MICS 2000

Mongolia, 2000

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Reference ID

MNG-NSO-EN-MICS2000-v1.0

Producer(s)

National Statistical Office of Mongolia

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MULTIPLE INDICATOR CLUSTER SURVEY

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Oct 16, 2025

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AIDS from mother to child through breastmilk (ha12)

Data file: Woman

Overview

Valid: 5699

Invalid: 2558

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 9

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Can the AIDS virus be transmitted from a mother to a child through breast milk?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Yes	2688	47.2%
2	No	2572	45.1%
7	Missing	1	0%
9	Don't know	438	7.7%
Sysmiss		2558

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Interviewer instructions

An understanding of more in-depth AIDS related knowledge is obtained with this question,
which aims to elicit whether the woman knows that a mother who has AIDS can pass on the
disease to her baby.

Circle the code for the response given. The question asks whether the respondent thinks
that a mother with AIDS can transfer the disease to the baby "By breastfeeding" him/her.
Circle '1' for 'Yes' and '2' for 'No'. If the woman does not know of these or is unsure, circle
'9'.

Description

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Women aged 15-49 years

Source of information

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