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Demographic and Health Survey 1996 - IPUMS Subset

Benin, 1996
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BEN_1996_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Ministère du Plan, de la Restructuration Économique et de la Promotion de l'Emploi, Institut National de la Statistique et de l'Analyse Économique, Bureau Central de Recensement [Bénin], and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center
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Heard of STI: Trichomoniasis (M_STIKNOWTRICHMN)

Data file: BEN1996-M.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 547
End: 547
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
601B) What illnesses have you heard of?
RECORD ALL RESPONSES.

SYPHILIS A
GONORRHEA B
AIDS C
VAGINAL TRICHOMONIASIS D
GENITAL ULCERS E
OTHER (SPECIFY) ________________ X
DON'T KNOW Z
Categories
Value Category
0 No
1 Yes
8 Missing
9 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
STIKNOWTRICHMNN indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the respondent reported having heard of the sexually transmitted infection trichomoniasis.

Carried by a parasite, this STI may cause genital discharge, itching, and painful urination in women, but is usually asymptomatic in men.

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Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
STI knowledge Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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