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Demographic and Health Survey 1988 - IPUMS Subset

Ghana, 1988
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GHA_1988_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Ghana Statistical Service and Institute for Resource Development/Macro Systems, Inc., Minnesota Population Center
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Ever use diaphragm for FP (C_FPEVUSDIA)

Data file: GHA1988-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 446
End: 446
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
302. Have you 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.'

YES 1
NO 2

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

YES 1
NO 2

08) 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

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

YES 1
NO 2

10) ANY OTHER METHODS 'Apart from the ones we have mentioned, have you heard of any other ways or methods that women or men can use to avoid pregnancy?

(SPECIFY) _____
YES 1
NO 2
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
FPEVUSDIA (V305_04) indicates whether the woman had ever used the diaphragm (sometimes explicitly in conjunction with foam or jelly) to delay or avoid a pregnancy. See Comparability.

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