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Demographic and Health Survey 1993 - IPUMS Subset

Ghana, 1993
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GHA_1993_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Ghana Statistical Service and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center
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Ever use any type of FP (folk, traditional, modern) (C_FPEVUSE)

Data file: GHA1993-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 573
End: 574
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
303. Have you and your 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) DIAPHRAGM, FOAM, JELLY Women can place a sponge, suppository, diaphragm, jelly or cream inside them before intercourse.

YES 1
NO 2

05) CONDOM Men can use a rubber sheath during sexual intercourse.

YES 1
NO 2

06) FEMALE STERILIZATION Women can have an operation to avoid having any more children. Have you ever had an operation to avoid having any more children?

YES 1
NO 2

07) IMPLANT Women can have a NORPLANT implant inserted under the skin of their upper arm.

YES 1
NO 2

08) MALE STERILIZATION Men can have an operation to avoid having any more children.

YES 1
NO 2

09) RHYTHM, PERIODIC ABSTINENCE Couples can avoid having sexual intercourse on certain days of the month when the woman is more likely to become pregnant.

YES 1
NO 2

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

YES 1
NO 2

11) Any other ways or methods that women or men can use to avoid pregnancy?

1 (SPECIFY) _____
YES 1
NO 2

2 (SPECIFY) _____
YES 1
NO 2

3 (SPECIFY) ____
YES 1
NO 2
Categories
Value Category
00 Never used
10 Used only traditional or folkloric method
11 Used only traditional method
12 Used only folkloric method
20 Used modern method
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
FPEVUSE (V302) is a constructed variable that reports whether the woman had ever used a family planning method and, if so, whether she had used a modern contraceptive method or only a traditional or folkloric method.

In the DHS, modern methods are 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.

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Ever use of family planning Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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