Demographic and Health Survey 1988-1989 - IPUMS Subset

Uganda, 1988 - 1989

Reference ID

UGA_1988_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Ministry of Health with the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development, Department of Geography (Makerere University), Institute of Statistics and Applied Economics (Makerere University) [Uganda] and Institute for Resource Development/Macro Systems Inc., Minnesota Population Center

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Sep 19, 2018

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Current FP use by method type (folk, traditional, modern) (C_FPTYPNOW)

Data file: UGA1988-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 378

End: 379

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

314) Which method are you using?

PILL 01
IUD 02
INJECTIONS 03
DIAPHRAGM/FOAM/JELLY 04
CONDOM 05
FEMALE STERILIZATION 06 (GO TO 315A)
MALE STERILIZATION 07 (GO TO 315A)
PERIODIC ABSTINENCE 08 (GO TO 315B)
WITHDRAWAL 09 (GO TO 319)
OTHER (SPECIFY) ___________ 10 (GO TO 319)

Value	Category
00	No method
10	Folkloric or traditional method
11	Folkloric method
12	Traditional method
20	Modern method
98	Missing
99	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

FPTYPNOW (V313) indicates whether the woman is currently using a modern, traditional, or folkloric method of contraception.

When children are chosen as the unit of analysis, the woman respondent indicates the mother of the child.

In the DHS, modern methods are the Pill, IUD, injections, diaphragm, condom, female sterilization, male sterilization, implants, female condom, foam/jelly, lactational amenorrhea, and emergency contraception. Traditional methods are periodic abstinence (rhythm), withdrawal, and abstinence. Folkloric methods are the category "other" and country-specific methods (such as herbs or amulet), which vary across samples.

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Recent use of family planning Variables -- TOPICS	IPUMS

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