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Demographic and Health Survey 2014 - IPUMS Subset

Ghana, 2014
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GHA_2014_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Ghana Statistical Service, Ghana Health Service, and ICF International., Minnesota Population Center
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Data file: GHA2014-B.dat

Birth records

Cases: 23118

Variables

B_STIADPRIVOTH
Sought STI advice from: Other private medical
B_STIADOTHER
Sought STI advice from: Other
B_STIADGH1
Sought STI advice from: Private pharmacy (Ghana)
B_STIADGH2
Sought STI advice from: Chemical/drug store (private) (Ghana)
B_STIADGH3
Sought STI advice from: Maternity home (private) (Ghana)
B_STIADGH4
Sought STI advice from: Correctional facility (other) (Ghana)
B_DVAARGUE
Attitude to wife beating: Justified if woman argues with him
B_DVABURNFOOD
Attitude to wife beating: Justified if woman burns food
B_DVAGOOUT
Attitude to wife beating: Justified if woman goes out without telling him
B_DVAIFNOSEX
Attitude to wife beating: Justified if woman refused to have sex
B_DVANEGKID
Attitude to wife beating: Justified if woman neglects the children
B_DVAPRESHUSB
Husband present during "wife beating justified" questions
B_DVAPRESOMALE
Other males present during "wife beating justified" questions
B_DVAPRESOFEM
Other females present during "wife beating justified" questions
B_DVAPRESKIDS
Children present during "wife beating justified" questions
B_BEDNETSLEPT
Woman slept under bednet last night
B_TBEVHEARD
Heard of TB
B_TBCURABLE
Believes TB can be cured
B_TBFAMSECRET
Would keep TB in family secret
B_TBSPREDSNEZ
TB spread by: Coughing or sneezing
B_TBSPREDUTEN
TB spread by: Sharing utensils
B_TBSPREDTOUCH
TB spread by: Touch
B_TBSPREDFOOD
TB spread by: Food
B_TBSPREDSEX
TB spread by: Sexual contact
B_TBSPREDMOSQ
TB spread by: Mosquito bites
B_TBSPREDOTH
TB spread by: Other
B_TBSPREDDK
TB spread by: Don't know
B_TONOSMOKE
Smokes nothing
B_TOSMOKE
Smokes cigarettes
B_TOCIGDAYNO
Number of cigarettes in last 24 hours
B_TOPIPE
Smokes pipe
B_TOCHEW
Uses chewing tobacco
B_TOSNUFF
Uses snuff
B_TOUSEOTH
Uses other tobacco
B_TOSMKHHFREQ
Frequency hh members smoke in house
B_FRUITWK
Days adult ate fruit in last 7 days
B_VEGGIEWK
Days adult ate vegetables in last 7 days
B_DELCESRLAST
Last birth caesarean section
B_PPAMENNOW
Woman currently postpartum amenorrheic
B_PPABSTAINNOW
Woman currently postpartum abstaining
B_DISPOSESTOOL
Disposal of youngest child's stools (when not using toilet)
B_MATERNITYIDX
Number of children in maternity history
B_HEALTHIDX
Number of children in immunization/health history
B_BIOIDX
Number of children in height and weight table
B_LASTBIRTHONLY
Whether survey columns are used for last births only
B_BOTTLE24H
Mother fed last-born child from bottle with nipple in last day or night
B_BFEEDANYNOW
Woman currently breastfeeding any child
B_BFEEDST
When mother first put last-born child to breast
B_DIATRORSHEARD
Heard of ORS for diarrhea treatment
B_BIOFUNDER18
Under age 18 (according to household questionnaire) (respondents to women's survey)
B_BIOFLINENOPARENT
Line number of parent/responsible adult (non-adult respondents to women's survey)
B_BIOFPREGNANT
Currently pregnant
B_WEIGHTFEM
Weight of woman (kilos)
B_HEIGHTFEM
Height of woman in centimeters
B_BIOFHTAPCT
Height for age percentile for respondents to women's survey
B_BIOFHTASDRM
Height for age standard deviations from the reference median (for respondents to female survey)
B_BIOFHTAPCTRM
Height for Age percent of reference median for respondents to female survey
B_BIOFWTHTRMDHS
Weight for height percent of reference median (DHS) (respondents to women's survey)
B_BIOFWTHTRMFOG
Weight for height percent of reference median (MetLife or Fogarty) (respondents to women's survey)
B_BIOFWTHTRMWHO
Weight for height percent of reference median (WHO) (respondents to women's survey)
B_BIOFWTHTSDRMDHS
Weight for height standard deviations from the reference median (DHS) (respondents to female survey)
B_BIOFBMI
Body Mass Index (BMI) for respondents to the women's survey
B_BIOFROHRER
Rohrer's index (mass/height cubed) (for respondents to female survey)
B_BIOFWHYNOTMEAS
Result of measurement of the respondent
B_BIOFHHAGE
