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Demographic and Health Survey, 2008
Fifth Round

Nigeria, 2008
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NGA-NPC-DHS-2008-v1.0
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National Population Commission (NPC)
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Oct 18, 2010
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Data file: Woman

The women questionnaire (see External resources) f or demographic and Health Survey, 2008 included select demographic and health outcomes, e.g contraceptive use and the receipt of health care services during pregnancy, at delivery, and in the postnatal period, fertility, infant and child mortality immunization levels use of family planning breastfeeding practices nutritional status of mothers and young children use of mosquito nets, female genital cutting, maternal and child health domestic violence and sexual activity and awareness behaviour regarding AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections in Nigeria.

Cases: 34596
Variables: 964

Variables

V452c
[na] read consent statement
V453
[na] hemoglobin level (g/dl - 1 decimal)
V454
[na] currently pregnant (household report)
V455
[na] result of measuring (hemoglobin)
V456
[na] hemoglobin level adjusted by altitude (g/dl - 1 decimal
V457
[na] anemia level
V458
[na] agrees to referral
V459
Have bednet for sleeping (household report)
V460
Children under 5 slept under bednet last night (hh report)
V461
Respondent slept under bednet
V462
[na] washed hands before preparing last meal
V463a
Smokes cigarettes
V463b
Smokes pipe
V463c
Chewing tobacco
V463d
Uses snuff
V463e
[na] smokes country specific
V463f
[na] smokes country specific
V463g
[na] smokes country specific
V463x
Smokes other
V463z
Smokes nothing
V464
Number of cigarettes in last 24 hours
V465
Disposal of youngest child's stools when not using toilet
V466
[na] when child is seriously ill, can decide whether med tx
V467a
[na] getting medical help for self: know where to go
V467b
Getting medical help for self: getting permission to go
V467c
Getting medical help for self: getting money needed for tx
V467d
Getting medical help for self: distance to health facility
V467e
Getting medical help for self: having to take transport
V467f
Getting medical help for self: not wanting to go alone
V467g
Getting medical help for self: concern no female health prov
V467h
Getting medical help for self: concern no provider
V467i
Getting medical help for self: concern no drugs available
V467j
Getting medical help for self: no male provider [cs]
V467k
[na] getting medical help for self: cs
V467l
[na] getting medical help for self: cs
V467m
[na] getting medical help for self: cs
V468
Columns used for last birth only variables
V471a
Mother had tinned, powdered or fresh milk
V471b
Mother had tea or coffee
V471c
Mother had any other liquid
V471d
[na] mother had cs liquid
V471e
[na] mother had cs liquid
V471f
[na] mother had cs liquid
V471g
[na] mother had cs liquid
V472a
[na] mother had cs foods
V472b
[na] mother had cs foods
V472c
[na] mother had cs foods
V472d
[na] mother had cs foods
V472e
Mother had bread, noodles, other made from grains
V472f
Mother had potatoes, cassave, or other tubers
V472g
Mother had eggs
V472h
Mother had meat (beef, pork, lamb, chicken, etc)
V472i
Mother had pumpkin, carrots, squash (yellow or orange inside
V472j
Mother had any dark green leafy vegetables
V472k
Mother had mangoes, papayas, other vitamin a fruits
V472l
Mother had any other fuits
V472m
Mother had liver, heart, other organs
V472n
Mother had fish or shellfish
V472o
Mother had food made from beans, peas, lentis, nuts
V472p
Mother had cheese, yogurt , other milk products
V472q
Mother had oil, fats, butter, products made of them
V472r
Mother had chocolates, sweets, candies, pastries, etc
V472s
Mother had other solid-semisolid food
V472t
[na] mother had cs foods
V472u
[na] mother had cs foods
V473a
[na] read consent statement (hiv)
V473b
[na] result of measuring (hiv)
V474
Heard of tuberculosis or tb
V474a
Tuberculosis spread by: air when coughing or sneezing
V474b
Tuberculosis spread by: sharing utensils
V474c
Tuberculosis spread by: touching a person with tb
V474d
Tuberculosis spread through food
V474e
Tuberculosis spread by: sexual contact
V474f
Tuberculosis spread by: mosquito bites
V474g
[na] tuberculosis spread by: cs
V474h
[na] tuberculosis spread by: cs
V474i
[na] tuberculosis spread by: cs
V474j
[na] tuberculosis spread by: cs
V474x
