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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: the Pill (M_FPTYPPILLMN)

Data file: GHA1998-M.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 476
End: 476
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
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.

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