Description

ORSPK1 indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the woman reported a family welfare worker 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 Pakistan.

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.

ORSPK1 is combined with ORSPK2 (lady health worker) in ORSPUBFW (all public fieldworkers) for the 1991 Pakistan sample. IPUMS-DHS users interested in using ORSPK1 are encouraged to review ORSPUBFW for a more comprehensive response category.

Comparability

ORSPK1 has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

A question about sources of ORS is included in Phase II of the standard DHS questionnaire.

Although ORSPK1 is a country-specific response, this variable is combined with other responses in ORSPUBFW, a variable that encompasses all public fieldworkers as a source for ORS. IPUMS-DHS users are encouraged to review the Description tab of ORSPK1 or the Comparability tab of ORSPUBFW for more information on the specific categories combined for Pakistan 1991.

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