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Features
Abortion
Abortion Questions asking women about pregnancies that ended in an abortion. Includes pregnancy histories where abortion is mentioned as an outcome or when a question such as "Did you or someone else do something to end this pregnancy?" is used. |
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Alcohol consumption
Alcohol consumption Questions asking about the consumption of alcoholic beverages. Can be asked of women and/or men. |
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Calendar
Calendar The DHS calendar is a month by month history of certain key reproductive and contraceptive key events in the life of the woman respondent for the 5 years preceding the interview. |
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Cooking fuel
Cooking fuel A question asking the household respondent about the type of cooking fuel used by the household. These are included as part of the core questionnaire. |
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HIV behavior
HIV behavior Questions asking individuals about behavioral risk factors related to the transmission of HIV. Can be asked of women and/or men. These are included as part of the core questionnaire. |
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HIV knowledge
HIV knowledge Questions asking individuals about their knowledge about HIV. Can be asked of women and/or men. These are included as part of the core questionnaire. |
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Human trafficking
Human trafficking Questions asking the household respondent if usual household members may have been victims of human trafficking. |
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Male circumcision self-reported
Male circumcision self-reported Questions asking men about their circumcision status. |
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Men's survey
Men's survey Surveys that include men in addition to women as individual respondents. |
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Micronutrients
Micronutrients Questions asking which foods and drinks were consumed by children in the 24 hours prior to the survey. |
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Paper survey
Paper survey Interviews conducted with paper questionnaires which are later entered into a computer at a central office. |
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Pregnancy history
Pregnancy history A full enumeration of all pregnancies to women interviewed as opposed to a birth history which only includes live births. |
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Social marketing
Social marketing Questions asking individuals about the brands of condoms and pills used by respondents to identify the social marketing brands used in the country. Condom brands can be asked of women and/or men. |
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Tobacco use
Tobacco use Questions asking individuals about the consumption of smoked and smokeless tobacco products. Can be asked of women and/or men. |
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Tuberculosis questions
Tuberculosis questions Questions asking individuals about their knowledge and attitudes about tuberculosis. Can be asked of women and/or men. |
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Women's status
Women's status Questions asking individuals about decision-making, ownership of house/land, use of banks, and other related questions. Can be asked of women and/or men. These are included as part of the core questionnaire. |
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