Maternal Health Survey 2017

Ghana, 2017

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Reference ID

GHA_2017_MHS_v01_M

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Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), Ghana Health Service (GHS)

Collection(s)

MEASURE DHS: Demographic and Health Surveys

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Sep 11, 2018

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First action to end pregnancy (q506)

Data file: QWSEC05 - Core

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 30

End: 31

Width: 2

Range: 11 - 96

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category
11	Drank milk/coffee/alcohol/other liquid with lots of sugar
12	Drank herbal concoction
13	Drank other home remedies
14	Used any herbal enema
15	Inserted herb/object/other substance in the vagina
16	Heavy massage
17	Excessive physical activity
18	Tablets (exact kind unknown)
21	Cytotec tablets (Misoprostol)
22	Mifepristone + Misoprostol (Medabon,etc)
23	IV / Oxytocin
31	D&C / D&E
32	Vacuum aspiration
33	Injection in abdomen (saline instillation)
34	Catheter
35	Other injection
96	Other

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.

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