Demographic and Health Survey 2003 - IPUMS Subset

Ghana, 2003

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GHA_2003_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

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Ghana Statistical Service, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, and ORC Macro., Minnesota Population Center

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Aug 15, 2018

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May 14, 2020

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Barrier to woman's health care: Don't know where to go (C_BHCDKPLACE)

Data file: GHA2003-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 1093

End: 1094

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

490. Now I would like to ask you some questions about medical care for you yourself.
Many different factors can prevent women from getting medical advice or treatment for themselves.

When you are sick and want to get medical advice or treatment, is each of the following a big problem or not?

Knowing where to go.
Getting permission to go.
Getting money needed for treatment.
The distance to a health facility.
Having to take transport.
Not wanting to go alone.
Concern that there may not be a female health provider.

KNOWING WHERE TO GO.

BIG PROBLEM 1
NOT A BIG PROBLEM 2

GETTING PERMISSION TO GO.

BIG PROBLEM 1
NOT A BIG PROBLEM 2

THE DISTANCE TO A HEALTH FACILITY.

BIG PROBLEM 1
NOT A BIG PROBLEM 2

HAVING TO TAKE TRANSPORT.

BIG PROBLEM 1
NOT A BIG PROBLEM 2

NOT WANTING TO GO ALONE.

BIG PROBLEM 1
NOT A BIG PROBLEM 2

CONCERN THAT THERE MAY NOT BE A FEMALE HEALTH PROVIDER.

BIG PROBLEM 1
NOT A BIG PROBLEM 2

Value	Category
10	Not a big problem
11	No problem at all
12	Small problem
20	Is big problem
98	Missing
99	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

BHCDKPLACE (V467A) indicates whether the woman reported not "knowing where to go" as a barrier to getting medical care for herself.

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Access to care Variables -- TOPICS	IPUMS

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