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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
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Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Data file: GHA2014-C.dat

Child records

Cases: 5884

Variables

C_STIADPRIVDRUG
Sought STI advice from: Private pharmacy, dispensary, or drug store
C_STIADPRIVFPC
Sought STI advice from: Family planning clinic (private)
C_STIADPRIVOTH
Sought STI advice from: Other private medical
C_STIADOTHER
Sought STI advice from: Other
C_STIADGH1
Sought STI advice from: Private pharmacy (Ghana)
C_STIADGH2
Sought STI advice from: Chemical/drug store (private) (Ghana)
C_STIADGH3
Sought STI advice from: Maternity home (private) (Ghana)
C_STIADGH4
Sought STI advice from: Correctional facility (other) (Ghana)
C_DVAARGUE
Attitude to wife beating: Justified if woman argues with him
C_DVABURNFOOD
Attitude to wife beating: Justified if woman burns food
C_DVAGOOUT
Attitude to wife beating: Justified if woman goes out without telling him
C_DVAIFNOSEX
Attitude to wife beating: Justified if woman refused to have sex
C_DVANEGKID
Attitude to wife beating: Justified if woman neglects the children
C_DVAPRESHUSB
Husband present during "wife beating justified" questions
C_DVAPRESOMALE
Other males present during "wife beating justified" questions
C_DVAPRESOFEM
Other females present during "wife beating justified" questions
C_DVAPRESKIDS
Children present during "wife beating justified" questions
C_BEDNETSLEPT
Woman slept under bednet last night
C_TBEVHEARD
Heard of TB
C_TBCURABLE
Believes TB can be cured
C_TBFAMSECRET
Would keep TB in family secret
C_TBSPREDSNEZ
TB spread by: Coughing or sneezing
C_TBSPREDUTEN
TB spread by: Sharing utensils
C_TBSPREDTOUCH
TB spread by: Touch
C_TBSPREDFOOD
TB spread by: Food
C_TBSPREDSEX
TB spread by: Sexual contact
C_TBSPREDMOSQ
TB spread by: Mosquito bites
C_TBSPREDOTH
TB spread by: Other
C_TBSPREDDK
TB spread by: Don't know
C_TONOSMOKE
Smokes nothing
C_TOSMOKE
Smokes cigarettes
C_TOCIGDAYNO
Number of cigarettes in last 24 hours
C_TOPIPE
Smokes pipe
C_TOCHEW
Uses chewing tobacco
C_TOSNUFF
Uses snuff
C_TOUSEOTH
Uses other tobacco
C_TOSMKHHFREQ
Frequency hh members smoke in house
C_FRUITWK
Days adult ate fruit in last 7 days
C_VEGGIEWK
Days adult ate vegetables in last 7 days
C_DELCESRLAST
Last birth caesarean section
C_PPAMENNOW
Woman currently postpartum amenorrheic
C_PPABSTAINNOW
Woman currently postpartum abstaining
C_DISPOSESTOOL
Disposal of youngest child's stools (when not using toilet)
C_MATERNITYIDX
Number of children in maternity history
C_HEALTHIDX
Number of children in immunization/health history
C_BIOIDX
Number of children in height and weight table
C_LASTBIRTHONLY
Whether survey columns are used for last births only
C_BOTTLE24H
Mother fed last-born child from bottle with nipple in last day or night
C_BFEEDANYNOW
Woman currently breastfeeding any child
C_BFEEDST
When mother first put last-born child to breast
C_DIATRORSHEARD
Heard of ORS for diarrhea treatment
C_BIOFUNDER18
Under age 18 (according to household questionnaire) (respondents to women's survey)
C_BIOFLINENOPARENT
Line number of parent/responsible adult (non-adult respondents to women's survey)
C_BIOFPREGNANT
Currently pregnant
C_WEIGHTFEM
Weight of woman (kilos)
C_HEIGHTFEM
Height of woman in centimeters
C_BIOFHTAPCT
Height for age percentile for respondents to women's survey
C_BIOFHTASDRM
Height for age standard deviations from the reference median (for respondents to female survey)
C_BIOFHTAPCTRM
Height for Age percent of reference median for respondents to female survey
