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Malawi Diffusion and Ideational Change Project (MDICP) 1998

General Info

Original or alternative title 
Malawi Diffusion and Ideational Change Project-1 (MDICP-1)
Provider 
Population Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania
Microdata access: Request
Geography 
Malawi (MWI)
Balaka, Mchinji, Rumphi
Coverage type 
Subnational
Time period covered 
January, 1998 - December, 1998
Series or system 
Malawi Diffusion and Ideational Change Project (MDICP)
Data type
Survey: Cross-sectional - Household - Individual - Interview - Longitudinal
Summary 

This longitudinal household survey was the first in the MDICP series. Husbands and wives were interviewed about sexual behavior, contraception, fertility, and child mortality. Respondents were asked questions about ways to prevent HIV/AIDS and their exposure to health promotion activities. The microdata are publicly available.

Keywords 
Assets, Breastfeeding, Contraceptives, Domestic migration, Education, Ethnicity, Family planning, Fertility, Health literacy, Health promotion, Income, Land ownership, Languages, Livestock, Marital status, Menstruation, Religion, Reproductive and sexual risk factors, Sanitation, Sexual behavior, Summary birth history

Citation

Contributors 
Population Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania
Funders 
Eunice Shriver Kennedy National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Publisher 
Population Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania
Suggested citation 

Population Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania. Malawi Diffusion and Ideational Change Project (MDICP) 1998. NICHD R01HD053781 "Consequences of High Morbidity and Mortality in a Low-Income Country,'' NICHD R01 HD044228 "AIDS/HIV Risk, Marriage and Sexual Relations in Malawi," NICHD R01HD/MH41713 "Gender, Conversational Networks and Dealing with STDs.'' Philadelphia, USA: Population Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania.

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