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Demographic and Health Survey 1996-1997 - IPUMS Subset

Bangladesh, 1996 - 1997
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BGD_1996_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT) [Bangladesh], Mitra and Associates, and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center
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Source of diarrhea treatment: Traditional practitioner (other) (Bangladesh) (C_DIATRBD8)

Data file: BGD1997-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 1022
End: 1022
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
463. Where did you seek advice or treatment? Anywhere else?
RECORD ALL MENTIONED.

PUBLIC SECTOR

GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL A
FAMILY WELFARE CENTRE B
THANA HEALTH COMPLEX C
SATELLITE CLINIC D
EPI CLINIC E
SATELLITE OR EPI CLINIC F
FWA OR FIELDWORKER G

MEDICAL PRIVATE SECTOR

PRIVATE HOSPITAL OR CLINIC H
PHARMACY I
PRIVATE DOCTOR J

OTHER PRIVATE SECTOR

SHOP K
TRADITIONAL DOCTOR L
NGO CLINIC M
HOMEOPATHIC DOCTOR N

OTHER (SPECIFY) X
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
For children with diarrhea in the past 2 weeks, DIATRBD8 indicates, in response to an open-ended question, whether the child received treatment from a traditional practitioner. This response category is country-specific to Bangladesh.

Some samples in the "DIATR" series include multiple categories that can be consolidated into a single broad response. IPUMS-DHS uses supplemental programming to combine these responses in a standard variable, while also preserving the separate responses in country-specific variables.

For the 1997, 2000, and 2007 Bangladesh samples, DIATRBD8 is combined with DIATRBD7 (traditional homeopathic doctor) in DIATRPRIVHL (all traditional practitioners/healers). IPUMS-DHS users interested in using DIATRBD8 are encouraged to review DIATRPRIVHL for a more comprehensive response category for those samples.

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var_concept.title Vocabulary
Place for diarrhea treatment, CS Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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