Demographic and Health Survey 2014 - IPUMS Subset

Ghana, 2014

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GHA_2014_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

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Ghana Statistical Service, Ghana Health Service, and ICF International., Minnesota Population Center

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Data file: GHA2014-B.dat

Birth records

Cases:	23118

Variables

B_STIADPRIVOTH

Sought STI advice from: Other private medical

B_STIADOTHER

Sought STI advice from: Other

B_STIADGH1

Sought STI advice from: Private pharmacy (Ghana)

B_STIADGH2

Sought STI advice from: Chemical/drug store (private) (Ghana)

B_STIADGH3

Sought STI advice from: Maternity home (private) (Ghana)

B_STIADGH4

Sought STI advice from: Correctional facility (other) (Ghana)

B_DVAARGUE

Attitude to wife beating: Justified if woman argues with him

B_DVABURNFOOD

Attitude to wife beating: Justified if woman burns food

B_DVAGOOUT

Attitude to wife beating: Justified if woman goes out without telling him

B_DVAIFNOSEX

Attitude to wife beating: Justified if woman refused to have sex

B_DVANEGKID

Attitude to wife beating: Justified if woman neglects the children

B_DVAPRESHUSB

Husband present during "wife beating justified" questions

B_DVAPRESOMALE

Other males present during "wife beating justified" questions

B_DVAPRESOFEM

Other females present during "wife beating justified" questions

B_DVAPRESKIDS

Children present during "wife beating justified" questions

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_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_TOSNUFF

Uses snuff

B_TOUSEOTH

Uses other tobacco

B_TOSMKHHFREQ

Frequency hh members smoke in house

B_FRUITWK

Days adult ate fruit in last 7 days

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_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_HIVCONSENT

Result of consent statement for HIV test

B_HIVBLOODTEST

Blood tested for HIV

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_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_BHCALONE

Barrier to woman's health care: Not want to go alone

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_INSCOVANTE

Insurance covers: Antenatal health care

B_INSCOVCASH

Insurance covers: Cash benefits during maternity leave

B_INSCOVCHILDB

Insurance covers: Childbirth health care in health facility

B_INSCOVPOSTC

Insurance covers: Postanatal health care for child

B_INSCOVPOSTM

Insurance covers: Postanatal health care for mother

B_INSCOVOTH

Insurance covers: Other

B_HCPREGKNOW

Know of any program that helps pregnant women access health services

B_HCPREGKNNHIS

Know of program for pregnant women: Free NHIS premium

B_HCPREGKNOTH

Know of program for pregnant women: Other

B_HCYTHKNOW

Know of any program that helps children under 18 access health services

B_HCYTHKNNHIS

Know of program for children under 18: Free NHIS premium

B_HCYTHKNOTH

Know of program for children under 18: Other

B_INSREGNHIS

Registered with Ghana National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS)

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_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_NONHISATT

Reason not in NHIS: Don't like attitude of staff

B_NONHISSERV

Reason not in NHIS: Substandard services and medicine

B_NONHISDKREG

Reason not in NHIS: Don't know where to register

B_NONHISMONEY

Reason not in NHIS: Cannot afford premium

B_NONHISNOCOV

Reason not in NHIS: Doesn't cover health services needed

B_NONHISNOEZ

Reason not in NHIS: No easy access to health facility

B_NONHISNONEED

Reason not in NHIS: Don't need health insurance

B_NONHISTRUST

Reason not in NHIS: Do not trust

B_NONHISNOUND

Reason not in NHIS: Don't understand scheme

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_HIGHBPDIAG

Adult ever diagnosed with high blood pressure

B_HIGHBPDIAG2

Adult diagnosed with high blood pressure 2+ times

B_BPALCOHOL

Lowering blood pressure by: Reducing alcohol

B_BPEXERCISE

Lowering blood pressure by: Exercising

B_BPMED

Lowering blood pressure by: Prescription medicine

B_BPSALT

Lowering blood pressure by: Reducing salt in diet

B_BPSMOKE

Lowering blood pressure by: Stopping smoking

B_BPWEIGHT

Lowering blood pressure by: Controlling/losing weight

B_BP1AGREE

Agreed to first blood pressure measurement

B_BP1WHYNOT

Reason first blood pressure measurement not taken

B_BP1DIA

First blood pressure measurement: Diastolic

B_BP1SYS

First blood pressure measurement: Systolic

B_BP2AGREE

Agreed to second blood pressure measurement

B_BP2WHYNOT

Reason second blood pressure measurement not taken

B_BP2DIA

Second blood pressure measurement: Diastolic

B_BP2SYS

Second blood pressure measurement: Systolic

B_BP2TIMH

Time of day for 2nd blood pressure measurement (hour of 24-hour clock)

