Demographic and Health Survey 2000 - IPUMS Subset

Rwanda, 2000

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Reference ID

RWA_2000_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

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Office National de la Population [Rwanda] and ORC Macro., Minnesota Population Center

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Sep 19, 2018

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Barrier to woman's health care: Distance to facility (B_BHCDISTANCE)

Data file: RWA2000-B.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 990

End: 991

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

489. Now I would like to ask you some questions about medical care for yourself. Many different factors can prevent women from getting medical advice or treatment for themselves. When you are sick and want to get medical advice or treatment, is each of the following a big problem, a small problem, or not a problem?

Knowing where to go.

BIG PROBLEM 1
SMALL PROBLEM 2
NOT A PROBLEM 3

Getting permission to go.

BIG PROBLEM 1
SMALL PROBLEM 2
NOT A PROBLEM 3

Getting money needed for treatment.

BIG PROBLEM 1
SMALL PROBLEM 2
NOT A PROBLEM 3

The distance to the health facility.

BIG PROBLEM 1
SMALL PROBLEM 2
NOT A PROBLEM 3

Having to take transport.

BIG PROBLEM 1
SMALL PROBLEM 2
NOT A PROBLEM 3

Not wanting to go alone.

BIG PROBLEM 1
SMALL PROBLEM 2
NOT A PROBLEM 3

Concern that there may not be a female health provider.

BIG PROBLEM 1
SMALL PROBLEM 2
NOT A PROBLEM 3

Value	Category
10	Not a big problem
11	No problem at all
12	Small problem
20	Is big problem
98	Missing
99	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

BHCDISTANCE (V467D) indicates whether the woman reported "the distance to the health facility" as a barrier to getting medical care for herself.

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Access to care Variables -- TOPICS	IPUMS

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