Demographic and Health Survey 1998

Ghana, 1998 - 1999

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GHA_1998_DHS_v01_M

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Ghana Statistical Service (GSS)

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MEASURE DHS: Demographic and Health Surveys

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Main reason not using a method (mv375a)

Data file: MREC32

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 21

End: 22

Width: 2

Range: 21 - 99

Format: Numeric

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Question pretext

Men who are not currently using a contraceptive method and none of whose partners are currently pregnant (MV312 = 0 and MV213 <> 1).

Categories

Value	Category
21	Not having sex
22	Infrequent sex
23	Menopausal, hyster.
24	Subfecund, infecund
25	Postpartum, breastf.
26	Wants more children
27	Wife pregnant
31	Respondent opposed
32	Partner opposed
33	Others opposed
34	Religious prohibit.
41	Knows no method
42	Knows no source
51	Health concerns
52	Fear side effects
53	Lack of access
54	Cost too much
55	Inconvenient to use
56	Interfere with body
96	Other
98	DK

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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Notes

Reason the respondent is not using a method of contraception to avoid pregnancy.

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