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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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Type of method: Pill (C_FPTYPPILL)

Data file: BGD1997-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 646
End: 646
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
303. Have you ever used (METHOD)?

01. PILL, MAYA: Woman can take a pill every day.

YES 1
NO 2

02. IUD: Women can have a loop or coil placed inside them by a doctor.

YES 1
NO 2

03. INJECTIONS: Women can have an injection by a doctor or nurse which stops them from becoming pregnant for several months.

YES 1
NO 2

04. IMPLANT, NORPLANT: Women can have several small rods placed in their upper arm by a doctor or nurse which can prevent pregnancy for several years.

YES 1
NO 2

05. CONDOM, RAJA: Men can put a rubber sheath on their penis during sexual intercourse.

YES 1
NO 2

06. FEMALE STERILIZATION, TUBAL LIGATION, TL: Have you ever had an operation to avoid having any more children?

YES 1
NO 2

07. MALE STERILIZATION, VASECTOMY: Has your husband ever had an operation to avoid having more children?

YES 1
NO 2

08. MENSTRUAL REGULATION, MR: When a woman's menstrual period does not come on time, she can go to a health centre or to the FWV and have a tube put in her for a short while to bring her period.

YES 1
NO 2

09. SAFE PERIOD, COUNTING DAYS, CALENDAR, RHYTHM METHOD: Couples can avoid having sexual intercourse on certain days of the month when the woman is more likely to get pregnant.

YES 1
NO 2

10. WITHDRAWAL: Men can be careful and pull out before climax.

YES 1
NO 2

11. Have you hear of any other ways or method that women or men can use to avoid pregnancy?

YES (SPECIFY) 1
NO 2
Categories
Value Category
9 NIU (not in universe)
1 Modern method
2 Traditional method
3 Folkloric method
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
FPTYPPILL (V304A_01) reports whether the Pill is considered to be a modern method, a traditional method, or a folkloric method of family planning in a given sample.

In the DHS in general, modern methods are the Pill, IUD, injections, diaphragm, condom, female sterilization, male sterilization, implants, female condom, foam/jelly, lactational amenorrhea, and emergency contraception. Traditional methods are periodic abstinence (rhythm), withdrawal, and abstinence. Folkloric methods are the category "other" and country-specific methods (such as herbs or amulet), which vary across samples.

Additionally, while FPTYPPILL (V304A_01) and the other "FPTYP" variables report whether a specific method is considered to be modern, traditional, or folkloric method in a given sample, IPUMS-DHS users may be interested in the complementary variable FPTYPNOW (V313), which indicates whether the woman's current contraceptive method is modern, traditional, or folkloric.

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Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Type of family planning method Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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