pregnancy
C_ANCARETZ1
Doctor/medical assistant/AMO gave prenatal care (Tanzania)
C_ANCARETZ3
Maternal and Child health aide gave prenatal care (Tanzania)
C_ANCARETZ4
Clinical officer gave prenatal care (Tanzania)
C_ANCARETZ5
Assistant clinical officer gave prenatal care (Tanzania)
C_ANCARETZ7
Assistant nurse gave prenatal care (Tanzania)
C_ANCPUBHOS
Place for antenatal care: Public hospital
C_ANCPUBHC
Place for antenatal care: Public health center
C_ANCPRIVHOS
Place for antenatal care: Private hospital/clinic
C_ANCPRIVMIS
Place for antenatal care: Religious/mission hospital, health center, dispensary
C_ANCOTHER
Place for antenatal care: Other
C_ANCTZ1
Place for antenatal care: Referral/specialist hospital (public) (Tanzania)
C_ANCTZ2
Place for antenatal care: Regional hospital (public) (Tanzania)
C_ANCTZ3
Place for antenatal care: Referral hospital (public) (Tanzania)
C_ANCTZ4
Place for antenatal care: Regional referral hospital (public) (Tanzania)
C_ANCTZ5
Place for antenatal care: Private specialized hospital (Tanzania)
C_ANCTZ6
Place for antenatal care: Private hospital (Tanzania)
C_ANCTZ7
Place for antenatal care: Private clinic (Tanzania)
C_ANCTZ8
Place for antenatal care: Religious referral/specialist hospital (Tanzania)
C_ANCTZ9
Place for antenatal care: Religious district hospital (Tanzania)
C_ANCTZ10
Place for antenatal care: Religious health center (Tanzania)
C_ANCTZ11
Place for antenatal care: Religious dispensary (Tanzania)
C_ANIRON
Mother took iron tablets/syrup during pregnancy
C_ANIROND
Days mother took antenatal iron supplement
C_BIRTHSZ
Size of child at birth (subjective report)
C_BIRTHWT
Birthweight in kilos
C_BIRTHWTREF
Source of weight at birth (health card or recall)
C_DELCESR
Child delivered by caesarian section
C_DELCESRDEC
Timing for caesarean section decision
C_DELPL
Place child was delivered
C_DELCOST
Amount paid for delivery
C_DELNURM
Nurse/midwife gave delivery care
C_DELTBA
Traditional birth attendant gave delivery care
C_DELREL
Relative gave delivery care
C_DELOTH
Other person gave delivery care
C_DELNONE
No one gave delivery care
C_DELTZ1
Doctor/medical assistant/AMO gave delivery care (Tanzania)
C_DELTZ3
Maternal and Child health aide gave delivery care (Tanzania)
C_DELTZ4
Clinical officer gave delivery care (Tanzania)
C_DELTZ5
Assistant clinical officer gave delivery care (Tanzania)
C_DELTZ6
Village health worker gave delivery care (Tanzania)
C_DELTZ7
Assistant nurse gave delivery care (Tanzania)
C_BIRTHCERT
Child has birth certificate
C_BNOTIFHF
Received birth notification from health facility of child's birth
C_BNOTIFOTH
Received birth notification from other place
C_DELPPCHKA
Mother's health checked after discharge/home delivery
C_DELPPCHKATM
How long after delivery mother's health check took place
C_DELPPCHKAWHO
Person who checked respondent's health after discharge/delivery at home
C_DELPPCHKALOC
Where respondent's health check after discharge/delivery at home took place
C_PNBABCK
Child's postnatal check within 2 months
C_PNBABCKTM
How long after delivery child's postnatal check took place
C_PNBABCKWHO
Who performed newborn's postnatal check
C_PNBABCKLOC
Where child's health check took place
C_PNBABCKHF
Child's health checked before discharge
C_PNBABCKHFTIM
Timing of child's health check before discharge
C_PNBABCKHFWHO
Person who checked child health before discharge
C_PPCHECK
Mother's health checked before discharge
C_PPCHECKTM
Timing of mother's health check before discharge
C_PPCHECKWHO
Person who checked respondent's health before discharge
C_PPABMO
Duration of mother's postpartum abstinence
C_PPABMOC
Months of mother's postpartum abstinence (including women still abstaining)
C_PPABFLAG
Flag variable for mother's postpartum abstinence
C_PPAMHMO
Duration of mother's postpartum amenorrhea in months
C_PPAMHMOC
Months of mother's postpartum amenorrhea (including women still amenorrheic)
C_PPAMFLAG
Flag variable for mother's postpartum amenorrhea
C_DELTIME
Time spent at place of delivery
C_PPBFHELP
Post-partum check: Counseled mother on breastfeeding
C_PPBFOBS
Post-partum check: Observed breastfeeding
C_PPEXCORD
Post-partum check: Examined unbilical cord
C_PPSIGNS
Post-partum check: Counseled mother on danger signs for newborns
C_PPTEMP
Post-partum check: Measured child's temperature shortly after birth
C_DELCHEST
Child put on mother's chest and bare skin after birth
C_BRSFEDMO
Duration of breastfeeding in months (including still breastfed)
C_BRSFEDCAT
Breastfeeding status (categorical)
C_BRSFEDST
Time from birth until child first breastfed
C_FEDANY24H
Child fed any solid, semi-solid, or soft foods in past 24 hours (last birth)
C_FEDANY24HX
Times child fed any solid, semi-solid, or soft foods in past 24 hours
C_BRSFEDBOT
Child drank from bottle with nipple in last day or night
C_IRONSUPKID
Child taking iron pills, sprinkles, or syrup, past 7 days
C_VITA6MOKID
Child was given Vitamin A in the last 6 months
C_FEDNOTBRSMILKAGE
Age (in months) child first given anything other than breastmilk
C_MNPWK
Child given multiple micronutrient powder (MNP) in past 7 days
C_RUTFWK
Child given ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) in past 7 days
C_MAFEDWATER24H
Mother fed youngest child plain water in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDJUICE24H
Mother fed youngest child juice in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDFORM24H
