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GHA_2008_DHS_V01_M_V02_A_IPUMS
Demographic and Health Survey 2008 - IPUMS Subset
Ghana
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2008
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GHA_2008_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Ghana Statistical Service, Ghana Health Service, and ICF Macro., Minnesota Population Center
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Study Description
Data Dictionary
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Data files
GHA2008-B.dat
GHA2008-C.dat
GHA2008-H.dat
GHA2008-M.dat
GHA2008-W.dat
Data file: GHA2008-C.dat
Child records
Cases:
2992
Variables
C_ANMALOTH
Mother took other drug for malaria during pregnancy
C_ANMALDK
Unknown which/whether antimalarial drug taken by mother during pregnancy
C_ANMALSPNO
Times mother took SP/Fansidar during pregnancy
C_ANMALSPSRC
Source for SP/Fansidar during pregnancy
C_ANCAREGH3
Traditional health practitioner gave prenatal care (Ghana)
C_ANCAREGH4
Community health officer/nurse gave prenatal care (Ghana)
C_ANCHOME
Place for antenatal care: Home
C_ANCHOMEOTH
Place for antenatal care: Other's home
C_ANCPUBHOS
Place for antenatal care: Public hospital
C_ANCPUBHC
Place for antenatal care: Public health center
C_ANCPUBHP
Place for antenatal care: Public health post
C_ANCPUBMOB
Place for antenatal care: Public mobile clinic
C_ANCPUBOTH
Place for antenatal care: Other public sector
C_ANCPRIVHOS
Place for antenatal care: Private hospital/clinic
C_ANCPRIVMOB
Place for antenatal care: Private mobile clinic
C_ANCPRIVFPC
Place for antenatal care: Private family planning clinic
C_ANCPRIVOTH
Place for antenatal care: Other private sector
C_ANCOTHER
Place for antenatal care: Other
C_ANIRON
Mother took iron tablets/syrup during pregnancy
C_ANIROND
Days mother took antenatal iron supplement
C_ANCARECOM
Mother told about pregnancy complications
C_ANCARECGO
Mother told where to go for pregnancy complications
C_BIRTHSZ
Size of child at birth (subjective report)
C_BIRTHWT
Birthweight in kilos
C_BIRTHWTREF
Source of weight at birth (health card or recall)
C_DELCESR
Child delivered by caesarian section
C_DELPL
Place child was delivered
C_DELDOC
Doctor gave delivery care
C_DELNURM
Nurse/midwife gave delivery care
C_DELAUXMW
Auxiliary midwife gave delivery care
C_DELTBA
Traditional birth attendant gave delivery care
C_DELTRBA
Trained traditional birth attendant gave delivery care
C_DELOTH
Other person gave delivery care
C_DELNONE
No one gave delivery care
C_DELHMCOST
Why not delivered in health facility: Cost
C_DELHMHRS
Why not delivered in health facility: Facility not open
C_DELHMTRAN
Why not delivered in health facility: Too far/no transport
C_DELHMSERV
Why not delivered in health facility: Don't trust/poor service
C_DELHMFMD
Why not delivered in health facility: No female provider
C_DELHMPERM
Why not delivered in health facility: Husband/family won't allow
C_DELHMNOND
Why not delivered in health facility: Not necessary
C_DELHMCUS
Why not delivered in health facility: Not customary
C_DELHMDKPL
Why not delivered in health facility: Don't know where to go
C_DELHMFAM
Why not delivered in health facility: Family didn't think necessary
C_DELHMFATH
Why not delivered in health facility: Father didn't think necessary
C_DELHMNOT1
Why not delivered in health facility: Not the first child
C_DELHMOTH
Why not deliver in health facility: Other reason
C_DELGH3
Traditional practitioner gave delivery care (Ghana)
C_DELGH4
Community health officer/nurse gave delivery care (Ghana)
C_DELGH5
Community/village health volunteer gave delivery care (Ghana)
C_DELPPCHKA
Mother's health checked after discharge/home delivery
C_DELPPCHKATM
How long after delivery mother's health check took place
C_DELPPCHKAWHO
Person who checked respondent's health after discharge/delivery at home
C_DELPPCHKALOC
Where respondent's health check after discharge/delivery at home took place
C_PNBABCK
Child's postnatal check within 2 months
C_PNBABCKTM
How long after delivery child's postnatal check took place
