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Demographic and Health Survey 2003 - IPUMS Subset

Ghana, 2003
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GHA_2003_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Ghana Statistical Service, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, and ORC Macro., Minnesota Population Center
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Sep 19, 2018
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Type of bednet child slept under last night (C_MLKIDNETSL)

Data file: GHA2003-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 1151
End: 1151
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
31B. When you got the mosquito bed net, was it treated with an insecticide?

YES, PRETREATED 1
NO, CAME WITH THE TREATMENT KIT AND I TREATED IT MYSELF 2 (SKIP TO 32A)
NO IT WAS NOT TREATED 3 (SKIP TO 32A)
OTHER (SPECIFY) ____ 6 (SKIP TO 32A)
DON'T KNOW 8 (SKIP TO 32A)
Categories
Value Category
0 No bednet
1 Only treated bednets
2 Both treated and untreated nets
3 Only untreated bednets
7 Don't know
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
For children under age five who are listed in the household schedule, MLKIDNETSL (ML0) indicates the type of bednet (treated, untreated, or both treated and untreated nets), if any, the child slept under the previous night.


Apart from universe differences, MLKLIDNETSL (ML0) has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

MLKLIDNETSL (ML0) is included in Phase V forward of the standard DHS household questionnaire.

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Child demography core Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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