C_BIOFWTHTRMDHS
Weight for height percent of reference median (DHS) (respondents to women's survey)
C_BIOFWTHTRMFOG
Weight for height percent of reference median (MetLife or Fogarty) (respondents to women's survey)
C_BIOFWTHTRMWHO
Weight for height percent of reference median (WHO) (respondents to women's survey)
C_BIOFWTHTSDRMDHS
Weight for height standard deviations from the reference median (DHS) (respondents to female survey)
C_BIOFBMI
Body Mass Index (BMI) for respondents to the women's survey
C_BIOFROHRER
Rohrer's index (mass/height cubed) (for respondents to female survey)
C_BIOFWHYNOTMEAS
Result of measurement of the respondent
C_BIOFHHAGE
Woman's age in years from household record
C_BIOFHEMOCONSENT
Result of consent statement for anemia testing (respondents for women's survey)
C_BIOFHEMOLEVEL
Hemoglobin level (g/dl) (respondents for women's survey)
C_BIOFHEMOTEST
Whether hemoglobin level tested (respondents to women's survey)
C_BIOFHEMOLEVELALT
Hemoglobin level (g/dl) adjusted for altitude (respondents to women's survey)
C_BIOFANEMIALVL
Anemia level (respondents to women's survey)
C_HIVCONSENT
Result of consent statement for HIV test
C_HIVBLOODTEST
Blood tested for HIV
C_BEDNETHAVE
Woman's household has bednet for sleeping
C_INJRECENTANY
Had any injection in recent months
C_INJRECENTNO
Number of injections in recent months
C_INJHCWORKER
Number of recent injections from healthcare worker
C_INJNEWNEDL
Last injection from new syringe and needle
C_BHCPERMIT
Barrier to woman's health care: Getting permission
C_BHCMONEY
Barrier to woman's health care: Lack money for treatment
C_BHCDISTANCE
Barrier to woman's health care: Distance to facility
C_BHCALONE
Barrier to woman's health care: Not want to go alone
C_INSCOVERYN
Covered by health insurance
C_INSORG
Has health insurance from mutual/community organization
C_INSEMPLOYER
Has health insurance through employer
C_INSSOCS
Has health insurance from government/social security
C_INSPRIVATE
Has private/commercially purchased health insurance
C_INSOTHER
Has health insurance from other source
C_INSCOVANTE
Insurance covers: Antenatal health care
C_INSCOVCASH
Insurance covers: Cash benefits during maternity leave
C_INSCOVCHILDB
Insurance covers: Childbirth health care in health facility
C_INSCOVPOSTC
Insurance covers: Postanatal health care for child
C_INSCOVPOSTM
Insurance covers: Postanatal health care for mother
C_INSCOVOTH
Insurance covers: Other
C_HCPREGKNOW
Know of any program that helps pregnant women access health services
C_HCPREGKNNHIS
Know of program for pregnant women: Free NHIS premium
C_HCPREGKNOTH
Know of program for pregnant women: Other
C_HCYTHKNOW
Know of any program that helps children under 18 access health services
C_HCYTHKNNHIS
Know of program for children under 18: Free NHIS premium
C_HCYTHKNOTH
Know of program for children under 18: Other
C_INSREGNHIS
Registered with Ghana National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS)
C_NHISPAID
Payment for NHIS membership
C_NHISCARD
Holds valid Ghanaian NHIS card
C_NHISNOCARD
Why no valid NHIS card
C_NHISCARDWKS
Number of weeks to obtain Ghanaian NHIS card
C_NHISQLTY
Belief about service quality for NHIS cardholders
C_NHISSERV
Needs services not covered by NHIS (yes/no)
C_NHISNEEDANTE
Needs service not covered by NHIS: Antenatal care
C_NHISNEEDFP
Needs service not covered by NHIS: Family planning
C_NHISNEEDLAB
Needs service not covered by NHIS: Laboratory investigations
C_NHISNEEDNEWB
Needs service not covered by NHIS: Care for newborn
C_NHISNEEDPOST
Needs service not covered by NHIS: Postnatal care
