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Demographic and Health Survey 2008 - IPUMS Subset

Ghana, 2008
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GHA_2008_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Ghana Statistical Service, Ghana Health Service, and ICF Macro., Minnesota Population Center
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Data file: GHA2008-B.dat

Birth records

Cases: 11888

Variables

B_DVPSLAP
Spouse ever slapped
B_DVPSLAPFQ
Frequency slapped by partner, last 12 months
B_DVPTWIST
Spouse ever twisted her arm or pulled her hair
B_DVPTWISTFQ
Frequency arm twisted or hair pulled by partner in last 12 month
B_DVPPUNCH
Spouse ever punched with fist or something harmful
B_DVPPUNCHFQ
Frequency of being punched or hit with object
B_DVPCHOKE
Spouse ever tried to strangle or burn
B_DVPCHOKEFQ
Frequency of husband's attempts to strangle or burn
B_DVPKICK
Spouse ever kicked or dragged
B_DVPKICKFQ
Frequency of being kicked or dragged
B_DVPKNFTHUSE
Spouse ever threatened or attacked with knife/gun
B_DVPKNFTHUSEF
Frequency of spouse's threats or attacks with knife/gun
B_DVP1STTIME
First time violence happened, in years after marriage
B_DVPMSEVER
Ever experienced any severe violence
B_DVPLSEVER
Ever experienced any less severe violence
B_DVRBRUISE
Ever had bruises because of husband's actions
B_DVRINJURY
Ever had injury, sprain, or burns from husband's actions
B_DVRSERINJURY
Ever had wounds, broken bones/teeth from husband's actions
B_DVRPREGLOST
Ever lost pregnancy due to (husband's) beating
B_DVRANY
Any physical results of husband's actions
B_DVPSEX
Spouse ever physically forced sex when not wanted
B_DVPSEXFQ
Frequency spouse physically forced sex
B_DVPSEXOTH
Spouse ever forced other sexual acts when not wanted
B_DVPSEXOTHFQ
Frequency spouse forced other sex act
B_DVPSEXEVER
Ever experienced any sexual violence from partner
B_DVDRINKS
Partner drinks alcohol
B_DVDRINKSFQ
Frequency partner gets drunk
B_DVHITHUSB
Ever physically hurt husband when he was not hurting her
B_DVHITHUSBFQ
How often physically hurt husband
B_DVMAHITPA
Did mother ever beat father
B_DVINTERRHUS
Interview interruption due to presence of adult: Other Husband
B_DVINTERRMALE
Interview interruption due to presence of adult: Other male
B_DVINTERRFEM
Interview interruption due to presence of adult: Other female
B_DV1SEXFORCED
First intercourse was forced or wanted
B_DV1SEXACTWHO
Person who forced woman to first sexual activity
B_DV1SEXACTAGE
Age at first forced sexual activity
B_DVSEXFORCYR
Anyone other than partner forced sex in last 12 months
B_DVSEXACTSEV
Anyone ever forced woman to perform sex acts
B_DVPREGANY
Physical abuse while pregnant: Hurt by any person
B_DVPREGHUSB
Physical abuse while pregnant: Husband
B_DVPREGEXPART
Physical abuse while pregnant: Former partner
B_DVPREGBFNOW
Physical abuse while pregnant: Current boyfriend
B_DVPREGBFEX
Physical abuse while pregnant: Former boyfriend
B_DVPREGMABOTH
Physical abuse while pregnant: Mother or stepmother
B_DVPREGMALAW
Physical abuse while pregnant: Mother-in-law
B_DVPREGPABOTH
Physical abuse while pregnant: Father or stepfather
B_DVPREGPALAW
Physical abuse while pregnant: Father-in-law
B_DVPREGSIBL
Physical abuse while pregnant: Brother or sister
B_DVPREGCHILD
Physical abuse while pregnant: Daughter or son
B_DVPREGOTHFAM
Physical abuse while pregnant: Other relative
B_DVPREGOTHLAW
Physical abuse while pregnant: Other in-law
B_DVPREGBOSS
Physical abuse while pregnant: Employer
B_DVPREGPOL
Physical abuse while pregnant: Police
B_DVPREGTCH
Physical abuse while pregnant: Teacher
B_DVPREGOTH
Physical abuse while pregnant: Other person
B_DVOANY
Physically hurt by anyone other than husband
B_DVOFQ
Frequency hit by other than partner in last 12 months
B_DVOEXPART
Physical abuse by others: Former partner
B_DVOBFNOW
Physical abuse by others: Current boyfriend
B_DVOBFPAST
Physical abuse by others: Former boyfriend
B_DVOMABOTH
Physical abuse by others: Mother or stepmother
B_DVOMALAW
Physical abuse by others: Mother-in-law
B_DVOPABOTH
Physical abuse by others: Father or stepfather
B_DVOPALAW
Physical abuse by others: Father-in-law
B_DVOSIBL
Physical abuse by others: Brother or sister
B_DVOCHILD
Physical abuse by others: Daughter or son
B_DVOTHFAM
Physical abuse by others: Other relative
B_DVOTHLAW
Physical abuse by others: Other in-law
B_DVOBOSS
Physical abuse by others: Employer or someone at work
B_DVOPOL
Physical abuse by others: Police