C_PNBABCKWHO
Who performed newborn's postnatal check
C_PNBABCKLOC
Where child's health check took place
C_PPCHECK
Mother's health checked before discharge
C_PPCHECKTM
Timing of mother's health check before discharge
C_PPCHECKWHO
Person who checked respondent's health before discharge
C_PPVITA
Child's mother received Vitamin A does in first 2 months after delivery
C_PPABMO
Duration of mother's postpartum abstinence
C_PPABMOC
Months of mother's postpartum abstinence (including women still abstaining)
C_PPABFLAG
Flag variable for mother's postpartum abstinence
C_PPAMHMO
Duration of mother's postpartum amenorrhea in months
C_PPAMHMOC
Months of mother's postpartum amenorrhea (including women still amenorrheic)
C_PPAMFLAG
Flag variable for mother's postpartum amenorrhea
C_DELTIME
Time spent at place of delivery
C_BRSFEDUR
Duration of breastfeeding in months
C_BRSFEDMO
Duration of breastfeeding in months (including still breastfed)
C_BRSFDFLAG
Flag for breastfeeding, problem with duration
C_BRSFEDST
Time from birth until child first breastfed
C_BRSFEDNITE
Times child breastfed during previous night
C_BRSFEDAY
Times child breastfed during previous day
C_FEDANY24HX
Times child fed any solid, semi-solid, or soft foods in past 24 hours
C_BRSFEDBOT
Child drank from bottle with nipple in last day or night
C_IRONSUPKID
Child taking iron pills, sprinkles, or syrup, past 7 days
C_VITA6MOKID
Child was given Vitamin A in the last 6 months
C_MAFEDWATER24H
Mother fed youngest child plain water in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDCOFTEA24H
Mother fed youngest child coffee or tea in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDFORM24H
Mother fed youngest child baby formula in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDGENMILK24H
Mother fed youngest child tinned, powdered, or fresh milk in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDOTHLIQ24H
Mother fed youngest child other liquid in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDCEREAL24H
Mother fed youngest child commerciall fortified baby food/cereal in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDPORR24H
Mother fed youngest child porridge or gruel in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDGRAIN24H
Mother fed youngest child grain in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDYELVEG24H
Mother fed youngest child orange/yellow vegetables in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDTUBER24H
Mother fed youngest child local tubers in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDGRNVEG24H
Mother fed youngest child green leafy vegetables in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDVITAFRUIT24H
Mother fed youngest child fruits with vitamin A in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDOFRTVEG24H
Mother fed youngest child (other) fruits/vegetables in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDORGAN24H
Mother fed youngest child organ meat in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDMEAT24H
Mother fed youngest child meat in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDEGG24H
Mother fed youngest child eggs in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDFISH24H
Mother fed youngest child fish or shellfish in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDLEGUM24H
Mother fed youngest child legumes (beans, peas, nuts) in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDCHEESE24H
Mother fed youngest child cheese or yogurt in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDFATS24H
Mother fed youngest child fat, butter, or oil in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDSWEETS24H
Mother fed youngest child sweets (candy, pastry) in past 24 hours
C_MAFEDOTHER24H
Mother fed youngest child other solid, semi-solid, or soft food in past 24 hours
C_NBFEDANY
Any liquid other than breast milk given in first 3 days
C_NBFEDMILK
Liquids given before breastmilk, first 3 days: Milk
C_NBFEDFORM
Liquids given before breastmilk, first 3 days: Formula
C_NBFEDJUI
