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Demographic and Health Survey 1998-99 - IPUMS Subset

Burkina Faso, 1998 - 1999
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BFA_1998_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie, Ministère de l’Économie et des Finances [Burkina Faso] and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center
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Way to reduce AIDS risk: Not having sex (open-ended) (M_AIDABSTLOWRMN)

Data file: BFA1998-M.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 483
End: 483
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
604. In your opinion, what can one do?
PROBE: Anything else?
RECORD ALL MENTIONED.

BE FAITHFUL A
ABSTAIN FROM HAVING SEX B
USE CONDOMS C
AVOID MULTIPLE PARTNERS D
AVOID PROSTITUTES E
AVOID HOMOSEXUAL RELATIONS F
AVOID BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS G
AVOID INJECTIONS H
AVOID KISSING I
AVOID MOSQUITO BITES J
AVOID DIRTY BLADES/SCISSORS/KNIVES/OTHER CUTTING INSTRUMENTS K
SEEK PROTECTION FROM TRADITIONAL HEALERS L
OTHER (SPECIFY) _____ W
OTHER (SPECIFY) _____ X
DOESN'T KNOW Z
Categories
Value Category
0 No
1 Yes
7 Don't know
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
AIDABSTLOWRMN (MV754B) indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the respondent reported that abstaining from sex reduces the risk of contracting HIV/AIDS.

For a similar variable using a yes/no question format, see AIDABSTLOWRYNMN (MV754BP).

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
HIV/AIDS transmission and prevention Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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