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Demographic and Health Survey 1998 - IPUMS Subset

Ghana, 1998
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GHA_1998_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Ghana Statistical Service and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center
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Type of method: Other method (unspecified) (M_FPTYPOMMN)

Data file: GHA1998-M.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 487
End: 487
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
M302. Have you and your husband/partner ever used (METHOD)?

01) PILL Women can take a pill every day.

YES 1
NO 2

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

YES 1
NO 2

03) INJECTIONS Women can have an injection by a doctor or nurse which stops them from becoming pregnant for several months.

YES 1
NO 2

04) NORPLANT Women can have several small rods placed in their upper arms by a doctor or nurse which can prevent pregnancy for several years.

YES 1
NO 2

05) DIAPHRAGM, FOAM, JELLY Women can place a sponge, suppository, diaphragm, jelly or cream inside themselves before intercourse.

YES 1
NO 2

06) CONDOM Men can put a rubber sheath on their penis during sexual intercourse.

YES 1
NO 2

07) FEMALE STERILIZATION Women can have an operation to avoid having any more children: Has your wife ever had an operation to avoid having any more children?

YES 1
NO 2

08) MALE STERILIZATION Men can have an operation to avoid having any more children: Has you ever had an operation to avoid having children?

YES 1
NO 2

09) RHYTHM, PERIODIC ABSTINENCE Every month that a woman is sexually active she can avoid having sexual intercourse on the days of the month she is most likely to get pregnant.

YES 1
NO 2

10) WITHDRAWAL Men can be careful and pull out before climax.

YES 1
NO 2

11) LACTATIONAL AMENORRHEA METHOD (LAM)

YES 1
NO 2

12) OTHER METHOD 1

YES 1
NO 2

OTHER METHOD 2

YES 1
NO 1
Categories
Value Category
1 Modern method
2 Traditional method
3 Folkloric method
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
FPTYPOMMN reports whether the unspecified "other" methods are considered to be a modern method, a traditional method, or a folkloric method of family planning in a given sample. The meaning of "other" must be interpreted relative to the specific family planning methods included in a particular 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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