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Demographic and Health Survey 1998 - IPUMS Subset

Ghana, 1998
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GHA_1998_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Ghana Statistical Service and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center
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Thinks not having sex reduces AIDS risk (open-ended) (B_AIDABSTLOWR)

Data file: GHA1998-B.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 709
End: 709
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
804. What can a person do? Any other ways?
RECORD ALL MENTIONED.

SAFE SEX A
ABSTAIN FROM SEX B
USE CONDOM C
HAVE ONLY ONE SEX PARTNER D
AVOID SEX WTIH PROSTITUTES E
AVOID SEX WITH HOMOSEXUALS F
AVOID BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS G
AVOID INJECTIONS H
AVOID INFECTED NEEDLES I
AVOID KISSING J
AVOID MOSQUITO BITES K
AVOID SHARING INFECTED BLADES L
SEEK PROTECTION FROM TRADITIONAL HEALER M
OTHER (SPECIFY) ____ W
OTHER (SPECIFY) ____ X
DON'T KNOW Z
Categories
Value Category
9 NIU (not in universe)
8 Missing
7 Don't know
1 Yes
0 No
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
AIDABSTLOWR (V754B) indicates whether the woman reported that abstaining from sex reduces the risk of contracting HIV/AIDS.

For a similar variable using a yes/no question format, see AIDABSTLOWRYN (V754BP).

concept

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