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MWI-MEIRU-ABS-2008-V1
ABS Adult Behavior Survey 2008-2011
Malawi
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Reference ID
MWI-MEIRU-ABS-2008-v1
Producer(s)
Dr Neil French (Director)
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Karonga HDSS
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Nov 14, 2025
Last modified
Nov 18, 2025
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Study Description
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css_abs1
css_abs1partners
css_abs1spouses
css_abs2
css_abs2partners
css_abs2spouses
Variable Groups
Adult behaviour survey (women aged 15-59 years)
Marriage
Current Marriage( complete this section only if currently married)
Sexual History
Fertility History
Use of contraceptive
Partners(Women aged 15-59 years)
Spouse(Women aged 15-59 years)
other
Adult behaviour survey (Men aged 15-59 years)
Marriage
Sexual history
Partners(Men aged 15-59 years)
Spouse(Men aged 15-59 years)
Probing & recall cues
other
Variable Groups
Variable group: other
Variables
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stid
Study identifier
version
Version
absfisboth
Abs/FIS/Both sectionsupdate date entered
intdate
Interview date
rd
Round
oldhssstudyno
Old HSS study number
datechi
last child dob v3 onwards
datechix
Date last child born estimate
spouchk
Check no. of spouses
othpart
No. of other partners
partnum
Total sexual partners
partnumlst
Sexual partners in last 12 months
nmsexnum
Last time sex with sexual partner number
arvknow
Know about ART
arvcure
ART cures
rcdr
Staff code
codr
Staff code
chkr
Staff code
entryby
Staff code
updateby
Staff code
entrydate
Entry date
updatedate
Update date
verified
Verified
stid
Study identifier
xno
Partner sequence number x1 - x3 etc
cno
Contact number
oldhssstudyno
Old HSS study number
entryby
Entry by
updateby
Update by
entrydate
Entry Date
updatedate
Update Date
verified
Verified
stid
Study identifier
sno
Spouse sequence number prefixed S
cno
Contact number
oldhssstudyno
Old HSS study number
entryby
Entry
updateby
Update by
entrydate
Entry date
updatedate
Update date
verified
Verified
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