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Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2011

Ghana, 2011
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GHA_2011_MICS_v01_M
Producer(s)
Ghana Statistical Service
Collection(s)
UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS)
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Questionnaires
MICS 2011 Ghana Questionnaire
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Author(s) Ghana Statistical Service
Country Ghana
Language English
Contributor(s) Ghana Health Service UNICEF USAID Global Fund
Description Household questionnaire for MICS 2011
Download https://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/2046/download/31064
MICS4 Changes To Questionnaires v2.1 to v3.0
External link
Language English
Download http://www.childinfo.org/mics4_questionnaire.html
MICS4 Questionnaire Form For Child Disability v3.0
External link
Language English
Download http://www.childinfo.org/mics4_questionnaire.html
MICS4 Questionnaire Form For Vaccinations At Health Facility v3.0
External link
Language English
Download http://www.childinfo.org/mics4_questionnaire.html
Reports
Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2011 Final Report
External link
subtitle Enhanced Malaria Module and Biomarker
Author(s) Ghana Statistical Service
Date 2012-12-01
Country Ghana
Language English
Table of contents Acknowledgement iii
List of Tables vii
List of Figures xi
List of Abbreviations xiii
Executive Summary xxi

I. INTRODUCTION 1
Background 1
Survey Objectives 2

II. SAMPLE AND SURVEY METHODOLOGY 5
Sample Design 5
Questionnaires 5
Training and Fieldwork 7
Data Processing 7

III. SAMPLE COVERAGE AND THE CHARACTERISTICS OF HOUSEHOLDS AND RESPONDENTS 9
Sample Coverage 9
Characteristics of Households 10
Characteristics of Female Respondents 15-49 Years of Age,
Male 15-59 years and Children Under-5 15

IV. CHILD MORTALITY 23
Assessment of Data Quality in childhood mortality 24
Levels and Trends of Early Childhood Mortality 25
Early childhood mortality rates by region, residence and socio-economic characteristics 27
Residence and Socio-economic Differentials in Childhood Mortality 30
Demographic Characteristics and Childhood Mortality 31

V. NUTRITION 35
Nutritional Status 35
Breastfeeding and Infant and Young Child Feeding 38
Salt Iodization 52
Rapid Test Kits Results 53
Salt Sample for analysis 54
Agreement between Rapid Test Kits and Titration in identifying
adequately and inadequately Iodized salts 56
Children’s Vitamin A Supplementation 57
Low Birth Weight 60
Anaemia and Diet Diversity in Children aged 6-59 months 63

VI. CHILD HEALTH 65
Vaccinations 65
Neonatal Tetanus Protection 68
Oral Rehydration Treatment 71
Care Seeking and Antibiotic Treatment of Pneumonia 77
Solid Fuel Use 80

VII. MALARIA AND BIOMARKER 85
Background of Malaria in Ghana 85
Malaria: Causes and Transmission 85
National strategies for Malaria Control 86
Malaria PRevention 88
Insectiside Treated Mosquito Nets (ITNs) 88
Brief History of ITN Distribution in Ghana 89
Household Ownership Mosquito Nets 90
USe of Mosquito Nets by Persons on the Household 93
USe of Mosquito Nets by Children Under Five Years 95
USe of Mosquito Nets by Pregnant Women 98
Source, Cost and Disposal of ITNs 101
Indoor Residual Spraying Against Mosquitoes 101
Intermitent Preventive Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy 103
Prevalence, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Fever in Children Under-Five 105
Type and Timing of Antimalarial Drug Use for Children 109
Knowledge of Malaria Symptoms 111
Knowledge of Causes of Malaria 112
Knowledge of ways to avoid Malaria 114
Specific Messages Seen or Heard about Malaria 116
Malaria Biomarkers: Anaemia and Malaria in Children Aged 6-59 Months 120
Anaemia Prevalence in Children 122

VIII. WATER AND SANITATION 131
Water 131
Sanitation 131
Use of Improved Water Sources 131
Use of Improved Sanitation Facilities 140
Handwashing 147

IX. REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH 153
Fertility 153
Contraception 156
Unmet Need 156
Antenatal Care 161
Assistance at Delivery 167
Place of Delivery 168
Post-Natal checks 170

X. CHILD DEVELOPMENT 183
Early Childhood Education and Learning 183
Early Childhood Development 190

XI. LITERACY AND EDUCATION 195
Literacy among Young Women 195
School Readiness 196
Primary and Secondary School Participation 198

XII. CHILD PROTECTION 213
Birth Registration 213
Child Discipline 216
Types of Disciplinary Methods 218
Early Marriage and Polygyny 218
Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting 226
Attitudes toward Domestic Violence 230
Children’s living arrangements and Orphanhood 234

XIII. HIV/AIDS, SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR 239
Knowledge about HIV Transmission and Misconceptions about HIV/AIDS 239
Comprehensive knowledge of HIV methods and transmission 240
Knowledge of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV 246
Accepting Attitudes toward People Living with HIV & AIDS (PLHIV) 249
Knowledge of a Place for HIV Testing, Counselling and Testing during Antenatal Care 252
Sexual Behaviour Related to HIV Transmission 260

XIV. NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE 273
National Health Insurance Registration 273
Reasons why individuals (women, children and men) did not have a valid NHIS card 277
Achievement of Membership 280
Opinion on the quality of service offered to the NHI
valid card holders, compared to other clients 283

