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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Type of method: the Pill (M_FPTYPPILLMN)

Data file: GHA2014-M.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 627

End: 627

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

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Literal question

SECTION 3. CONTRACEPTION

301) Now I would like to talk about family planning - the various ways or methods that a couple can use to delay or avoid a pregnancy.

Have you ever heard of (METHOD)?

01) FEMALE STERILIZATION. PROBE: Women can have an operation to avoid having any more children.

YES 1
NO 2

02) MALE STERILIZATION. PROBE: Men can have an operation to avoid having any more children.

YES 1
NO 2

03) IUD. PROBE: Women can have a loop or coil placed inside them by a doctor or a nurse.

YES 1
NO 2

04) INJECTABLES. PROBE: Women can have an injection by a health provider that stops them from becoming pregnant for one or more months.

YES 1
NO 2

05) IMPLANTS. PROBE: Women can have one or more small rods placed in their upper arm by a doctor or nurse which can prevent pregnancy for one or more years.

YES 1
NO 2

06) PILL. PROBE: Women can take a pill every day to avoid becoming pregnant.

YES 1
NO 2

07) MALE CONDOM. PROBE: Men can put a rubber sheath on their penis before sexual intercourse.

YES 1
NO 2

08) FEMALE CONDOM. PROBE: Women can place a sheath in their vagina before sexual intercourse.

YES 1
NO 2

09) LACTATIONAL AMENORRHEA METHOD (LAM).

YES 1
NO 2

10) RHYTHM (CALENDAR) METHOD. PROBE: To avoid pregnancy, women do not have sexual intercourse on the days of the month they think they can get pregnant.

YES 1
NO 2

11) WITHDRAWAL. PROBE: Men can be careful and pull out before climax.

YES 1
NO 2

12) EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION. PROBE: As an emergency measure, within three days after they have unprotected sexual intercourse, women can take special pills to prevent pregnancy.

YES 1
NO 2

13) Have you heard of any other ways or methods that women or men can use to avoid pregnancy?

YES 1 (SPECIFY) ________
NO 2

Value	Category
1	Modern method
2	Traditional method
3	Folkloric method
9	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

FPTYPPILLMN (M304A_01) reports whether the Pill is considered to be a modern method, a traditional method, or a folkloric method of family planning in a given sample.

In the DHS, generally modern methods are the Pill, IUD, injections, diaphragm, condom, female sterilization, male sterilization, implants, female condom, foam/jelly, lactational amenorrhea, and emergency contraception. Traditional methods are periodic abstinence (rhythm), withdrawal, and abstinence. Folkloric methods are the category "other" and country-specific methods (such as herbs or amulet), which vary across samples.

IPUMS-DHS users may be interested in the complementary variable FPTYPNOWMN (MV313), which indicates whether the man's current contraceptive method is modern, traditional, or folkloric.

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Type of family planning method Variables -- TOPICS	IPUMS

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