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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 about withdrawal for FP (C_FPKNOWD)

Data file: GHA1988-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 404
End: 405
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
301. Now I would like to talk about a different topic. There are various ways or methods that a couple can use to delay or avoid a pregnancy. Which of these ways or methods have you heard about?

CIRCLE CODE 1 IN 302 FOR EACH METHOD MENTIONED SPONTANEOUSLY.

THEN PROCEED DOWN THE COLUMN, READING THE NAME AND DESCRIPTION OF EACH METHOD NOT MENTIONED SPONTANEOUSLY.

CIRCLE CODE 2 IF METHOD IS RECOGNIZED, AND CODE 3 IF NOT RECOGNIZED.

THEN FOR EACH METHOD WITH CODE 1 OR 2 CIRCLED IN 302, ASK 303-305 BEFORE PROCEEDING TO THE NEXT METHOD.

302. Have you ever heard of (METHOD)?*
READ DESCRIPTION.

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

YES/SPONT 1
NO/PROBED 2
NO 3

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

YES/SPONT 1
NO/PROBED 2
NO 3

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

YES/SPONT 1
NO/PROBED 2
NO 3

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

YES/SPONT 1
NO/PROBED 2
NO 3

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

YES/SPONT 1
NO/PROBED 2
NO 3

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

YES/SPONT 1
NO/PROBED 2
NO 3

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

YES/SPONT 1
NO/PROBED 2
NO 3

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/SPONT 1
NO/PROBED 2
NO 3

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

YES/SPONT 1
NO/PROBED 2
NO 3

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/SPONT 1
NO 3
Categories
Value Category
00 No
10 Yes
11 Yes, spontaneously
12 Yes, probed
97 Method not asked about at all
98 Missing
99 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
FPKNOWD (V304_09) indicates whether the woman knew about withdrawal as a method for family planning. Some samples differentiate between spontaneous and probed affirmative responses; see Comparability.

concept

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