Liquids given before breastmilk, first 3 days: Fruit juice
C_NBFEDGP
Liquids given before breastmilk, first 3 days: Gripe water
C_NBFEDORT
Liquids given before breastmilk, first 3 days: Sugar and salt water solution
C_NBFEDSUG
Liquids given before breastmilk, first 3 days: Sugar water
C_NBFEDWAT
Liquids given before breastmilk, first 3 days: Plain water
C_NBFEDTEA
Liquids given before breastmilk, first 3 days: Tea/infusions
C_NBFEDHON
Liquids given before breastmilk, first 3 days: Honey
C_NBFEDOTH
Liquids given before breastmilk, first 3 days: Other
C_NBFEDNO
Liquids given before breastmilk, first 3 days: Nothing
C_WORMTREKID
Child given drugs for intestinal parasites in last 6 months
C_COURECENT
Child had cough/difficult breathing recently
C_COUSHORTBRE
Child breathed with short, rapid breaths when had cough
C_COUCHESTPROB
Child with cough has problem in chest or sinuses only
C_COUFLUIDUPDN
Amount offered child to drink when had cough
C_COUFOODUPDN
Amount of food offered to child with cough
C_FEVRECENT
Child had fever in last two/four weeks
C_FEVTREWAITDAYS
Number of days after fever started advice/treatment was sought
C_SICKNOW
Child has fever/cough now
C_FEVGIVSP
Child's fever/cough treated by: SP/Fansidar (antimalarial)
C_FEVGIVCHLOR
Child's fever/cough treated by: Chloroquine (antimalarial)
C_FEVGIVAMOQ
Child's fever/cough treated by: Amodiaquine (antimalarial)
C_FEVGIVQUIN
Child's fever/cough treated by: Quinine (antimalarial)
C_FEVGIVAL
Child's fever/cough treated by: Artemether-lumefantrine (antimalarial)
C_FEVGIVOTHMAL
Child's fever/cough treated by: Other antimalarial
C_FEVGIVANTIB
Child's fever/cough treated by: Antibiotics (pill/syrup)
C_FEVGIVINJ
Child's fever/cough treated by: (Antibiotic) Injection
C_FEVGIVASP
Child's fever/cough treated by: Aspirin
C_FEVGIVACET
Child's fever/cough treated by: Acetaminophen
C_FEVGIVIBU
Child's fever/cough treated by: Ibuprofen
C_FEVGIVHERB
Child's fever/cough treated by: Home remedy or herbal medicine
C_FEVGIVOTH
Child's fever/cough treated by: Other
C_FEVGIVNONE
Child's fever/cough treated by: Nothing
C_FEVGIVDK
Child's fever/cough treated by: Don't know
C_FEVTREMEDFAC
Child taken to medical facility for fever/cough treatment
C_FEVTRENONE
Whether no treatment or advice sought for child's fever/cough
C_FEVSP1ST
Number of days after fever started SP/Fansidar first taken
C_FEVSPDUR
Days child took Fansidar for fever/cough
C_FEVSPHOME
Had SP/Fansidar at home for child's fever/cough
C_FEVCHLOR1ST
Number of days after fever started chloroquine first taken
C_FEVCHLORDUR
Days child took chloroquine for fever/cough
C_FEVCHLORHOME
Had chloroquine at home for child's fever/cough
C_FEVAMOQ1ST
Number of days after fever started amodiaquine first taken
C_FEVAMOQDUR
Days child took amodiaquine for fever/cough
C_FEVAMOQHOME
Had amodiaquine at home for child's fever/cough
C_FEVQUIN1ST
Number of days after fever started quinine first taken
C_FEVQUINDUR
Days child took quinine for fever/cough
C_FEVQUINHOME
Had quinine at home for child's fever/cough
C_FEVOTHMAL1ST
Number of days after fever started other antimalarial first taken
C_FEVOTHMALDUR
Days child took other antimalarial for fever/cough
C_FEVOTHMALHOME
Had other antimalarial at home for child's fever/cough
C_FEVANTIBHOME
Had antibiotics at home for child's fever/cough
C_FEVTR1SRC
Place first sought treatment for child's fever/cough
C_FEVTRPUBHOS
Source of fever/cough treatment: Public hospital
C_FEVTRPUBHC
Source of fever/cough treatment: Public health center
C_FEVTRPUBHP
Source of fever/cough treatment: Public health post
C_FEVTRPUBMOB
Source of fever/cough treatment: Public mobile clinic
C_FEVTRPUBFW
Source of fever/cough treatment: Public fieldworker
C_FEVTRPUBOTH
Source of fever/cough treatment: Other public source
C_FEVTRPRIVHOS
Source of fever/cough treatment: Private hospital/clinic
C_FEVTRPRIVDRUG
Source of fever/cough treatment: Private pharmacy, drug store, or dispensary
C_FEVTRPRIVDR
Source of fever/cough treatment: Private doctor
C_FEVTRPRIVMOB
Source of fever/cough treatment: Private mobile clinic
C_FEVTRPRIVFW