B_DVOTCH
Physical abuse by others: Teacher
B_DVOOTH
Physical abuse by others: Some other person
B_DVHANY
Sought help to stop violence: No one
B_DVHHUSPART
Sought help to stop violence: Current/former husband/partner
B_DVHBF
Sought help to stop violence: Current/former boyfriend
B_DVHFAMOWN
Sought help to stop violence: Own family
B_DVHFAMPART
Sought help to stop violence: Partner's family
B_DVHFRNDF
Sought help to stop violence: Female friend
B_DVHFRNDM
Sought help to stop violence: Male friend
B_DVHNHBR
Sought help to stop violence: Neighbor
B_DVHDOCTOR
Sought help to stop violence: Doctor
B_DVHLAWYER
Sought help to stop violence: Lawyer
B_DVHPOL
Sought help to stop violence: Police
B_DVHCOMLEAD
Sought help to stop violence: Community leader
B_DVHCLERGY
Sought help to stop violence: Religious leader
B_DVHSSO
Sought help to stop violence: Social service association
B_DVHOTHER
Sought help to stop violence: Other person
B_DVTOLD
Told anyone else about violence
B_BEDNETSLEPT
Woman slept under bednet last night
B_TBEVHEARD
Heard of TB
B_TBCURABLE
Believes TB can be cured
B_TBFAMSECRET
Would keep TB in family secret
B_TBSPREDSNEZ
TB spread by: Coughing or sneezing
B_TBSPREDUTEN
TB spread by: Sharing utensils
B_TBSPREDTOUCH
TB spread by: Touch
B_TBSPREDFOOD
TB spread by: Food
B_TBSPREDSEX
TB spread by: Sexual contact
B_TBSPREDMOSQ
TB spread by: Mosquito bites
B_TBSPREDOTH
TB spread by: Other
B_TBSPREDDK
TB spread by: Don't know
B_ALDRINK
Drink alcohol
B_ALFREQWK
Times drank alcohol in last 7 days
B_TONOSMOKE
Smokes nothing
B_TOSMOKE
Smokes cigarettes
B_TOCIGDAYNO
Number of cigarettes in last 24 hours
B_TOPIPE
Smokes pipe
B_TOCHEW
Uses chewing tobacco
B_TOCIGAR
Smokes cigars
B_TOSNUFF
Uses snuff
B_TOUSEOTH
Uses other tobacco
B_HRSREST
Usual hours rest (sleep and naps) per day
B_EXERWEEK
Days exercised in last week
B_DRANKMILK24H
Adult drank milk in past 24 hours
B_DRANKCOFTEA24H
Adult drank coffee or tea in past 24 hours
B_DRANKOTH24H
Adult drank other liquid in past 24 hours
B_ATEGRAIN24H
Adult ate grain in past 24 hours
B_ATETUBER24H
Adult ate local tubers in past 24 hours
B_ATEEGG24H
Adult ate eggs in past 24 hours
B_ATEMEAT24H
Adult ate meat in past 24 hours
B_ATEYELVEG24H
Adult ate yellow vegetables (with vitamin A) in past 24 hours
B_ATEGRNVEG24H
Adult ate green leafy vegetables in past 24 hours
B_ATEVITAFRUIT24H
Adult ate yellow fruits with vitamin A in past 24 hours
B_ATEOFRTVEG24H
Adult ate other fruit or vegetables in past 24 hours
B_ATEORGAN24H
Adult ate organ meat in past 24 hours
B_ATEFISH24H
Adult ate fish in past 24 hours
B_ATELEGUM24H
Adult ate legumes (beans, peas, nuts) in past 24 hours
B_ATECHEESE24H
Adult ate cheese in past 24 hours
B_ATEFATS24H
Adult ate fats, butter, or oil in past 24 hours
B_ATESWEETS24H
Adult ate sweets in past 24 hours
B_ATEOTHER24H
Adult ate other solid or semi-solid food in past 24 hours
B_WATERDAY
Average glasses of water for adult each day
B_FRUITSERV
Average servings of fruit for adult per day
B_FRUITWK
Days adult ate fruit in last 7 days
B_VEGGIESERV
Average servings of vegetables for adult in a day
B_VEGGIEWK
Days adult ate vegetables in last 7 days
B_DELCESRLAST
Last birth caesarean section
B_PPAMENNOW
Woman currently postpartum amenorrheic
B_PPABSTAINNOW
Woman currently postpartum abstaining
B_DISPOSESTOOL
Disposal of youngest child's stools (when not using toilet)
B_MATERNITYIDX
Number of children in maternity history
B_HEALTHIDX
Number of children in immunization/health history
B_BIOIDX
Number of children in height and weight table
B_LASTBIRTHONLY
Whether survey columns are used for last births only
B_BFEEDNITE
Times mother breastfed last child during previous night
B_BFEEDAY
Times mother breastfed last child during previous day
B_BOTTLE24H
Mother fed last-born child from bottle with nipple in last day or night
B_BFEEDANYNOW
Woman currently breastfeeding any child
B_BFEEDST
When mother first put last-born child to breast
B_DIATRORSHEARD
Heard of ORS for diarrhea treatment
B_BIOFUNDER18
Under age 18 (according to household questionnaire) (respondents to women's survey)
B_BIOFLINENOPARENT
Line number of parent/responsible adult (non-adult respondents to women's survey)
B_BIOFPREGNANT
Currently pregnant
B_WEIGHTFEM
Weight of woman (kilos)
B_HEIGHTFEM
Height of woman in centimeters
B_BIOFHTAPCT
Height for age percentile for respondents to women's survey
B_BIOFHTASDRM
Height for age standard deviations from the reference median (for respondents to female survey)
