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Demographic and Health Survey 2008 - IPUMS Subset

Ghana, 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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Sep 19, 2018
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Why not delivered in health facility: Father didn't think necessary (C_DELHMFATH)

Data file: GHA2008-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 1623
End: 1623
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
443. Why didn't you deliver in a health facility? PROBE: Any other reason?
RECORD ALL MENTIONED.

COSTS TOO MUCH A
FACILITY NOT OPEN B
TOO FAR/NO TRANSPORTATION C
DON'T TRUST FACILITY/POOR QUALITY SERVICE D
NO FEMALE PROVIDER AT FACILITY E
NOT THE FIRST CHILD F
NOT NECESSARY G
FATHER DIDN'T THINK IT WAS NECESSARY H
FAMILY DIDN'T THINK IT WAS NECESSARY I
HUSBAND/FAMILY DID NOT ALLOW J
NOT CUSTOMARY K
DID NOT KNOW WHERE TO GO L
NOT CUSTOMARY K
DID NOT KNOW WHERE TO GO L
NO ONE TO ACCOMPANY M
INCONVENIENT SERVICE HOUR N
AFRAID TO GO O
LONG WAITING TIME P
OTHER (SPECIFY) _____ X
Categories
Value Category
0 No
1 Yes
8 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 last-born children born at home in the five years before the survey, DELHMFATH indicates whether the father thinking it unnecessary was a reason why the child was not delivered in a health facility. The "father" in question may be the father of the child being delivered, though this is not explicitly stated. The interviewer recorded all reasons mentioned.

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Child delivery care, general Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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