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Demographic and Health Survey 1988 - IPUMS Subset

Ghana, 1988
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GHA_1988_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Ghana Statistical Service and Institute for Resource Development/Macro Systems, Inc., Minnesota Population Center
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Guinea worm treated by: Antibiotics (C_GWORMKIDTRE1)

Data file: GHA1988-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 712
End: 712
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
436B. Was there anything (else) you or somebody did to treat the problem? IF YES: What was done? CIRCLE CODE 1 FOR ALL MENTIONED?

ANTIBIOTICS 1
LIQUID OR SYRUP 1
ASPIRIN 1
INJECTION 1
TRADITIONAL MEDICINE 1
OTHER (SPECIFY) _____ 1
NOTHING 1
Categories
Value Category
0 No
1 Yes
8 Don't know
7 Missing
9 NIU (not in universe)
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Description

Definition
For young children who ever had parasitic Guinea worm disease (also known as dracunculiasis), GWORMKIDTRE1 indicates whether the illness was treated by antibiotics. Though antibiotics cannot cure this parasitic disease, antibiotics may treat secondary bacterial infections, reduce inflammation and facilitate worm removal.

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Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Misc childhood illnesses Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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