ABS Adult Behavior Survey 2008-2011

Malawi

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Reference ID

MWI-MEIRU-ABS-2008-v1

Producer(s)

Dr Neil French (Director)

Collections

Karonga HDSS

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Data file: css_abs1spouses

css_abs1spouses Sexual behaviour survey women - spouses of respondent (including sexual relationships with spouses)
Unique identifier STID+sno
Version 3 onwards includes FIS questions

Cases:	17130
Variables:	47

Variables

stid

Study identifier

sno

Spouse sequence number prefixed S

cno

Contact number

oldhssstudyno

Old HSS study number

datemarmth

Month married

datemaryr

Year married

agemar

Age married

howmar

How married v2 onwards

bridewealth

Bride wealth

poly1mar

Other wives at marriage

poly1marnum

Number at marriage

poly2mar

Other wives after marriage

poly2marnum

Number at marriage

agespmar

Age he is now

yearspmar

Year he was born

agespmarrel

Is he older/younger

agespmardiff

Older/younger by

endmar

Marriage ended how

endmarmth

Marriage ended month

endmaryr

Marriage ended year

resspmar

Husband lives

villspmar

Spouse village code

sexlstyr

Sex with partner in past 12 months

lastsexcat

Last time sex with spouse category

lastsexnum

Last time sex with spouse number

sexfreqnum

Frequency of sex with spouse number v2 onwards

sexfreqcat

Frequency of sex with spouse category

condreg

Frequency of condom use

condreas1

Reason for condom use 1 family planning

condreas2

Reason for condom use 2 STI protection

condreas3

Reason for condom use 3 other

condlst

Last time use a condom

rxtra

Other sexual partners

rxtranum

No. of other partners

spxtra

Spouse had other sexual partners

spxtranum

No. of other partners spouse had

spdisc

Spouse disclose HIV status

spdiscdatemth

Spouse HIV disclosure month

spdiscdateyr

Spouse HIV disclosure year

rdisc

You disclose HIV status

rdiscdatemth

Your HIV disclosure month

rdiscdateyr

Your HIV disclosure year

entryby

Entry

updateby

Update by

entrydate

Entry date

updatedate

Update date

verified

Verified

Total: 47

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