Source of fever/cough treatment: Private fieldworker
C_FEVTRPRIVFPC
Source of fever/cough treatment: Private family planning clinic/association
C_FEVTRPRIVOTH
Source of fever/cough treatment: Other private sector
C_FEVTRSHOP
Source of fever/cough treatment: Shop (other)
C_FEVTRPRIVHL
Source of fever/cough treatment: Traditional healer/practitioner
C_FEVTROTHDRUG
Source of fever/cough treatment: Informal drug seller (other)
C_FEVTROTH
Source of fever/cough treatment: Other
C_DIARRECENT
Child had diarrhea recently
C_DIASTILL
Child still has diarrhea
C_DIABLOODST
Blood in child's stools during diarrhea
C_DIAFLUIDUPDN
Child fed the same, more, or less fluid with diarrhea
C_DIAFOODUPDN
Child got same, increased, or decreased food with diarrhea
C_DIATREANY
Child received any treatment for diarrhea
C_DIATRENONE
Whether no treatment or advice sought for child's diarrhea
C_DIATREMEDFAC
Child taken to medical facility for diarrhea treatment
C_DIATREWAITDAYS
Number of days after diarrhea started advice/treatment was sought
C_DIAGIVANTIM
Child given antimotility for diarrhea
C_DIAGIVZINC
Child given zinc for diarrhea
C_DIAGIVINJANTIB
Child given antibiotic injection for diarrhea
C_DIAGIVINJNONANTIB
Child given non-antibiotic injection for diarrhea
C_DIAGIVINJUNK
Child given unknown injection for diarrhea
C_DIAGIVIV
Child given an IV for diarrhea
C_DIAGIVOTHTYPPIL
Child given other type of pill (not antibiotic, antimotility, or zinc) for diarrhea
C_DIAGIVPILUNK
Child given unknown pill/syrup for diarrhea
C_DIAGIVHERB
Child given home remedy or herbal medicine for diarrhea
C_DIAGIVORS
Child given oral rehydration for diarrhea
C_DIAGIVSOLUT
Child given recommended home solution with salt and sugar for diarrhea
C_DIAGIVOTHER
Child given other treatment for diarrhea
C_DIAGIVNONE
Child given nothing as treatment for diarrhea
C_DIATR1SRC
Place first sought treatment for child's diarrhea
C_DIATRPRIVHOS
Source of diarrhea treatment: Private hospital/clinic
C_DIATRPRIVDR
Source of diarrhea treatment: Private doctor
C_DIATRPRIVFP
Source of diarrhea treatment: Family planning clinic (private)
C_DIATRPRIVMOB
Source of diarrhea treatment: Mobile clinic (private)
C_DIATRPRIVFW
Source of diarrhea treatment: Fieldworker (private)
C_DIATRPRIVHL
Source of diarrhea treatment: Traditional Practitioner/Healer
C_DIATRPRIVDRUG
Source of diarrhea treatment: Private pharmacy
C_DIATRPRIVOTH
Source of diarrhea treatment: Other private source
C_DIATRPUBHOS
Source of diarrhea treatment: Public hospital
C_DIATRPUBHC
Source of diarrhea treatment: Public health center
C_DIATRPUBHP
Source of diarrhea treatment: Health post (public)
C_DIATRPUBMOB
Source of diarrhea treatment: Mobile clinic (public)
C_DIATRPUBFW
Source of diarrhea treatment: Fieldworker (public)
C_DIATRPUBOTH
Source of diarrhea treatment: Other public source
C_DIATRSHOP
Source of diarrhea treatment: Shop/market
C_DIATROTHDRUG
Source of diarrhea treatment: Drug vendor, informal
C_DIATROTH
Source of diarrhea treatment: Other
C_DIATRGH3
Source of diarrhea treatment: Maternity home (private) (Ghana)
C_HEALTHCARDKID
Child has health card
C_VACEV
Child received any vaccination (if no health card)
C_VACOPV0
Child received oral polio 0 vaccination
C_VACOPV0DAY
Day child received oral polio 0 vaccination
C_VACOPV0MO
Month child received oral polio 0 vaccination
C_VACOPV0YR
Year child received oral polio 0 vaccination
C_VACOPV1
Child received oral polio 1 vaccination
C_VACOPV1DAY
Day child received oral polio 1 vaccination
C_VACOPV1MO
Month child received oral polio 1 vaccination
C_VACOPV1YR
Year child received oral polio 1 vaccination
C_VACOPV2
Child received oral polio 2 vaccination
C_VACOPV2DAY
Day child received oral polio 2 vaccination
C_VACOPV2MO
Month child received oral polio 2 vaccination
C_VACOPV2YR
Year child received oral polio 2 vaccination
C_VACOPV3
Child received oral polio 3 vaccination
C_VACOPV3DAY
Day child received polio 3 vaccination
C_VACOPV3MO
Month child received oral polio 3 vaccination
C_VACOPV3YR
Year child received oral polio 3 vaccination
C_VACPENTA1
