Codes and Frequencies
Description
For women who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey, ANMALCHLOR_01 (M49B_1) indicates whether she took the antimalarial drug chloroquine while pregnant (for the last birth).
Comparability — Index
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GENERAL Benin |
Burkina Faso Cameroon |
Nigeria |
Comparability
Apart from slight differences in question wording, ANMALCHLOR_01 (M49B_1) has no comparability problems.
Comparability - Standard DHS
ANMALCHLOR_01 (M49B_1) is included in the standard DHS questionnaire in Phases IV through VI.
Beginning in Phase IV, the standard questionnaire asks, "During this pregnancy, did you take any drugs in order to prevent you from getting malaria? Which drugs did you take to prevent malaria?" "Chloroquine" is a standard response category in Phases IV through VI.
Comparability — Benin [top]
The 2001 and 2006 Benin surveys include "Chloroquine/Nivaquine" as a response category. The 2011 Benin survey includes the more standard "Chloroquine."
Comparability — Burkina Faso [top]
The 2003 Burkina Faso survey includes "Chloroquine/Nivaquine" as a response category. The 2010 Burkina Faso survey includes the more standard "Chloroquine."
Comparability — Cameroon [top]
The 2004 and 2011 Cameroon survey includes "Chloroquine/Nivaquine" as a response category.
Comparability — Nigeria [top]
The 2003 Nigeria survey includes separate response categories for "Chloroquine" and "Nivaquine." As "Nivaquine" is a trade name for chloroquine, IPUMS-DHS has combined the responses for both categories into a single variable. The 2008 and 2013 Nigeria surveys include only the standard "Chloroquine" as a response category.
Universe
- Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
