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Demographic and Health Survey 1996 - IPUMS Subset

Tanzania, 1996
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TZA_1996_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Bureau of Statistics, Planning Commission [Tanzania] and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center
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Thinks not having sex reduces AIDS risk (open-ended) (B_AIDABSTLOWR)

Data file: TZA1996-B.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 666
End: 666
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
826. What can a person do to avoid getting AIDS or the virus that causes AIDS?
Any other ways?
CIRCLE ALL MENTIONED.

DO NOT HAVE SEX AT ALL A
USE CONDOMS DURING SEX B
DON'T HAVE SEX WITH PROSTITUTES C
DO NOT HAVE SEX WITH HOMOSEXUALS D
DO NOT HAVE MANY SEX PARTNERS E
HAVE ONLY ONE SEX PARTNER F
AVOID BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS G
AVOID INJECTIONS H
DON'T HAVE CHILDREN I
AVOID KISSING J
AVOID MOSQUITO BITES K
SEEK PROTECTION FROM TRADITIONAL HEALER L
DO NOT DRINK TOO MUCH ALCOHOL M
OTHER (SPECIFY) ___________ X
DOES NOT 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).

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