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Calendar Data [message #2084]

Sun, 27 April 2014 07:26

saady
Messages: 4
Registered: April 2014
Location: Indonesia

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Dear Sir/Madam
i would analyze ever used contraception using calendar data. is there any criteria, how many months respondent using contraception is called ever used contaception? if respondent used contaception just 1 month, could we called it ever used?

Thanks

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Re: Calendar Data [message #2128 is a reply to message #2084]

Tue, 06 May 2014 17:06

Liz-DHS
Messages: 1516
Registered: February 2013

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Dear User,
On Page 2 of Comparative Studies 6 http://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/CS6/CS6.pdf
"Ever use of contraception is defined as contraceptive practice at any time, while current use is defined as use of a contraceptive method around the time of the survey."
If you have additional questions, please feel free to post again.
Thank you!

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Re: Calendar Data [message #2870 is a reply to message #2128]

Thu, 04 September 2014 10:24

saady
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Registered: April 2014
Location: Indonesia

Member

Thanks Liz
But how to create ever used contraceptive variabel? In data set its not available.
Do you have any command using stata?

Thanks

[Updated on: Thu, 04 September 2014 10:33]

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Re: Calendar Data [message #2875 is a reply to message #2870]

Fri, 05 September 2014 10:16

Liz-DHS
Messages: 1516
Registered: February 2013

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Dear User,
Which survey and year are you working with? We will be better able to answer your question if we have that information.
Thanks!

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Re: Calendar Data [message #2882 is a reply to message #2875]

Sat, 06 September 2014 12:12

saady
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Registered: April 2014
Location: Indonesia

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I am working with Indonesia Demohraphic and Health Survey (IDHS) 2012
Thanks for your respon

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Re: Calendar Data [message #2884 is a reply to message #2882]

Sat, 06 September 2014 16:37

Trevor-DHS
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Registered: January 2013

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In older surveys where information on ever use of contraception was collected, the information is stored in the v305 series of variables. In newer surveys where ever use of contraception is not collected, you can create a set of variables for whether the method was used at all in the calendar using code such as this:

foreach x in 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 L N W {
  gen usedincal_`x' = 0
  replace usedincal_`x' = 1 if strpos(vcal_1,"`x'")  
}

This code creates a dichotomous variable for each method, coded 1 if the method was ever used in the calendar of the respondent.

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Re: Calendar Data [message #2896 is a reply to message #2884]

Mon, 08 September 2014 04:47

saady
Messages: 4
Registered: April 2014
Location: Indonesia

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Thank You

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