Meniscus MHM Dataset Codebook

VARIABLE DERIVED FROM VARIABLE CRF QUESTION NUMBER QUESTION TEXT CATEGORY LABELS
schcode  not applicable QA 02 Name of school 11"Entebbe Comp SSS" 12"Entebbe SS" 24"Merryland HS" 26"St Noah SSS"
schooltype schcode     Type of school 0"Government" 1"Private"
idno  not applicable QA 06 What is your student unique study number  
schtype  not applicable QA 07 Boarder or day pupil? 1"day" 2"boarder"
age  not applicable QA 08 How old are you now? (completed years)  
agegroup4 age      Age group 14"<=14" 17">=17"
relgp  religion QB 011 What is your religion? 1"Catholic" 2"Anglican" 3"Born again" 4"Muslim" 5"other religion"
tribecat  tribe QB 012 What is your tribe? 1"Muganda" 2"other Ugandan" 3"non-Ugandan"
hholdt  not applicable QB 015 How many people (adults & children) living in your household (including yourself)?  
hholda not applicable QB 016 Of all people living in household, how many are adults?  
hwater       Running water inside the house? 0"no" 1"yes"
anytoi not applicable QB 020 Any toilet/latrine inside house? 1"yes" 2"no" 
malive  not applicable QB 023 Is your mother alive? 1"yes" 2"no" 
meducgp    meduc QB 029 Highest formal education level completed by mother  
feducgp  feduc QB 030 Highest formal education level completed by father  
mlive  not applicable QB 032 Do you live with your mother? 1"yes" 2"no" 
flive  not applicable QB 034 Do you live with your father? 0 "no" 1"yes"
daysmiss  not applicable QC 041 Number of school days missed in the past 30 days  
misreamn  not applicable QC 043 Main reason you missed school 1"sick in clinic/hospital" 2"lost a relative" 3"not paying school fees" 4"not having school requirements" 5 "sent home from school, discipline" 6"care-taking at home" 7"care-taking in hospital" 8"other reason"
misreamn_cat  misreamn  QC 043 Main reason you missed school 1"fees" 2"sick" 3"other"
missdays_last  daysmiss QC 041 school days missed in the past 30 days  
mens  not applicable QD 051 Have you started menstruating? 1"yes" 2"no" 3"don't know"
bpains  not applicable QD 057 Did you experience back pain during your last menstrual period? 1"yes" 2"no" 
cramps  not applicable QD 057 Did you experience cramps during your last menstrual period? 1"yes" 2"no" 
headache  not applicable QD 057 Did you experience headache during your last menstrual period? 1"yes" 2"no" 
outstain  not applicable QD 057 Were your outside garments stained with blood during last menstrual period? 1"yes" 2"no" 
menuselastc  not applicable QD 062 Did you use old clothes during your last period? 1"yes" 2"no" 
menuselastd   not applicable QD 062 Did you use toilet paper during your last period? 1"yes" 2"no" 
menuselaste  not applicable QD 062 Did you use cotton wool during your last period? 1"yes" 2"no" 
menuselastf  not applicable QD 062 Did you use knickers only during your last period? 1"yes" 2"no" 
menuselasth  not applicable QD 062 Did you use locally made re-usable pads, ie Afripads, during your last period? 1"yes" 2"no" 
menuselasti  not applicable QD 062 Did you use disposable manufactured pads eg Always, during your last period? 1"yes" 2"no" 
menuselastj  not applicable QD 062 Did you use manufactured tampons during your last period? 1"yes" 2"no" 
menuselfi  not applicable QD 063 Have you ever used disposable manufactured pads, eg Always, during your period? 1"yes" 2"no" 
localtry  not applicable QD 065 If you currently use disposable manufactured pads (eg Always) would you be interested in tryin a pad made locally in Uganda? 1"yes" 2"no" 3"not applicable"
menamt  not applicable QD 070 How much blood do you lose on the day of the heaviest blood flow of your period? 1"very much" 2"average" 3"little"
menchang_bin  menchang QD 071 During your last period, how many times did you change your absorbent in 24 hours on the day of heaviest flow? 0"< 4" 1">=4"
menchang_cat  menchang QD 071 During your last period, how many times did you change your absorbent in 24 hours on the day of heaviest flow? 1"0-1" 2"2" 3"3" 4"4" 5">=5"
menchnga  menchnga  QD 074 I don't attend school when I have my menstrual perios  
menwash   not applicable QD 081 Do you use resuable/washable menstrual absorbents? 1"yes" 2"no" 
washhome  not applicable QD 082 How do you wash your resuable menstrual absorbents when you are at home? 1"water alone" 2"water & soap" 3"I don't wash it"
sandrya  not applicable QD 084 Do you dry your menstrual absorbents outside on a drying line? 1"yes" 2"no" 
washare  not applicable QD 085 Do you share the washable menstrual absorbents with other people? 1"always" 2"sometimes" 3"never"
sandispuse  not applicable QD 088 How often can you afford to use disposable menstrual absorbents? 1"every period, every day" 2"every period, heavy days" 3"at least 3 times per year" 4"once or twice a year" 5"never" 6"only at school"
sanchosa  not applicable QD 089 you worry less about leaks? 1"yes" 2"no" 
sanchosb  not applicable QD 089 they are more comfortable? 1"yes" 2"no" 
sanchosc  not applicable QD 089 disposal is easier? 1"yes" 2"no" 
sanchosd  not applicable QD 089 no need to wash and dry? 1"yes" 2"no" 
sanchose  not applicable QD 089 cloths are viewed as traditional and associated with low income? 1"yes" 2"no" 
idate1  idate QX 002 date of interview  
gender  not applicable     Gender 1"female" 
dmiss_anybin  daysmiss     Missed at least 1 school day in the last 30 days 0 "no" 1"yes"
dmissbin  daysmiss     Missed at least 5 school days in the last 30 days 0 "no" 1"yes"
hholdsize hholdt     Household size 1"smalle" 2"medium" 3"large" 4"very large"
menaccidt  not applicable QD 073 Have you ever had a menstrual blood accident, when blood leaked through clothes? 1"yes" 2"no" 3"nk"
menuse_adequate  derived       0 "no" 1"yes"
orphan  mlive, flive     Are you an orphan? 1 "no" 1"mother dead" 2"father dead" 3"orphan"
ses_urbangp  derived     Socioeconomic status in urban items 1"lower SES" 2"higher SES"