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Demographic and Health Survey 2009 - IPUMS Subset

Lesotho, 2009
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Reference ID
LSO_2009_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW) [Lesotho] and ICF Macro., Minnesota Population Center
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Ever heard of pap smear (B_PAPSMEVHEARD)

Data file: LSO2009-B.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 1195
End: 1195
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
1012L Have you ever heard of a pap smear, that is an exam that consists of removing cells from the cervix to detect changes that can suggest the presence of cancer in a woman's womb?

YES 1
NO 2 GO TO 1013
Categories
Value Category
9 NIU (not in universe)
0 No
1 Yes
8 Missing
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
PAPSMEVHEARD indicates whether the respondent has ever heard of a pap smear. A pap smear is an exam in which cells are removed from the cervix to detect changes that can suggest the presence of cancer.

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Cancer Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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