B_BIOFHTAPCTRM
Height for Age percent of reference median for respondents to female survey
B_BIOFWTHTRMDHS
Weight for height percent of reference median (DHS) (respondents to women's survey)
B_BIOFWTHTRMFOG
Weight for height percent of reference median (MetLife or Fogarty) (respondents to women's survey)
B_BIOFWTHTRMWHO
Weight for height percent of reference median (WHO) (respondents to women's survey)
B_BIOFWTHTSDRMDHS
Weight for height standard deviations from the reference median (DHS) (respondents to female survey)
B_BIOFBMI
Body Mass Index (BMI) for respondents to the women's survey
B_BIOFROHRER
Rohrer's index (mass/height cubed) (for respondents to female survey)
B_BIOFWHYNOTMEAS
Result of measurement of the respondent
B_BIOFHHAGE
Woman's age in years from household record
B_BIOFHEMOCONSENT
Result of consent statement for anemia testing (respondents for women's survey)
B_BIOFHEMOLEVEL
Hemoglobin level (g/dl) (respondents for women's survey)
B_BIOFHEMOTEST
Whether hemoglobin level tested (respondents to women's survey)
B_BIOFHEMOLEVELALT
Hemoglobin level (g/dl) adjusted for altitude (respondents to women's survey)
B_BIOFANEMIALVL
Anemia level (respondents to women's survey)
B_BEDNETHAVE
Woman's household has bednet for sleeping
B_INJRECENTANY
Had any injection in recent months
B_INJRECENTNO
Number of injections in recent months
B_INJHCWORKER
Number of recent injections from healthcare worker
B_INJSOURCE
Source for most recent injection
B_INJNEWNEDL
Last injection from new syringe and needle
B_BHCPERMIT
Barrier to woman's health care: Getting permission
B_BHCMONEY
Barrier to woman's health care: Lack money for treatment
B_BHCDISTANCE
Barrier to woman's health care: Distance to facility
B_BHCTAKETRAN
Barrier to woman's health care: Having to take transport
B_BHCALONE
Barrier to woman's health care: Not want to go alone
B_BHCNOFEMDR
Barrier to woman's health care: No female provider
B_BHCNOPROV
Barrier to woman's health care: No provider
B_BHCNODRUG
Barrier to woman's health care: No drugs available
B_INSCOVERYN
Covered by health insurance
B_INSORG
Has health insurance from mutual/community organization
B_INSEMPLOYER
Has health insurance through employer
B_INSSOCS
Has health insurance from government/social security
B_INSPRIVATE
Has private/commercially purchased health insurance
B_INSOTHER
Has health insurance from other source
B_NHISPAID
Payment for NHIS membership
B_NHISCARD
Holds valid Ghanaian NHIS card
B_NHISNOCARD
Why no valid NHIS card
B_NHISCARDWKS
Number of weeks to obtain Ghanaian NHIS card
B_NHISQLTY
Belief about service quality for NHIS cardholders
B_NHISSERV
Needs services not covered by NHIS (yes/no)
B_NHISNEEDANTE
Needs service not covered by NHIS: Antenatal care
B_NHISNEEDDRUG
Needs service not covered by NHIS: Drug costs
B_NHISNEEDFP
Needs service not covered by NHIS: Family planning
B_NHISNEEDLAB
Needs service not covered by NHIS: Laboratory investigations
B_NHISNEEDNEWB
Needs service not covered by NHIS: Care for newborn
B_NHISNEEDPOST
Needs service not covered by NHIS: Postnatal care
B_NHISNEEDOTH
Needs service not covered by NHIS: Other
B_NONHISMONEY
Reason not in NHIS: Cannot afford premium
B_NONHISNOCOV
Reason not in NHIS: Doesn't cover health services needed
B_NONHISNONEED
Reason not in NHIS: Don't need health insurance
B_NONHISTRUST
Reason not in NHIS: Do not trust
B_NONHISUNFAM
Reason not in NHIS: Not heard of NHIS
B_NONHISOTH
Reason not in NHIS: Other
B_NHISRENEW
Plans to renew NHIS card
B_NHISRENCOV
Won't renew NHIS: Use services not covered
B_NHISRENEXP
Won't renew NHIS: Premium expensive
B_NHISRENNOSIC
Won't renew NHIS: Has not been sick
B_NHISRENNOUSE
Won't renew NHIS: Did not use health services
B_NHISRENPAY
Won't renew NHIS: Still pay out of pocket
B_NHISRENQLTY
Won't renew NHIS: Poor quality of care with card
B_NHISRENTRAD
Won't renew NHIS: Use providers who are not covered
B_NHISRENWAIT
Won't renew NHIS: Waiting time for card too long
B_NHISRENOTH
Won't renew NHIS: Other
B_HCPAY
Pays for drugs and services out of pocket
B_HCQUALITY
Quality of service last time at clinic/hospital
B_KIDSEX
Sex of child
B_KIDALIVE
Child is alive
B_KIDBIRTHMO
Child's month of birth
B_KIDBIRTHYR
Child's year of birth
B_KIDAGEINFO
Completeness of information about child's age and date of birth
B_KIDCURAGE
Current age of child in years
B_KIDDOBCMC
Child's date of birth (CMC)
B_KIDBORD
Child's birth order number
B_KIDTWIN
Child is twin or single birth
