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Demographic and Health Surveys
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ORSBF2 indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the woman reported a public Center for Health and Social Advancement as a source for oral rehydration solution (ORS). ORS is typically used to treat dehydration in individuals with diarrhea. This response is country-specific to Burkina Faso.
Some samples in the "ORS" series include categories that can be consolidated into a single response. IPUMS-DHS uses supplemental programming to combine these responses in a standard variable while preserving the separate responses in country-specific variables.
ORSBF2 is combined with ORSBF1 (public medical center) in ORSPUBHC (all public health centers) for the 1993 Burkina Faso sample. IPUMS-DHS users interested in using ORSBF2 are encouraged to review ORSPUBHC for a more comprehensive response category.
ORSBF2 has no comparability problems.
Comparability - Standard DHS
A question about sources of ORS is included in Phase II of the standard DHS questionnaire.
Although ORSBF2 is a country-specific response, this variable is combined with other responses in ORSPUBHC, a variable that encompasses all public health centers as a source for ORS. IPUMS-DHS users are encouraged to review the Description tab of ORSBF2 or the Comparability tab of ORSPUBHC for more information on the specific categories combined for Burkina Faso 1993.
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