Demographic and Health Survey 2008 - IPUMS Subset

Nigeria, 2008

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NGA_2008_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

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National Population Commission [Nigeria] and ICF Macro., Minnesota Population Center

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Sep 19, 2018

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Barrier to woman's health care: Getting permission (B_BHCPERMIT)

Data file: NGA2008-B.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 1424

End: 1425

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

1013. 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?

Getting permission to go?

BIG PROBLEM 1
NOT A BIG PROBLEM 2

Getting money needed for treatment?

BIG PROBLEM 1
NOT A BIG PROBLEM 2

The distance to the 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

Concern that there may not be a male health provider?

BIG PROBLEM 1
NOT A BIG PROBLEM 2

Concern that there may not be any health provider?

BIG PROBLEM 1
NOT A BIG PROBLEM 2

Concern that there may be no drugs available?

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

BHCPERMIT (V467B) indicates whether the woman reported "obtaining permission to go to the doctor/seek treatment" as a barrier to getting medical care for herself.

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Concept

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

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