Tuberculosis spread by: other
V474z
Tuberculosis spread by: don't know
V475
Can tuberculosis be cured
V476
Keep secret when family member gets tb
V477
Number of injections in last 12 months
V478
Injections administered by a health worker
V479
Source for injection by health worker
V480
Syringe and needle from new, unopened package
V481
Covered by health insurance
V481a
Health insurance type: mutual/ community-based health organi
V481b
Health insurance type: provided by employer
V481c
[na] health insurance type: social security
V481d
Health insurance type: private/commercial purchased
V481e
[na] health insurance type: cs
V481f
[na] health insurance type: cs
V481g
[na] health insurance type: cs
V481h
[na] health insurance type: cs
V481x
Health insurance type: other
V482a
Arrange care of biological children under age 18
V482b
Primary caregiver of children under age 18
V482c
Arrange care of non-biological children < 18
V501
Current marital status
V502
Currently/formerly/never marr.
V503
Number of unions
V504
Husband lives in house
V505
Number of other wives
V506
Wife rank number
V507
Month of first marriage
V508
Year of first marriage
V509
Date of first marriage (cmc)
V510
Completeness of date inform.
V511
Age at first marriage
V512
Years since first marriage
V513
Marital duration (grouped)
V525
Age at first intercourse
V527
Time since last intercourse
V528
Time (days) since last intercourse(g)
V529
Time (months) since last intercourse(imputed)
V530
Flag for v529
V531
Age at first intercourse (imp)
V532
Flag for v531
V535
Have ever been married
V536
Recent sexual activity
V537
Months of abstinence
V538
How previous marriage or union ended
V539
Who received most of late husbands property
V540
Respondent received any of late husband's assets or valuable
V541
Intends to postpone intercourse until marriage
V602
Fertility preference
V603
Preferred waiting time
V604
Preferred waiting time (grpd)
V605
Desire for more children
V613
Ideal number of children
V614
Ideal number of children (grp)
V616
Time for future birth
V621
Husbands desire for children
V623
Exposure
V624
Unmet need
V625
Exposure (definition 2)
V626
Unmet need (definition 2)
V627
Ideal number of boys
V628
Ideal number of girls
V629
Ideal number of either sex
V631
[na] problem if became pregnant
V632
Decision maker for using contraception
V633a
Reason for not having sex: husband has std
V633b
Reason for not having sex: husband has other women
V633c
[na] reason for not having sex: recent birth
V633d
Reason for not having sex: tired, mood
V633e
[na] reason for not having sex: cs
V633f
[na] reason for not having sex: cs
V633g
[na] reason for not having sex: cs
V634
Husband knows that respondent is using contraception
V701
Partner's education level
V702
Highest year of education
V704
Partner's occupation
V705
Partner's occupation
V714
Respondent currently working
V714a
Have a job from which respondent was absent
V715
Husbands education-single yrs
V716
Respondent's occupation
V717
Respondent's occupation
V719
Work for family, others, self
V721
Works at home or away
V729
Partner's educational attainm.
V730
Partners age
V731
Worked in last 12 months
V732
Employment all year/seasonal
V739
Who decides how to spend money
V740
Type of land where resp. Works
V741
Type of earnings for work
V743a
Final say on own health care
V743b
Final say on making large household purchases
V743c
Final say on making household purchases for daily needs
V743d
Final say on visits to family or relatives
V743e
[na] final say on food to be cooked each day
V743f
Final say on deciding what to do with money husband earns
V744a
Wife beating justified if she goes out without telling him
V744b
Wife beating justified if she neglects the children
V744c
Wife beating justified if she argues with him
V744d
Wife beating justified if she refuses to have sex with him
V744e
Wife beating justified if she burns the food
V746
Earns more than partner
V750
Heard sexual transmit. Disease
V751
Ever heard of aids
V754bp
Reduce risk of getting aids by not having sex at all
V754cp
Reduce chances of aids by always using condoms during sex
V754dp
Reduce chance of aids: have 1 sex partner with no oth partnr
V754jp
Get aids from mosquito bites
V754wp
Get aids by sharing food with person who has aids
V756
Can a healthy person have aids
V761
Last intercourse used condom
V761b
Intercourse with other man (1) used condom
V761c
Intercourse with other man (2) used condom
V762aa
Source for condoms: government hospital
V762ab
Source for condoms: government health center/post
