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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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Know source for modern FP method (C_FPKNOMODSRC)

Data file: GHA1988-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 499
End: 499
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
304. Where would you go to be obtain (METHOD) if you wanted to use it? (CODES BELOW)

CODES FOR 304

01 GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL
02 GOVERNMENT HEALTH CNTR
03 PPG CLINIC
04 PRIVATE MATERNITY HOME
05 FIELD WORKER
06 PRIVATE DOCTOR/CLINIC
07 GOVT MATERNITY HOME
08 PHARMACY/CHEM SELLER
09 CHRISTIAN COUNCIL
10 FRIENDS/RELATIVES
11 OTHER (SPECIFY)
12 NOWHERE
98 DOES NOT KNOW

01) PILL 'Women can take a pill every day.'

LOCATION
OTHER ______

02) IUD 'Women can have a loop or coil placed inside them by a doctor or a nurse.'

LOCATION
OTHER ______

03) INJECTIONS 'Women can have an injection by a doctor or nurse which stops them from becoming pregnant for several months.'

LOCATION
OTHER ______

04) DIAPHRAGM/FOAM/JELLY 'Women can place a sponge, suppository, diaphragm, jelly or cream inside them before intercourse.'

LOCATION
OTHER ______

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

LOCATION
OTHER ______

06) FEMALE STERILIZATION 'Women can have an operation to avoid having any more children.'

LOCATION
OTHER ______

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

LOCATION
OTHER ______

08) PERIODIC ABSTINENCE 'Couples can avoid having sexual intercourse on certain days of the month when the woman is more likely to become pregnant.' Where would you go to obtain advice on periodic abstinence?

LOCATION
OTHER ______
Categories
Value Category
0 Doesn't know source
1 Knows source for 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
FPKNOMODSRC (V303) indicates whether the woman knew of source from which she believed she could obtain a modern method of family planning. Whether the source existed and whether it could supply the method was not verified.

In the DHS, the following family planning methods are considered modern methods: Pill, IUD, injections, diaphragm, condom, female sterilization, male sterilization, implants, female condom, foam/jelly, lactational amenorrhea, and emergency contraception.

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Source of information on family planning Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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