XV. ACCESS TO MASS MEDIA AND ICT TECHNOLOGY 289
Access to Mass Media 289
Use of Computers and Internet 292

List of References 297
Appendix A. Sample Design 310
Appendix B. Malaria Biomarkers: Anaemia and Malaria in Children Aged 6-59 Months 309
Appendix C. List of Personnel Involved in the Survey 313
Appendix D. Estimates of Sampling Errors 318
Appendix E. Data Quality Tables 354
Appendix F. MICS4 Indicators: Numerators and Denominators 371
Appendix G. Questionnaires 382
Download http://www.childinfo.org/files/Ghana_2011_MICS_Final_Report.pdf
Ghana 2011 MICS Summary Report
External link
subtitle Enhanced Malaria Module and Biomarker
Author(s) Ghana Statistical Service
Date 2012-12-01
Country Ghana
Language English
Download http://www.childinfo.org/files/Ghana_2011_MICS_Summary_Report.pdf
Technical documents
Changes to MICS Tabulation Plan, Data Quality Tabulations, and Sampling Error Tables since Version 2.1
External link
Language English
Download http://www.childinfo.org/mics4_plan.html
MICS4 01 Household Sample and Survey Characteristics (HH)
External link
Language English
Download http://www.childinfo.org/mics4_plan.html
MICS4 02 Child Mortality (CM)
External link
Language English
Download http://www.childinfo.org/mics4_plan.html
MICS4 03 Nutrition (NU)
External link
Language English
Download http://www.childinfo.org/mics4_plan.html
MICS4 04 Child Health (CH)
External link
Language English
Download http://www.childinfo.org/mics4_plan.html
MICS4 05 Water and Sanitation (WS)
External link
Language English
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MICS4 06 Reproductive Health (RH)
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Language English
Download http://www.childinfo.org/mics4_plan.html
MICS4 07 Child Development (CD)
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Language English
Download http://www.childinfo.org/mics4_plan.html
MICS4 08 Education (ED)
External link
Language English
Download http://www.childinfo.org/mics4_plan.html
MICS4 09 Child Protection (CP)
External link
Language English
Download http://www.childinfo.org/mics4_plan.html
MICS4 10 HIV-AIDS, Sexual Behaviour and Orphanhood (HA)
External link
Language English
Download http://www.childinfo.org/mics4_plan.html
MICS4 11 Access to Mass Media and ICT Technology (MT)
External link
Language English
Download http://www.childinfo.org/mics4_plan.html
MICS4 12 Subjective Well-Being (SW)
External link
Language English
Download http://www.childinfo.org/mics4_plan.html
MICS4 13 Tobacco and Alcohol Use (TA)
External link
Language English
Download http://www.childinfo.org/mics4_plan.html
MICS4 Data Quality Tabulation Plan (DQ)
External link
Language English
Download http://www.childinfo.org/mics4_plan.html
MICS4 Sampling Errors (SE)
External link
Language English
Download http://www.childinfo.org/mics4_plan.html
MICS4 Changes To Indicator List v2.1 to v3.0
External link
Language English
Download http://www.childinfo.org/mics4_questionnaire.html
MICS4 List of Indicators v3.0
External link
Language English
Download http://www.childinfo.org/mics4_questionnaire.html
MICS4 Manual-Anthropometry
External link
Language English
Download http://www.childinfo.org/mics4_manual.html
MICS4 Manual-Data Editing Guidelines
External link
Language English
Download http://www.childinfo.org/mics4_manual.html
MICS4 Manual-Designing and Selecting the Sample
External link
Language English
Download http://www.childinfo.org/mics4_manual.html
MICS4 Manual-Designing the Questionnaires
External link
Language English
Download http://www.childinfo.org/mics4_manual.html
MICS4 Manual-Getting Started
External link
Language English
Download http://www.childinfo.org/mics4_manual.html
MICS4 Manual-Global Positioning Systems
External link
Language English
Download http://www.childinfo.org/mics4_manual.html
MICS4 Manual-Instructions for Interviewers
External link
Language English
Download http://www.childinfo.org/mics4_manual.html
MICS4 Manual-Instructions for Supervisors Editors and Measurers
External link
Language English
Download http://www.childinfo.org/mics4_manual.html
MICS4 Manual-Model Questionnaires
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Language English
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MICS4 Manual-Preparing for Data Collection and Conducting Fieldwork
External link
Language English
Download http://www.childinfo.org/mics4_manual.html
MICS4 Manual-Processing the Data
External link
Language English
Download http://www.childinfo.org/mics4_manual.html
MICS4 Manual-Salt Iodization Testing
External link
Language English
Download http://www.childinfo.org/mics4_manual.html
MICS 2011 Supervisors' Manual
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Author(s) Ghana Statistical Service
Date 2011-08-01
Country Ghana
Language English
Description Contains instructions for supervisors working on MICS 2011
Download https://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/2046/download/31100
MICS 2011 Enumeration Areas for Fieldwork
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Author(s) Ghana Statistical Service
Country Ghana
Language English
Description Identification of which EAs were used in MICS 2011
Download https://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/2046/download/31101
MICS 2011 Field Editor's Manual
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Author(s) Ghana Statistical Service
Date 2011-08-01
Country Ghana
Language English
Description Contains instructions for field editors working on MICS 2011
Download https://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/2046/download/31102
MICS 2011 Guidelines for monitors
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Author(s) Ghana Statistical Service
Country Ghana
Language English
Description Instructions for monitors working on MICS 2011
Download https://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/2046/download/31104
MICS 2011 Guidelines for Supervisors
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Author(s) Ghana Statistical Service
Country Ghana
Language English
Description Instructions for supervisors working on MICS 2011
Download https://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/2046/download/31105
Other Materials
MICS 2011 Form Supervisor Control Sheet
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Author(s) Ghana Statistical Service
Country Ghana
Language English
Description Form used by supervisors in MICS 2011
Download https://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/2046/download/31103
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