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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 avoiding mosquito bites reduces AIDS risk (open-ended) (B_AIDBITELOWR)

Data file: GHA1998-B.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 716
End: 716
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
0 No
1 Yes
7 Don't know
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
AIDBITELOWR (V754J) indicates whether the woman reported, in response to an open-ended question, that avoiding mosquito bites reduces the risk of contracting HIV/AIDS.

concept

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