C_NHISNEEDOTH
Needs service not covered by NHIS: Other
C_NONHISATT
Reason not in NHIS: Don't like attitude of staff
C_NONHISSERV
Reason not in NHIS: Substandard services and medicine
C_NONHISDKREG
Reason not in NHIS: Don't know where to register
C_NONHISMONEY
Reason not in NHIS: Cannot afford premium
C_NONHISNOCOV
Reason not in NHIS: Doesn't cover health services needed
C_NONHISNOEZ
Reason not in NHIS: No easy access to health facility
C_NONHISNONEED
Reason not in NHIS: Don't need health insurance
C_NONHISTRUST
Reason not in NHIS: Do not trust
C_NONHISNOUND
Reason not in NHIS: Don't understand scheme
C_NONHISUNFAM
Reason not in NHIS: Not heard of NHIS
C_NONHISOTH
Reason not in NHIS: Other
C_NHISRENEW
Plans to renew NHIS card
C_NHISRENCOV
Won't renew NHIS: Use services not covered
C_NHISRENEXP
Won't renew NHIS: Premium expensive
C_NHISRENNOSIC
Won't renew NHIS: Has not been sick
C_NHISRENNOUSE
Won't renew NHIS: Did not use health services
C_NHISRENPAY
Won't renew NHIS: Still pay out of pocket
C_NHISRENQLTY
Won't renew NHIS: Poor quality of care with card
C_NHISRENTRAD
Won't renew NHIS: Use providers who are not covered
C_NHISRENWAIT
Won't renew NHIS: Waiting time for card too long
C_NHISRENOTH
Won't renew NHIS: Other
C_HIGHBPDIAG
Adult ever diagnosed with high blood pressure
C_HIGHBPDIAG2
Adult diagnosed with high blood pressure 2+ times
C_BPALCOHOL
Lowering blood pressure by: Reducing alcohol
C_BPEXERCISE
Lowering blood pressure by: Exercising
C_BPMED
Lowering blood pressure by: Prescription medicine
C_BPSALT
Lowering blood pressure by: Reducing salt in diet
C_BPSMOKE
Lowering blood pressure by: Stopping smoking
C_BPWEIGHT
Lowering blood pressure by: Controlling/losing weight
C_BP1AGREE
Agreed to first blood pressure measurement
C_BP1WHYNOT
Reason first blood pressure measurement not taken
C_BP1DIA
First blood pressure measurement: Diastolic
C_BP1SYS
First blood pressure measurement: Systolic
C_BP2AGREE
Agreed to second blood pressure measurement
C_BP2WHYNOT
Reason second blood pressure measurement not taken
C_BP2DIA
Second blood pressure measurement: Diastolic
C_BP2SYS
Second blood pressure measurement: Systolic
C_BP2TIMH
Time of day for 2nd blood pressure measurement (hour of 24-hour clock)
C_BP2TIMM
Time of day for second blood pressure measurement (minutes after the hour)
C_BP3AGREE
Agreed to third blood pressure measurement
C_BP3WHYNOT
Reason third blood pressure measurement not taken
C_BP3DIA
Third blood pressure measurement: Diastolic
C_BP3SYS
Third blood pressure measurement: Systolic
C_BP3TIMH
Time of day for 3rd blood pressure measurement (hour on 24-hour clock)
C_BP3TIMM
Time of day for 3rd blood pressure measurement (minutes after the hour)
C_BPTARMCM
Arm circumference (in centimeters)
C_BPTMODEL
Blood pressure monitor cuff size
C_BPTCAFFEINE
Had caffeine in 30 minutes before first blood pressure measurement
C_BPTEXERCISE
Exercised in 30 minutes before first blood pressure measurement
C_BPTFOOD
Eaten anything in 30 minutes before first blood pressure measurement
C_BPTSMOKE
Smoked in 30 minutes before first blood pressure measurement
C_HF6MO
Visited health facility in last 6 months
C_HFLASTTYPE
Type of health facility most recently visited
C_HFSERVICE
Service received during most recent visit to health facility
C_HFPAID
Payment method for most recent visit to health facility
C_HCPAY
Pays for drugs and services out of pocket
C_HCQUALITY
Quality of service last time at clinic/hospital
C_HFCLEAN
Satisfaction with facility: Cleanliness
C_HFCOMFORT
Satisfaction with facility: Comfort and safety while waiting