V762ac
Source for condoms: family planning clinic
V762ad
Source for condoms: mobile clinic
V762ae
Source for condoms: public field worker
V762af
Source for condoms: other public
V762ag
[na] source for condoms: public cs
V762ah
[na] source for condoms: public cs
V762ai
[na] source for condoms: public cs
V762aj
Source for condoms: private hosp, clinic
V762ak
Source for condoms: pharmacy
V762al
Source for condoms: private doctor
V762am
Source for condoms: private mobile clinic
V762an
Source for condoms: private field worker
V762ao
Source for condoms: other private
V762ap
Source for condoms: chemist/pms [cs]
V762aq
Source for condoms: ngo [cs]
V762ar
[na] source for condoms: private cs
V762as
Source for condoms: shop
V762at
Source for condoms: church
V762au
Source for condoms: friends, relatives
V762av
[na] source for condoms: cs
V762aw
[na] source for condoms: cs
V762ax
Source for condoms: other
V762az
Source for condoms: dk source for condom
V762ba
Source for female condoms: government hospital
V762bb
Source for female condoms: government health center/post
V762bc
Source for female condoms: family planning clinic
V762bd
Source for female condoms: mobile clinic
V762be
Source for female condoms: public field worker
V762bf
Source for female condoms: other public
V762bg
[na] source for female condoms: public cs
V762bh
[na] source for female condoms: public cs
V762bi
[na] source for female condoms: public cs
V762bj
Source for female condoms: private hosp, clinic
V762bk
Source for female condoms: pharmacy
V762bl
Source for female condoms: private doctor
V762bm
Source for female condoms: private mobile clinic
V762bn
Source for female condoms: private field worker
V762bo
Source for female condoms: other private
V762bp
Source for female condoms: chemist/ pms [cs]
V762bq
Source for female condoms: ngo [cs]
V762br
[na] source for female condoms: private cs
V762bs
Source for female condoms: shop
V762bt
Source for female condoms: church
V762bu
Source for female condoms: friends, relatives
V762bv
[na] source for female condoms: ngo
V762bw
[na] source for female condoms: cs
V762bx
Source for female condoms: other
V762bz
Source for female condoms: dk source for condom
V763a
Had any std in last 12 months
V763b
Had genital sore/ulcer in last 12 months
V763c
Had genital discharge in last 12 months
V763d
[na] last 12 months had cs std
V763e
[na] last 12 months had cs std
V763f
[na] last 12 months had cs std
V763g
[na] last 12 months had cs std
V766a
No. Other than husband had sex in last 12 months
V766b
No. Had sex including husband in last 12 months
V767a
Relationship with last sex partner
V767b
Relationship with other sex partner (1)
V767c
Relationship with other sex partner (2)
V768a
Length of time knows last partner
V768b
Length of time knows other partner (1)
V768c
Length of time knows other partner (2)
V769
Could get a condom
V769a
Could get a female condom
V770
Seek advice for last disease
V770a
Seek advice its: govt hospital
V770b
Seek advice its: health center
V770c
Seek advice its: public vct center
V770d
Seek advice its: fp clinic
V770e
Seek advice its: mobile clinic
V770f
Seek advice its: fieldworker
V770g
[na] seek advice its: cs public
V770h
[na] seek advice its: cs public
V770i
[na] seek advice its: cs public
V770j
Seek advice its: other public
V770k
Seek advice its: private hosp/clinic/doctor
V770l
Seek advice its: private vct center
V770m
Seek advice its: pharmacy
V770n
Seek advice its: mobile clinic
V770o
Seek advice its: fieldworker
V770p
Seek advice its: chemist/pms [cs]
V770q
[na] seek advice its: cs private
V770r
[na] seek advice its: cs private
V770s
Seek advice its: other private
V770t
Seek advice its: shop
V770u
[na] seek advice its: cs other
V770v
[na] seek advice its: cs other
V770w
[na] seek advice its: cs other
V770x
Seek advice other
V774a
Aids transmit. During pregnancy
V774b
Aids transmit. During delivery
V774c
Aids transmit. By breastfeeding
V775
Knows someone who has or died of aids
V777
Allowed to keep aids infection secret
V778
Willing to care for relative with aids
V779
Person with aids allowed to continue teaching
V780
Should children be taught about condoms
V781
Ever been tested for aids
V783
Know a place to get aids test
V784a
Place for aids test: govt hospital
V784b
Place for aids test:health center
V784c
Place for aids test: public vct center
V784d
Place for aids test: fp clinic
V784e
Place for aids test: mobile clinic
V784f
Place for aids test: filedworker
Total: 964
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