Contextual Data in IPUMS DHS: Physical and Social Environment Variables linked to the Demographic and Health Surveys.

IF 3.2 3区社会学 Q1 DEMOGRAPHY Population and Environment Pub Date : 2020-06-01 Epub Date: 2020-05-27 DOI:10.1007/s11111-020-00348-4

Elizabeth Heger Boyle, Miriam L King, Sarah Garcia, Corey Culver, Jordan Boudreiux

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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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IPUMS DHS 中的背景数据：与人口和健康调查相关联的自然和社会环境变量。

人口与健康调查（DHS）是中低收入国家妇女和幼儿健康比较信息的最重要来源，非常适合研究环境因素与健康之间的关系。然而，一些障碍限制了人口与健康调查在这些方面的应用。IPUMS DHS 是一个在线数据发布工具，它克服了这些障碍，简化了与 DHS 的比较分析。IPUMS DHS 最近纳入了环境变量，这些变量可以很容易地附加到个人或家庭记录中，从而促进了人口与健康调查数据在人口与环境问题研究中的应用。我们简要介绍了 IPUMS DHS，描述了当前和预期的环境变量及其使用方法，并举例说明了 IPUMS DHS 的最新发展所带来的新的研究可能性。IPUMS-DHS 可在 dhs.ipums.org 免费在线获取。

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期刊介绍： Population & Environment is the sole social science journal focused on interdisciplinary research on social demographic aspects of environmental issues. The journal publishes cutting-edge research that contributes new insights on the complex, reciprocal links between human populations and the natural environment in all regions and countries of the world. Quantitative, qualitative or mixed methods contributions are welcome. Disciplines commonly represented in the journal include demography, geography, sociology, human ecology, environmental economics, public health, anthropology and environmental studies. The journal publishes original research, research brief, and review articles.