B_BP2TIMM

Time of day for second blood pressure measurement (minutes after the hour)

B_BP3AGREE

Agreed to third blood pressure measurement

B_BP3WHYNOT

Reason third blood pressure measurement not taken

B_BP3DIA

Third blood pressure measurement: Diastolic

B_BP3SYS

Third blood pressure measurement: Systolic

B_BP3TIMH

Time of day for 3rd blood pressure measurement (hour on 24-hour clock)

B_BP3TIMM

Time of day for 3rd blood pressure measurement (minutes after the hour)

B_BPTARMCM

Arm circumference (in centimeters)

B_BPTMODEL

Blood pressure monitor cuff size

B_BPTCAFFEINE

Had caffeine in 30 minutes before first blood pressure measurement

B_BPTEXERCISE

Exercised in 30 minutes before first blood pressure measurement

B_BPTFOOD

Eaten anything in 30 minutes before first blood pressure measurement

B_BPTSMOKE

Smoked in 30 minutes before first blood pressure measurement

B_HF6MO

Visited health facility in last 6 months

B_HFLASTTYPE

Type of health facility most recently visited

B_HFSERVICE

Service received during most recent visit to health facility

B_HFPAID

Payment method for most recent visit to health facility

B_HCPAY

Pays for drugs and services out of pocket

B_HCQUALITY

Quality of service last time at clinic/hospital

B_HFCLEAN

Satisfaction with facility: Cleanliness

B_HFCOMFORT

Satisfaction with facility: Comfort and safety while waiting

B_HFCONF

Satisfaction with facility: Confidentiality of personal information

B_HFFIND

Satisfaction with facility: Ease of finding where to go

B_HFPRIVACY

Satisfaction with facility: Privacy during examination

B_HFSATADV

Satisfaction with staff when: Gave treatment advice

B_HFSATEXMTIM

Satisfaction with time spent in examination room

B_HFSATEXPL

Satisfaction with staff when: Provided explanations

B_HFSATLISTEN

Satisfaction with staff when: Listened to respondent

B_HFSATTIMPHRM

Satisfaction with time at pharmacy

B_HFSATTIMRES

Satisfaction with time to wait for test results

B_HFSATTIMTEST

Satisfaction with time waited for tests to be performed

B_HFSATWAIT

Satisfaction with length of time to wait for turn

B_HFEASY

Ease of seeing health provider

B_HFHOURS

Quality of health facility hours

B_HFLOCATION

Convenience of health facility location

B_HPCONSENT

Health provider sought consent before treatment (yes/no)

B_HPENUFTIM

Health provider spent enough time (yes/no)

B_HPFRIENDLY

Health provider friendly to respondent (yes/no)

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

B_NDVI_03

NDVI 3 months before survey start date

B_NDVI_02

NDVI 2 months before survey start date

B_NDVI_01

NDVI 1 month before survey start date

B_NDVI_00

NDVI month of survey start date

B_NDVI_A01

NDVI 1 month after survey start date

B_NDVI_A02

NDVI 2 months after survey start date

B_NDVI_A03

NDVI 3 months after survey start date

B_NDVI_A04

NDVI 4 months after survey start date

B_NDVI_A05

NDVI 5 months after survey start date

B_NDVI_A06

NDVI 6 months after survey start date

B_NDVI_A07

NDVI 7 months after survey start date

B_NDVI_A08

NDVI 8 months after survey start date

B_NDVI_A09

NDVI 9 months after survey start date

B_NDVI_A10

NDVI 10 months after survey start date

B_NDVI_A11

NDVI 11 months after survey start date

B_PRECIP

Precipitation monthly time-series

B_PRECIP_60

Precipitation 60 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_59

Precipitation 59 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_58

Precipitation 58 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_57

Precipitation 57 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_56

Precipitation 56 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_55

Precipitation 55 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_54

Precipitation 54 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_53

Precipitation 53 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_52

Precipitation 52 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_51

Precipitation 51 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_50

Precipitation 50 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_49

Precipitation 49 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_48

Precipitation 48 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_47

Precipitation 47 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_46

Precipitation 46 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_45

Precipitation 45 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_44

Precipitation 44 months before survey start date

Total: 1227

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