C_HFCONF
Satisfaction with facility: Confidentiality of personal information
C_HFFIND
Satisfaction with facility: Ease of finding where to go
C_HFPRIVACY
Satisfaction with facility: Privacy during examination
C_HFSATADV
Satisfaction with staff when: Gave treatment advice
C_HFSATEXMTIM
Satisfaction with time spent in examination room
C_HFSATEXPL
Satisfaction with staff when: Provided explanations
C_HFSATLISTEN
Satisfaction with staff when: Listened to respondent
C_HFSATTIMPHRM
Satisfaction with time at pharmacy
C_HFSATTIMRES
Satisfaction with time to wait for test results
C_HFSATTIMTEST
Satisfaction with time waited for tests to be performed
C_HFSATWAIT
Satisfaction with length of time to wait for turn
C_HFEASY
Ease of seeing health provider
C_HFHOURS
Quality of health facility hours
C_HFLOCATION
Convenience of health facility location
C_HPCONSENT
Health provider sought consent before treatment (yes/no)
C_HPENUFTIM
Health provider spent enough time (yes/no)
C_HPFRIENDLY
Health provider friendly to respondent (yes/no)
C_CHDESIRE
Whether and when this child's pregnancy wanted
C_CHDESIREL
Time wanted to wait before pregnancy
C_KIDSEX
Sex of child
C_KIDALIVE
Child is alive
C_KIDBIRTHMO
Child's month of birth
C_KIDBIRTHYR
Child's year of birth
C_KIDAGEINFO
Completeness of information about child's age and date of birth
C_KIDCURAGE
Current age of child in years
C_KIDDOBCMC
Child's date of birth (CMC)
C_KIDBORD
Child's birth order number
C_KIDTWIN
Child is twin or single birth
C_KIDAGEDEATH
Child age at death (non-imputed)
C_KIDAGEDIEDIMP
Child's age at death in month (including imputed)
C_KIDAGEDEATHFLAG
Flags for reported age at death of child
C_KIDLIVESWITH
Child lives with female respondent or with others
C_LINENOKID
Line number of child in household
C_LINENOPARENT
Line number of child's parent or caretaker
C_BIRTHINTPREMO
Length of preceding birth interval, in months
C_BIRTHINTPOSTMO
Length of following birth interval, in months
C_OTHBIRTHININT
Any other live births in interval between birth and previous reported birth
C_MLKIDNETSL
Type of bednet child slept under last night
C_KIDAGEMO
Age of child in months
C_HWWEIGHT
Child's weight in kilograms
C_HWHEIGHT
Child's height in centimeters
C_HWINDEX
Index to birth history, for child measurement
C_HWWTHTPCT
Weight for height percentile (CDC standards)
C_HWWHZNCHS
Weight for height standard deviations from reference median (CDC)
C_HWWTHTPCTRM
Weight for height percent of reference median (CDC standards)
C_HWWTAPCT
Weight for age percentile (CDC standards)
C_HWWAZNCHS
Weight for age standard deviations from reference median (CDC)
C_HWWTAPCTRM
Weight for age percent of the reference median (CDC standards)
C_HWHTAPCT
Height for Age percentile (CDC standards)
C_HWHAZNCHS
Height for age standard deviations from reference median (CDC)
C_HWHTAPCTRM
Height for age percent of reference median (CDC standards)
C_HWWHYNOTMEAS
Whether child measured, and, if not, why not
C_HWHTHOWMEAS
Child's height measured lying down or standing up
C_HWDAYOFBIRTH
Child's day of birth
C_HWDAYMEAS
Day of measurement
C_HWMONTHMEAS
Month of measurement
C_HWYEARMEAS
Year of measurement
C_HWHAZWHO
Height for age standard deviations from median (WHO)
C_HWWAZWHO
Weight for age standard deviations from median (WHO)
C_HWWHZWHO
Weight for height standard deviations from median (WHO)
C_HWBMIZWHO
Body Mass Index standard deviations (WHO)
C_HEMOCONSENT
Consent granted to draw blood for hemoglobin test
C_HEMOLEVEL
Hemoglobin level (gram/deciliter)
C_HEMOTEST
Whether hemoglobin level tested
C_HEMOLEVELALT
