Demographic and Health Survey 2006 - IPUMS Subset

Nepal, 2006

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NPL_2006_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS

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Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP) [Nepal], New ERA, and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center

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Knows about rhythm/periodic abstinence for FP (M_FPKNORHYMN)

Data file: NPL2006-M.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 531

End: 532

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

SECTION 3. CONTRACEPTION

Now I would like to talk about family planning - the various ways or methods that a couple can use to delay or avoid a pregnancy
Which ways or methods have you heard about?
FOR METHODS NOT MENTIONED SPONTANEOUSLY, ASK: Have you ever heard of (METHOD)?
CIRCLE CODE 1 IN 301 FOR EACH METHOD MENTIONED SPONTANEOUSLY
THEN PROCEED DOWN COLUMN 301, READING THE NAME AND DESCRIPTION OF EACH METHOD NOT MENTIONED SPONTANEOUSLY. CIRCLE CODE 1 IF METHOD IS RECOGNIZED, AND CODE 2 IF NOT RECOGNIZED. THEN, FOR EACH METHOD WITH CODE 1 CIRCLED IN 301, ASK 302.

Value	Category
00	No
10	Yes
11	Yes, spontaneously
12	Yes, probed
97	Method not asked about at all
98	Missing
99	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

FPKNORHYMN (MV304_08) indicates whether the man knows about the rhythm method or periodic abstinence as a method for family planning. Some samples differentiate between spontaneous and probed affirmative responses; see Comparability. In probing questions, the rhythm method or period abstinence is often described by the following text:

To avoid pregnancy, women do not have sexual intercourse on the days of the month they think they can get pregnant.

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Knowledge of family planning Variables -- TOPICS	IPUMS

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