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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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  • BGD1997-B.dat
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Maternity history index to birth history (C_MIDX)

Data file: BGD1997-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 168
End: 168
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
325. I would like to ask you some questions about the times you or your husband may have used a method to avoid getting pregnant during the last few years.

USE CALENDAR TO PROBE FOR EARLIER PERIODS OF USE AND NONUSE, STARTING WITH THE MOST RECENT USE, BACK TO BAISHAK 1398 (APRIL 1991). USE NAMES OF CHILDREN, DATES OF BIRTH, AND PERIODS OF PREGNANCY AS REFERENCE POINTS.

IN COLUMN 1, ENTER CODE I EACH MONTH OF METHOD USE OR '0' FOR NONUSE.

ILLUSTRATIVE QUESITONS:

COLUMN 1:

When was the last time you use a mthod? Which method was that?
When did you start using that method? How long after the birth of (NAME)?
How long did you use the method then?

IN COLUMN 2, ENTER CODES FOR DISCONTINUATION NEXT TO LAST MONTH OF USE. NUMBER OF CODES IN COLUMN 2 MUST BE SAME AS NUMBER OF INTERRUPTIONS OF METHOD USE IN COLUMN 1.

ASK WHY SHE STOPPED USING THE METHOD. IF A PREGNANCY FOLLOWED, ASK WHETHER SHE BECAME PREGNANT UNINTENTIONALLY WHILE USING THE METHOD OR DELIBERATELY STOPPED TO GET PREGNANT.

ILLUSTRATIVE QUESTION:

COLUMN 2:

Why did you stop using the (METHOD)?
Did you become pregnant while using (METHOD), or did you stop to get pregnant, or did you stop for some other reason?

IF DELIBERATELY STOPPED TO BECOME PREGNANT, ASK:

How many months did it take you to get pregnant after you stopped using (METHOD)?

AND ENTER '0'0 IN EACH SUCH MONTHS IN COLUMN 1.
Categories
Value Category
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
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
MIDX reports the young child's line number in the woman respondent's maternity history. For children who are included in the maternity history (pregnancy and postnatal care section of the questionnaire, normally children under age 3, 4, or 5), the value of MIDX is the same as the child's line number in the birth history (BIDX).

According to the DHS Recode Manuals, "For twins, the information in their entries will be identical for all variables relating to prenatal care."

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Identifiers Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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