Child received Pentavalent (DPT-HepB-Hib) 1 vaccination
C_VACPENTA1DAY
Day child received Pentavalent (DPT-HepB-Hib) 1 vaccination
C_VACPENTA1MO
Month child received Pentavalent (DPT-HepB-Hib) 1 vaccination
C_VACPENTA1YR
Year child received Pentavalent (DPT-HepB-Hib) 1 vaccination
C_VACPENTA2
Year child received Pentavalent (DPT-HepB-Hib) 1 vaccination
C_VACPENTA2DAY
Day child received Pentavalent (DPT-HepB-Hib) 2 vaccination
C_VACPENTA2MO
Month child received Pentavalent (DPT-HepB-Hib) 2 vaccination
C_VACPENTA2YR
Year child received Pentavalent (DPT-HepB-Hib) 2 vaccination
C_VACPENTA3
Child received Pentavalent (DPT-HepB-Hib) 3 vaccination
C_VACPENTA3DAY
Day child received Pentavalent (DPT-HepB-Hib) 3 vaccination
C_VACPENTA3MO
Month child received Pentavalent (DPT-HepB-Hib) 3 vaccination
C_VACPENTA3YR
Year child received Pentavalent (DPT-HepB-Hib) 3 vaccination
C_VACMEAS1
Child received measles (or measles containing) 1 vaccination
C_VACMEAS1DAY
Day child received measles 1 vaccination
C_VACMEAS1MO
Month child received measles 1 vaccination
C_VACMEAS1YR
Year child received measles 1 vaccination
C_VACVITALAST
Child received vitamin A vaccination (most recent)
C_VACVITALASTDAY
Day child received vitamin A vaccination (most recent)
C_VACVITALASTMO
Month child received vitamin A vaccination (most recent)
C_VACVITALASTYR
Year child received vitamin A vaccination (most recent)
C_VACVITA2
Child received vitamin A vaccination (2nd most recent)
C_VACVITA2DAY
Day child received vitamin A vaccination (2nd most recent)
C_VACVITA2MO
Month child received vitamin A vaccination (2nd most recent)
C_VACVITA2YR
Year child received vitamin A vaccination (2nd most recent)
C_VACVITAAFTER
Child received Vitamin A dose after most recent Vitamin A dose in immunization card
C_VACVITAEVER
Child has ever received Vitamin A dose
C_VACBCG
Child received BCG (TB) vaccination
C_VACBCGDAY
Day child received BCG (TB) vaccination
C_VACBCGMO
Month child received BCG (TB) vaccination
C_VACBCGYR
Year child received BCG (TB) vaccination
C_VACCAMP2YR
Received vaccination in last 2 years during campaign
C_VACCAMPGH3
Child vaccinated during integrated measles/polio campaign, Nov 2006 (Ghana)
C_VACCAMPGH4
Child vaccinated during IMCI/Child Health Campaign, Nov 2007 (Ghana)
C_SOIL
Soil type
C_ECOREGION
Ecoregion of household
C_CROPLAND
Proportion of land area used for agriculture (circa 2000)
C_PASTURELAND
Proportion of land area used for pastureland (circa 2000)
C_NDVI
NDVI monthly time-series
C_NDVI_60
NDVI 60 months before survey start date
C_NDVI_59
NDVI 59 months before survey start date
C_NDVI_58
NDVI 58 months before survey start date
C_NDVI_57
NDVI 57 months before survey start date
C_NDVI_56
NDVI 56 months before survey start date
C_NDVI_55
NDVI 55 months before survey start date
C_NDVI_54
NDVI 54 months before survey start date
C_NDVI_53
NDVI 53 months before survey start date
C_NDVI_52
NDVI 52 months before survey start date
C_NDVI_51
NDVI 51 months before survey start date
C_NDVI_50
NDVI 50 months before survey start date
C_NDVI_49
NDVI 49 months before survey start date
C_NDVI_48
NDVI 48 months before survey start date
C_NDVI_47
NDVI 47 months before survey start date
C_NDVI_46
NDVI 46 months before survey start date
C_NDVI_45
NDVI 45 months before survey start date
C_NDVI_44
NDVI 44 months before survey start date
C_NDVI_43
NDVI 43 months before survey start date
C_NDVI_42
NDVI 42 months before survey start date
C_NDVI_41
NDVI 41 months before survey start date
C_NDVI_40
NDVI 40 months before survey start date
C_NDVI_39
NDVI 39 months before survey start date
C_NDVI_38
NDVI 38 months before survey start date
C_NDVI_37
NDVI 37 months before survey start date
C_NDVI_36
NDVI 36 months before survey start date
C_NDVI_35
NDVI 35 months before survey start date
C_NDVI_34
NDVI 34 months before survey start date
C_NDVI_33
NDVI 33 months before survey start date
C_NDVI_32
NDVI 32 months before survey start date
C_NDVI_31
NDVI 31 months before survey start date
Total: 1587
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