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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 deliver in health facility: Other reason (C_DELHMOTH)

Data file: GHA2008-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 1625
End: 1625
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 children under age 5, DELHMOTH (M65X) indicates whether the child was not delivered in a health facility for some "other" reason than those specified in a given survey. The interviewer recorded all reasons mentioned.

concept

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