Mother fed youngest child baby formula in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDGENMILK24H
Mother fed youngest child tinned, powdered, or fresh milk in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDSOUP24H
Mother fed youngest child soup or broth in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDOTHLIQ24H
Mother fed youngest child other liquid in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDCEREAL24H
Mother fed youngest child commerciall fortified baby food/cereal in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDGRAIN24H
Mother fed youngest child grain in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDYELVEG24H
Mother fed youngest child orange/yellow vegetables in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDTUBER24H
Mother fed youngest child local tubers in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDGRNVEG24H
Mother fed youngest child green leafy vegetables in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDVITAFRUIT24H
Mother fed youngest child fruits with vitamin A in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDOFRTVEG24H
Mother fed youngest child (other) fruits/vegetables in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDORGAN24H
Mother fed youngest child organ meat in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDMEAT24H
Mother fed youngest child meat in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDEGG24H
Mother fed youngest child eggs in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDFISH24H
Mother fed youngest child fish or shellfish in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDLEGUM24H
Mother fed youngest child legumes (beans, peas, nuts) in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDCHEESE24H
Mother fed youngest child cheese or yogurt in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDYOGURT24H
Mother fed youngest child yogurt in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDOTHER24H
Mother fed youngest child other solid, semi-solid, or soft food in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDFORM24HX
Times mother fed youngest child baby formula in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDGENMILK24HX
Times mother fed youngest child tinned, powdered, or fresh milk in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDYOGURT24HX
Times mother fed youngest child yogurt in past 24 hours
C_NBFEDANY
Any liquid other than breast milk given in first 3 days
C_NBFEDNO
Liquids given before breastmilk, first 3 days: Nothing
C_WORMTREKID
Child given drugs for intestinal parasites in last 6 months
C_COURECENT
Child had cough/difficult breathing recently
C_COUSHORTBRE
Child breathed with short, rapid breaths when had cough
C_COUCHESTPROB
Child with cough has problem in chest or sinuses only
C_FEVRECENT
Child had fever in last two/four weeks
C_FEVBLOODTEST
Blood taken from child's finger or heel for testing
C_FEVTREWAITDAYS
Number of days after fever started advice/treatment was sought
C_FEVGIVSP
Child's fever/cough treated by: SP/Fansidar (antimalarial)
C_FEVGIVCHLOR
Child's fever/cough treated by: Chloroquine (antimalarial)
C_FEVGIVAMOQ
Child's fever/cough treated by: Amodiaquine (antimalarial)
C_FEVGIVQUIN
Child's fever/cough treated by: Quinine (antimalarial)
C_FEVGIVQUINIV
Child's fever/cough treated by: Quinine injection/IV (antimalarial)
C_FEVGIVQUINPL
Child's fever/cough treated by: Quinine pills (antimalarial)
C_FEVGIVACT
Child's fever/cough treated by: ACT (antimalarial)
C_FEVGIVARTES
Child's fever/cough treated by: Artesunate (antimalarial)
C_FEVGIVARTESIV
Child's fever/cough treated by: Artesunate injection/IV (antimalarial)
C_FEVGIVARTESREC
Child's fever/cough treated by: Artesunate, rectal (antimalarial)
C_FEVGIVOTHMAL
Child's fever/cough treated by: Other antimalarial
C_FEVGIVANTIB
Child's fever/cough treated by: Antibiotics (pill/syrup)
C_FEVGIVINJ
Child's fever/cough treated by: (Antibiotic) Injection
C_FEVGIVAMOX
Child's fever/cough treated by: Amoxicillin (antibiotic)
C_FEVGIVASP
Child's fever/cough treated by: Aspirin
C_FEVGIVACET
Child's fever/cough treated by: Acetaminophen
C_FEVGIVIBU
Child's fever/cough treated by: Ibuprofen
C_FEVGIVOTH
Child's fever/cough treated by: Other
C_FEVGIVNONE
Child's fever/cough treated by: Nothing
C_FEVGIVDK
Child's fever/cough treated by: Don't know
C_FEVTRENONE
Whether no treatment or advice sought for child's fever/cough
C_FEVAMOQ1ST
Number of days after fever started amodiaquine first taken
C_FEVQUIN1ST
Number of days after fever started quinine first taken
C_FEVACT1ST
Number of days after fever started ACT first taken
C_FEVOTHMAL1ST
Number of days after fever started other antimalarial first taken
C_FEVTR1SRC
Place first sought treatment for child's fever/cough
C_FEVTRPUBHOS
Source of fever/cough treatment: Public hospital
C_FEVTRPUBHC
Source of fever/cough treatment: Public health center
C_FEVTRPUBFW
Source of fever/cough treatment: Public fieldworker
C_FEVTRPUBDRUG
Source of fever/cough treatment: Public dispensary
C_FEVTRPRIVHOS
Source of fever/cough treatment: Private hospital/clinic
C_FEVTRPRIVDRUG
Source of fever/cough treatment: Private pharmacy, drug store, or dispensary
C_FEVTRPRIVMIS
Source of fever/cough treatment: Mission/religious hospital, clinic, health center, or dispensary
C_FEVTRNGO
Source of fever/cough treatment: Non-governmental organization (NGO)
Total: 1427
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