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FPFAMFRNHR
(FPFAMFRNHR)
Heard about family planning: Family/friend
Codes and Frequencies
Description
FPFAMFRNHR indicates whether the woman has recently seen or heard family planning messages from a friend or relative.
Comparability
Variations in question wording for FPFAMFRNHR potentially limit comparability. The reference period is sometimes vague ("in the last few months") and sometimes more specific (e.g., "in the past 6 months" or "in the last month").
Varying time intervals could lead to variation in the frequency of responses. Researchers interested in using FPFAMFRNHR should take the reference period and question wording into consideration when comparing across samples. See Survey Text.
Comparability - Standard DHS
FPFAMFRNHR is a country-specific variable not included in the standard DHS questionnaire.
Universe
- Burkina Faso 1998: All women age 15-49.
- Gambia 2013: All women age 15-49.
- Ghana 1993: All women age 15-49.
- Jordan 1997: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Jordan 2007: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Jordan 2012: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Kenya 1989: All women age 15-49.
- Liberia 2013: All women age 15-49.
- Zimbabwe 1988: Women age 15-49 who heard about family planning in the past month.
