ABS Adult Behavior Survey 2008-2011

Malawi

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MWI-MEIRU-ABS-2008-v1

Producer(s)

Dr Neil French (Director)

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Karonga HDSS

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Data file: css_abs1

css_abs1 Sexual behaviour survey women - main data
Unique identifier STID
Version 3 onwards includes FIS questions

Cases:	24280
Variables:	125

Variables

version

Version

intdate

Interview date

stid

Study identifier

Round

cno

Contact number

absfisboth

Abs/FIS/Both sectionsupdate date entered

oldhssstudyno

Old HSS study number

currmar

Currently married

evermar

Ever married

evercohab

Ever cohabited

agefirstmar

Age first married

nummar

Total husbands

diedmar

No. ended died

divmar

No. ended divorced

endymar

No. ended last 12 months

ferthis

Fertility historyfilled

mena

Started your monthly period v3 onwards

agemena

Age at monthly period v3 onwards

schlmena

At school when started periods

lastper

When was last monthly period v3 onwards

everpreg

Ever been pregnant v3 onwards

age1stpreg

Age at 1st pregnancy v4 onwards

firstpregmm

Month of 1st pregnancy v4 onwards

firstpregyr

Year of 1st pregnancy v4 onwards

schlpreg

At school when pregnant

pregfirst

Father of 1st pregnancy 1st person had sex with v6 only

type1stpreg

Father of 1st pregnancy v6 only

mar1stpreg

Marry partner of 1st pregnancy v6 ony

ppregage

Age of partner of 1st pregnancy v6 only

ppregyear

Year of birth of partner of 1st pregnancy v6 only

ppregagecat

Age cat of father of 1st pregnancy v6 only

ppregagedif

Age diff of father of 1st pregnancy v6 only

firstpreglive

Pregnancy end in live birth

termin

Miscarriage or stillbirth v3 onwards

age1stchi

Age when had 1st child v4 onwards

year1stchi

Year when had 1st child v4 onwards

totalchi

Total children v3 onwards

totson

Total sons v3 onwards

totdau

Total daughters v3 onwards

chimort

Child later died v3 onwards

boymort

Son later died v3 onwards

girlmort

Daughter later died v3 onwards

totsonh

No. of living boys with husband v3 onwards

totdauh

No. of living girls with husband v3 onwards

datechi

last child dob v3 onwards

datechix

Date last child born estimate

chialive

Current husband the father of this child v3 onwards

multiple

Was child one of a multiple birth v3 onwards

multalive

Alive child one of a multiple birth v3 onwards

martlast

When pregnant with this child were you married to current husband v3 onwards

husfa

Is husband the father v3 onwards

termina

Any miscarriages after last birth v3 onwards

termmm

Last miscarriage month v3 onwards

termyear

Last miscarriage year v3 onwards

husmis

Current husband father of the child miscarried v3 onwards

pregnant

Currently pregnant v3 onwards

mmgest

Months gestation v3 onwards

huspre

Current husband the father of the child you are carrying v3 onwards

contra

In month you became pregnant with last child or in your current pregnancy

meth

Contraception method v3 onwards

wantpre

At the time you become pregnant with last child or in the current pregnancy

reaswan1

Reason 1 for wanting no more children OR wanting to wait v3 onwards

reaswan2

Reason 2 for wanting no more children OR wanting to wait v3 onwards

wanthis

Before this pregnancy what was your husbands view v3 onwards

avoidprc

Currently using contraception v3 onwards

cumeth1

Contraception method1 v3 onwards

cumeth2

Contraception method2 v3 onwards

totchi

How many children would you have liked v3 onwards

atleabo

How many boys would you have liked v3 onwards

atleagi

How many girls would you have liked v3 onwards

totchicur

How many children would you like to have

totboy

How many boys like with current husband v3 onwards

totgirl

How many girls like with current husband v3 onwards

anymo

Want to have any (more) v3 onwards

waitano

How long would you like to wait v3 onwards

prorea1

Reason 1 for wanting no more children v3 onwards

prorea2

Reason 2 for wanting no more children v3 onwards

conseq

If have a child in next year, will there be consequences v3 onwards

reascon

What consequence v3 onwards

dischus

Does your husband want any (more) children v3 onwards

huswait

How long would he like to wait v3 onwards

relwait

Relatives making pressure for you to have a child v3 onwards

relwho

Which relative is making pressure for you to have a child v3 onwards

eversex

Ever had sex

eversexsbe

Sex with spouse/boyfriend

eversexfa

Sex with friend

eversexjm

Sex with someone met

eversexfor

Someone forced you v1 only

eversexun

Unwanted sex v2 onwards

age1stsex

Age at first sex

menstrstsex

Sex before menstruation

sch1stsex

At school when 1st had sex

spouchk

Check no. of spouses

othpart

No. of other partners

othcat

No. of other partners category

type1stsex

First partner

mar1stsex

Marry this partner

cond1stsex

Use condom first time

partnum

Total sexual partners

partcat

Total sexual partners category v2 onwards

age2ndsex

Age at 2nd sex

per2ndsex

2nd sex day/week/month etc

per2ndsexnum

2nd sex number

per2ndsexcat

2nd sex category

partnumlst

Sexual partners in last 12 months

sexlsmon

Sex last month

nmsexcat

Last time sex with sexual partner category

nmsexnum

Last time sex with sexual partner number

sexyrtot

No. sexual partners in last year

sexyrcat

No. sexual partners in last year range

parnumchk

Sexual partners in last 12 months check v2 onwards

arvknow

Know about ART

arvcure

ART cures

arvinfect

Make people less infectious

arvanx

Less anxious about sexual relations

arvsexrisk

More willing to take sexual risks v1 only

arvhealth

Less of a serious threat

rcdr

Staff code

codr

Staff code

chkr

Staff code

entryby

Staff code

updateby

Staff code

entrydate

Entry date

updatedate

Update date

verified

Verified

Total: 125

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