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Malawi Diffusion and Ideational Change Project (MDICP) 1998

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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 
01/1998 - 12/1998
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
GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 5, 2021