Hemoglobin level adjusted by altitude
C_ANEMIALVLKID
Anemia level of child
C_ANCARE
Received prenatal care
C_ANCARD
Antenatal card for this pregnancy
C_ANCAREDOC
Doctor gave prenatal care
C_ANCARENURM
Nurse/midwife gave prenatal care
C_ANCARETBA
Traditional birth attendant gave prenatal care
C_ANCAREHW
Community/village health worker gave prenatal care
C_ANCAREOTH
Other person gave prenatal care
C_ANCARENONE
Received no prenatal care
C_ANVISMO
Timing of first antenatal visit for this pregnancy: Months
C_ANVISNO
Number of antenatal visits when child was in utero
C_ANVISNOTOP20
Number of antenatal visits when child was in utero, topcoded at 20
C_ANDRGPARA
Drugs for intestinal parasites taken during pregnancy
C_ANCAREBP
Antenatal care received: Mother's blood pressure taken
C_ANCAREBLD
Antenatal care received: Mother's blood sample taken
C_ANCAREUR
Antenatal care received: Urine sample taken
C_ANTETNUSNO
Number of tetanus injections before birth
C_PRETETNUSNO
Number of tetanus injections before pregnancy
C_PRETETNUSAGO
Years between prior tetanus injection and the pregnancy
C_PRETETNUSCMC
CMC date of mother's last tetanus injection before pregnancy
C_ANMALNONE
Mother took no drug for malaria during pregnancy
C_ANMALSP
Mother took SP/Fansidar for malaria during pregnancy
C_ANMALCHLOR
Mother took chloroquine for malaria during pregnancy
C_ANMALOTH
Mother took other drug for malaria during pregnancy
C_ANMALDK
Unknown which/whether antimalarial drug taken by mother during pregnancy
C_ANMALSPNO
Times mother took SP/Fansidar during pregnancy
C_ANMALSPSRC
Source for SP/Fansidar during pregnancy
C_ANCAREGH3
Traditional health practitioner gave prenatal care (Ghana)
C_ANCAREGH4
Community health officer/nurse gave prenatal care (Ghana)
C_ANCHOME
Place for antenatal care: Home
C_ANCHOMEOTH
Place for antenatal care: Other's home
C_ANCPUBHOS
Place for antenatal care: Public hospital
C_ANCPUBHC
Place for antenatal care: Public health center
C_ANCPUBHP
Place for antenatal care: Public health post
C_ANCPUBMOB
Place for antenatal care: Public mobile clinic
C_ANCPUBOTH
Place for antenatal care: Other public sector
C_ANCPRIVHOS
Place for antenatal care: Private hospital/clinic
C_ANCPRIVMOB
Place for antenatal care: Private mobile clinic
C_ANCPRIVFPC
Place for antenatal care: Private family planning clinic
C_ANCPRIVOTH
Place for antenatal care: Other private sector
C_ANCOTHER
Place for antenatal care: Other
C_ANIRON
Mother took iron tablets/syrup during pregnancy
C_ANIROND
Days mother took antenatal iron supplement
C_ANCARECOM
Mother told about pregnancy complications
C_BIRTHSZ
Size of child at birth (subjective report)
C_BIRTHWT
Birthweight in kilos
C_BIRTHWTREF
Source of weight at birth (health card or recall)
C_DELCESR
Child delivered by caesarian section
C_DELPL
Place child was delivered
C_DELDOC
Doctor gave delivery care
C_DELNURM
Nurse/midwife gave delivery care
C_DELTBA
Traditional birth attendant gave delivery care
C_DELREL
Relative gave delivery care
C_DELOTH
Other person gave delivery care
C_DELNONE
No one gave delivery care
C_DELGH3
Traditional practitioner gave delivery care (Ghana)
C_DELGH4
Community health officer/nurse gave delivery care (Ghana)
C_DELGH5
Community/village health volunteer gave delivery care (Ghana)
C_DELPPCHKA
Mother's health checked after discharge/home delivery
C_DELPPCHKB
Mother's health checked by professional after child's birth
C_DELPPCHKBTIM
Mother's health check timing after delivery
C_DELPPCHKBWHO
Person who checked respondent's health after delivery
Total: 1542
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