ABS Adult Behavior Survey 2008-2011

Malawi

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MWI-MEIRU-ABS-2008-v1

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Dr Neil French (Director)

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Karonga HDSS

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Data file: css_abs2spouses

css_abs2spouses Sexual behaviour survey men - spouses of respondent (including sexual relationships with spouses)
Unique identifier STID+sno
Version 3 onwards includes FIS questions

Cases:	13369
Variables:	73

Variables

stid

Study identifier

sno

Spouse sequence number prefixed S or R

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 after marriage

agespmar

Age she is now

yearspmar

Year of birth of spouse

agespmarrel

Older/younger

agespmardiff

Older/younger by

endmar

Marriage ended how

endmarmth

Marriage ended month

endmaryr

Marriage ended year

resspmar

Spouse lives

villspmar

Spouse village code

totchionw

Total children with this wife v3 onwards

chimortw

Child later died with this wife v3 onwards

datechiw

Last child born with this wife

datechiwx

Last child born with this wife; date estimate

chialivew

Is last child alive onwards verson 3 onwards

pregnant

Wife currently pregnant v3 onwards

wantpre

At the time she become pregnant with last child or in the current pregnancy,w

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 partners view v3 onwards

totchiw

How many children would you like with this wife v3 onwards

totboys

No. of boys with this wife v3 onwards

totgirls

No. of girls with this wife 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

discwif

Does your wife want any (more) children v3 onwards

wifwait

How long would she 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

avoidprc

Currently using contraception v3 onwards

cumeth1

Contraception method1 v3 onwards

cumeth2

Contraception method2 v3 onwards

sexlstyr

Sex with partner in past 12 months

lastsexcat

Last time sex with spouse category

lastsexnum

Last time sex with spouse number

sexfreqnum

Frequency sex with wife number

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

Staff code

updateby

Staff code

entrydate

Entry date

updatedate

Update date

verified

Verified

Total: 73

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