TY - JOUR
T1 - Contextual data in IPUMS DHS
T2 - physical and social environment variables linked to the Demographic and Health Surveys
AU - Boyle, Elizabeth Heger
AU - King, Miriam L.
AU - Garcia, Sarah
AU - Culver, Corey
AU - Bourdeaux, Jordan
PY - 2020/6/1
Y1 - 2020/6/1
N2 - The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) are the most important source of comparative information on the health of women and young children in low- and middle-income countries and are well-suited for studies of the relationship between environmental factors and health. However, barriers have limited the use of the DHS for these purposes. IPUMS DHS, an online data dissemination tool, overcomes these barriers, simplifying comparative analyses with DHS. IPUMS DHS recently incorporated environmental variables that can easily be attached to individual or household records, facilitating the use of DHS data for the study of population and environment issues. We provide a brief introduction to IPUMS DHS, describe the current and anticipated environmental variables and how to use them, and provide an example of the novel research possibilities facilitated by this latest IPUMS DHS development. IPUMS-DHS is available free online at dhs.ipums.org.
AB - The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) are the most important source of comparative information on the health of women and young children in low- and middle-income countries and are well-suited for studies of the relationship between environmental factors and health. However, barriers have limited the use of the DHS for these purposes. IPUMS DHS, an online data dissemination tool, overcomes these barriers, simplifying comparative analyses with DHS. IPUMS DHS recently incorporated environmental variables that can easily be attached to individual or household records, facilitating the use of DHS data for the study of population and environment issues. We provide a brief introduction to IPUMS DHS, describe the current and anticipated environmental variables and how to use them, and provide an example of the novel research possibilities facilitated by this latest IPUMS DHS development. IPUMS-DHS is available free online at dhs.ipums.org.
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U2 - 10.1007/s11111-020-00348-4
DO - 10.1007/s11111-020-00348-4
M3 - Article
C2 - 32801411
AN - SCOPUS:85085382923
VL - 41
SP - 529
EP - 549
JO - Population and Environment
JF - Population and Environment
SN - 0199-0039
IS - 4
ER -