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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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Type of method: Diaphragm, foam, or jelly (M_FPTYPDIAFJMN)

Data file: GHA1993-M.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 452
End: 452
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
M303. Have you (or your wife/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 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. The rubber sheath is used to avoid pregnancy, to prevent transmission of diseases such as AIDS, or for cleanliness.

YES 1
NO 2

06) FEMALE STERILIZATION Women can have an operation to avoid having any more children. Has (any of) your partner(s) 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. Have you had 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 ismore 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
Categories
Value Category
1 Modern method
2 Traditional method
3 Folkloric 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
FPTYPDIAFJMN reports whether the diaphragm, foam, or (spermacidal) jelly are 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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