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Demographic and Health Survey 2008

Ghana, 2008
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GHA_2008_DHS_v01_M
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Ghana Statistical Services (GSS), Ministry of Health
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Data file: REC42

WOMAN
- Health and Breastfeeding

Cases: 4916
Variables: 165

Variables

hhid
Case Identification
caseid
Case Identification
v401
Last birth a caesarean section
v404
Currently breastfeeding
v405
Currently amenorrheic
v406
Currently abstaining
v407
Number of times breastfed during night
v408
Number of times breastfed during day
v409
Gave child plain water
v409a
Gave child -NA
v410
Gave child -NA
v410a
Gave child tea or coffee
v411
Gave child tinned/powder or fresh milk
v411a
Gave child baby formula
v412
Gave child -NA
v412a
Gave child baby cereal
v412b
Gave child other porridge/gruel
v413
Gave child other liquid
v413a
Gave child -NA
v413b
Gave child -NA
v413c
Gave child -NA
v413d
Gave child -NA
v414a
Gave child -NA
v414b
Gave child -NA
v414c
Gave child -NA
v414d
Gave child -NA
v414e
Gave child bread, rice, noodles, other made from grains
v414f
Gave child potatoes, cassava, or other tubers
v414g
Gave child eggs
v414h
Gave child meat (beef, pork, lamb, goat, chicken, etc)
v414i
Gave child pumpkin, carrots, squash (yellow or orange inside)
v414j
Gave child any dark green leafy vegetables
v414k
Gave child mangoes, papayas, other vitamin A fruits
v414l
Gave child any other fruits
v414m
Gave child liver, kidney, heart, other organs
v414n
Gave child fish or shellfish (fresh or dried)
v414o
Gave child food made from beans, peas, lentils, nuts
v414p
Gave child cheese, yogurt, other milk products
v414q
Gave child oil, fats, butter, products made of them
v414r
Gave child chocolates, sweets, candies, pastries, etc
v414s
Gave child other solid-semisolid food
v414t
Gave child -NA
v414u
Gave child -NA
v415
Drank from bottle with nipple yesterday/last night
v416
Heard of oral rehydration
v417
Entries in maternity table
v418
Entries in health table
v419
Entries in height/weight table
v420
Measurer's code -NA
v421
Assistant measurer's code -NA
v426
When child put to breast
v437
Respondent's weight in kilograms (1 decimal)
v438
Respondent's height in centimeters (1 decimal)
v439
Height/Age percentile
v440
Height/Age standard deviation
v441
Height/Age percent ref. median
v442
Weight/Height percent ref. median (DHS)
v443
Weight/Height percent ref. median (Fog)
v444
Weight/Height percent ref. median (WHO)
v444a
Weight/Height standard deviation (DHS)
v445
Body Mass Index
v446
Rohrer's index
v447
Result of measurement - height/weight
v447a
Women's age in years (from household questionnaire)
v452a
Under age 18 (from household questionnaire)
v452b
Line number of parent/caretaker
v452c
Read consent statement - hemoglobin
v453
Hemoglobin level (g/dl - 1 decimal)
v454
Currently pregnant (from household questionnaire)
v455
Result of measurement - hemoglobin
v456
Hemoglobin level adjusted for altitude and smoking (g/dl - 1 decimal)
v457
Anemia level
v458
Agrees to referral - anemia-NA
v459
Have mosquito bed net for sleeping (from household questionnaire)
v460
Children under 5 slept under mosquito bed net last night (household questionaire
v461
Respondent slept under mosquito bed net
v462
Washed hands before prepari-NA
v463a
Smokes cigarettes
v463b
Smokes pipe
v463c
Uses chewing tobacco
v463d
Uses snuff
v463e
Smokes cigars
v463f
Smokes -NA
v463g
Smokes -NA
v463x
Smokes other
v463z
Does not use tobacco
v464
Number of cigarettes in last 24 hours
v465
Disposal of youngest child's stools when not using toilet
v466
When child is seriously ill-NA
v467a
Getting medical help for se-NA
v467b
Getting medical help for self: getting permission to go
v467c
Getting medical help for self: getting money needed for treatment
v467d
Getting medical help for self: distance to health facility
v467e
Getting medical help for self: having to take transport
v467f
Getting medical help for self: not wanting to go alone
v467g
Getting medical help for self: concern no female health provider
v467h
Getting medical help for self: concern no provider
v467i
Getting medical help for self: concern no drugs available
v467j
Getting medical help for se-NA
v467k
Getting medical help for se-NA
v467l
Getting medical help for se-NA
v467m
Getting medical help for se-NA
v468
Record for Last Birth
v471a
Mother had tinned, powdered or fresh milk
v471b
Mother had tea or coffee
v471c
Mother had any other liquid
v471d
Mother had -NA
v471e
Mother had -NA
v471f
Mother had -NA
v471g
Mother had -NA
v472a
Mother had -NA
v472b
Mother had -NA
v472c
Mother had -NA
v472d
Mother had -NA
v472e
Mother had bread, rice, noodles, other made from grains
v472f
Mother had potatoes, cassava, or other tubers
v472g
Mother had eggs
v472h
Mother had meat (beef, pork, lamb, goat, chicken, etc)
v472i
Mother had pumpkin, carrots, squash (yellow or orange inside)
v472j
Mother had any dark green leafy vegetables
v472k
Mother had mangoes, papayas, other vitamin A fruits
v472l
Mother had any other fruits
v472m
Mother had liver, kidney, heart, other organs
v472n
Mother had fish or shellfish (fresh or dried)
v472o
Mother had food made from beans, peas, lentils, nuts
v472p
Mother had cheese, yogurt, other milk products
v472q
Mother had oil, fats, butter, products made of them
v472r
Mother had chocolates, sweets, candies, pastries, etc
v472s
Mother had other solid-semisolid food
v472t
Mother had -NA
v472u
Mother had -NA
v473a
Read consent statement - HI-NA
v473b
Result of measurement - HIV-NA
v474
Heard of tuberculosis or TB
v474a
Tuberculosis spread by: air when coughing or sneezing
v474b
Tuberculosis spread by: sharing utensils
v474c
Tuberculosis spread by: touching a person with TB
v474d
Tuberculosis spread through food
v474e
Tuberculosis spread by: sexual contact
v474f
Tuberculosis spread by: mosquito bites
v474g
Tuberculosis spread by: -NA
v474h
Tuberculosis spread by: -NA
v474i
Tuberculosis spread by: -NA
v474j
Tuberculosis spread by: -NA
v474x
Tuberculosis spread by: other
v474z
Tuberculosis spread by: don't know
v475
Tuberculosis can be cured
v476
Keep secret when family member gets TB
v477
Number of injections in last 12 months
v478
Number of injections administered by a health worker
v479
Place of injection by health worker
v480
Syringe and needle from new, unopened package
v481
Covered by health insurance
v481a
Health insurance type: mutual/community-based
v481b
Health insurance type: provided by employer
v481c
Health insurance type: National/ District (NHIS)
v481d
Health insurance type: private/commercially purchased
v481e
Health insurance type: -NA
v481f
Health insurance type: -NA
v481g
Health insurance type: -NA
v481h
Health insurance type: -NA
v481x
Health insurance type: other
v482a
Arrange care of biological -NA
v482b
Primary caregiver of childr-NA
v482c
Arrange care of non-biologi-NA
Total: 165
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