Demographic and Health Survey 1998 - IPUMS Subset

Ghana, 1998

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GHA_1998_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

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Ghana Statistical Service and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center

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Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Knows any type of FP method (M_FPKNOTYPMN)

Data file: GHA1998-M.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 416

End: 416

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Now I would like to talk about family planning - the various ways or methods that a couple can use to delay or avoid a pregnancy.

CIRCLE CODE 1 IN M301 FOR EACH METHOD MENTIONED SPONTANEOUSLY.

THEN PROCEED DOWN COLUMN M301, READING THE NAME AND DESCRIPTION OF EACH METHOD NOT MENTIONED SPONTANEOUSLY.

CIRCLE CODE 1 IF METHOD IS RECOGNIZED, AND CODE 2 IF NOT RECOGNIZED. THEN, FOR EACH METHOD WITH CODE 1 CIRCLED IN M301, ASK M302 AND M303.

M301. Which ways or methods have you heard about?

01) PILL Women can take a pill every day.

YES 1
NO 2

02) IUD Women can have a loop or coil placed inside them by a doctor or a nurse.

YES 1
NO 2

03) INJECTIONS Women can have an injection by a doctor or nurse which stops them from becoming pregnant for several months.

YES 1
NO 2

04) NORPLANT Women can have several small rods placed in their upper arms by a doctor or nurse which can prevent pregnancy for several years.

YES 1
NO 2

05) DIAPHRAGM, FOAM, JELLY Women can place a sponge, suppository, diaphragm, jelly or cream inside themselves before intercourse.

YES 1
NO 2

06) CONDOM Men can put a rubber sheath on their penis during sexual intercourse.

YES 1
NO 2

07) FEMALE STERILIZATION Women can have an operation to avoid having anymore children.

YES 1
NO 2

08) MALE STERILIZATION Men can have an operation to avoid having any more children.

YES 1
NO 2

09) RHYTHM, PERIODIC ABSTINENCE Every month that a woman is sexually active she can avoid having sexual intercourse on the days of the month she is most likely to get pregnant.

YES 1
NO 2

10) WITHDRAWAL Men can be careful and pull out before climax.

YES 1
NO 2

11) LACTATIONAL AMENORRHEA METHOD (LAM)

YES 1
NO 2

12) Have you heard of any other ways or methods that women or men can use to avoid pregnancy?

1 (SPECIFY) _____

2 (SPECIFY) _____

Value	Category
0	Knows no method
1	Knows only folkloric method
2	Knows only traditional method
3	Knows modern method
9	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

FPKNOTYPMN (MV301) is a summary (recoded) variable indicating whether the man knows about any family planning method(s) and, if so, what type of method (modern method or only a traditional or folkloric method).

In the DHS, modern methods are the Pill, IUDs, injections, diaphragm, condom, female sterilization, male sterilization, implants, female condom, foam/jelly, lactational amenorrhea, and emergency contraception.

Traditional methods are periodic abstinence (rhythm), withdrawal, and abstinence. Folkloric methods are the category "other" and country-specific methods (such as herbs or amulet) that vary across samples.

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Knowledge of family planning Variables -- TOPICS	IPUMS

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