B_KIDAGEDEATH
Child age at death (non-imputed)
B_KIDAGEDIEDIMP
Child's age at death in month (including imputed)
B_KIDAGEDEATHFLAG
Flags for reported age at death of child
B_KIDLIVESWITH
Child lives with female respondent or with others
B_LINENOKID
Line number of child in household
B_BIRTHINTPREMO
Length of preceding birth interval, in months
B_BIRTHINTPOSTMO
Length of following birth interval, in months
B_OTHBIRTHININT
Any other live births in interval between birth and previous reported birth
B_SOIL
Soil type
B_ECOREGION
Ecoregion of household
B_CROPLAND
Proportion of land area used for agriculture (circa 2000)
B_PASTURELAND
Proportion of land area used for pastureland (circa 2000)
B_NDVI
NDVI monthly time-series
B_NDVI_60
NDVI 60 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_59
NDVI 59 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_58
NDVI 58 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_57
NDVI 57 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_56
NDVI 56 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_55
NDVI 55 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_54
NDVI 54 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_53
NDVI 53 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_52
NDVI 52 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_51
NDVI 51 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_50
NDVI 50 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_49
NDVI 49 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_48
NDVI 48 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_47
NDVI 47 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_46
NDVI 46 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_45
NDVI 45 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_44
NDVI 44 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_43
NDVI 43 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_42
NDVI 42 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_41
NDVI 41 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_40
NDVI 40 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_39
NDVI 39 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_38
NDVI 38 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_37
NDVI 37 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_36
NDVI 36 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_35
NDVI 35 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_34
NDVI 34 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_33
NDVI 33 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_32
NDVI 32 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_31
NDVI 31 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_30
NDVI 30 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_29
NDVI 29 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_28
NDVI 28 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_27
NDVI 27 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_26
NDVI 26 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_25
NDVI 25 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_24
NDVI 24 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_23
NDVI 23 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_22
NDVI 22 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_21
NDVI 21 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_20
NDVI 20 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_19
NDVI 19 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_18
NDVI 18 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_17
NDVI 17 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_16
NDVI 16 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_15
NDVI 15 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_14
NDVI 14 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_13
NDVI 13 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_12
NDVI 12 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_11
NDVI 11 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_10
NDVI 10 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_09
NDVI 9 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_08
NDVI 8 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_07
NDVI 7 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_06
NDVI 6 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_05
NDVI 5 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_04
NDVI 4 months before survey start date
Total: 1260
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