Woman's age in years from household record
B_BIOFHEMOCONSENT
Result of consent statement for anemia testing (respondents for women's survey)
B_BIOFHEMOLEVEL
Hemoglobin level (g/dl) (respondents for women's survey)
B_BIOFHEMOTEST
Whether hemoglobin level tested (respondents to women's survey)
B_BIOFHEMOLEVELALT
Hemoglobin level (g/dl) adjusted for altitude (respondents to women's survey)
B_BIOFANEMIALVL
Anemia level (respondents to women's survey)
B_HIVCONSENT
Result of consent statement for HIV test
B_HIVBLOODTEST
Blood tested for HIV
B_BEDNETHAVE
Woman's household has bednet for sleeping
B_INJRECENTANY
Had any injection in recent months
B_INJRECENTNO
Number of injections in recent months
B_INJHCWORKER
Number of recent injections from healthcare worker
B_INJNEWNEDL
Last injection from new syringe and needle
B_BHCPERMIT
Barrier to woman's health care: Getting permission
B_BHCMONEY
Barrier to woman's health care: Lack money for treatment
B_BHCDISTANCE
Barrier to woman's health care: Distance to facility
B_BHCALONE
Barrier to woman's health care: Not want to go alone
B_INSCOVERYN
Covered by health insurance
B_INSORG
Has health insurance from mutual/community organization
B_INSEMPLOYER
Has health insurance through employer
B_INSSOCS
Has health insurance from government/social security
B_INSPRIVATE
Has private/commercially purchased health insurance
B_INSOTHER
Has health insurance from other source
B_INSCOVANTE
Insurance covers: Antenatal health care
B_INSCOVCASH
Insurance covers: Cash benefits during maternity leave
B_INSCOVCHILDB
Insurance covers: Childbirth health care in health facility
B_INSCOVPOSTC
Insurance covers: Postanatal health care for child
B_INSCOVPOSTM
Insurance covers: Postanatal health care for mother
B_INSCOVOTH
Insurance covers: Other
B_HCPREGKNOW
Know of any program that helps pregnant women access health services
B_HCPREGKNNHIS
Know of program for pregnant women: Free NHIS premium
B_HCPREGKNOTH
Know of program for pregnant women: Other
B_HCYTHKNOW
Know of any program that helps children under 18 access health services
B_HCYTHKNNHIS
Know of program for children under 18: Free NHIS premium
B_HCYTHKNOTH
Know of program for children under 18: Other
B_INSREGNHIS
Registered with Ghana National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS)
B_NHISPAID
Payment for NHIS membership
B_NHISCARD
Holds valid Ghanaian NHIS card
B_NHISNOCARD
Why no valid NHIS card
B_NHISCARDWKS
Number of weeks to obtain Ghanaian NHIS card
B_NHISQLTY
Belief about service quality for NHIS cardholders
B_NHISSERV
Needs services not covered by NHIS (yes/no)
B_NHISNEEDANTE
Needs service not covered by NHIS: Antenatal care
B_NHISNEEDFP
Needs service not covered by NHIS: Family planning
B_NHISNEEDLAB
Needs service not covered by NHIS: Laboratory investigations
B_NHISNEEDNEWB
Needs service not covered by NHIS: Care for newborn
B_NHISNEEDPOST
Needs service not covered by NHIS: Postnatal care
B_NHISNEEDOTH
Needs service not covered by NHIS: Other
B_NONHISATT
Reason not in NHIS: Don't like attitude of staff
B_NONHISSERV
Reason not in NHIS: Substandard services and medicine
B_NONHISDKREG
Reason not in NHIS: Don't know where to register
B_NONHISMONEY
Reason not in NHIS: Cannot afford premium
B_NONHISNOCOV
Reason not in NHIS: Doesn't cover health services needed
B_NONHISNOEZ
Reason not in NHIS: No easy access to health facility
B_NONHISNONEED
Reason not in NHIS: Don't need health insurance
B_NONHISTRUST
Reason not in NHIS: Do not trust
B_NONHISNOUND
Reason not in NHIS: Don't understand scheme
B_NONHISUNFAM
Reason not in NHIS: Not heard of NHIS
B_NONHISOTH
Reason not in NHIS: Other
B_NHISRENEW
Plans to renew NHIS card
B_NHISRENCOV
Won't renew NHIS: Use services not covered
B_NHISRENEXP
Won't renew NHIS: Premium expensive
B_NHISRENNOSIC
Won't renew NHIS: Has not been sick
B_NHISRENNOUSE
Won't renew NHIS: Did not use health services
B_NHISRENPAY
Won't renew NHIS: Still pay out of pocket
B_NHISRENQLTY
Won't renew NHIS: Poor quality of care with card
B_NHISRENTRAD
Won't renew NHIS: Use providers who are not covered
B_NHISRENWAIT
Won't renew NHIS: Waiting time for card too long
B_NHISRENOTH
Won't renew NHIS: Other
B_HIGHBPDIAG
Adult ever diagnosed with high blood pressure
B_HIGHBPDIAG2
Adult diagnosed with high blood pressure 2+ times
B_BPALCOHOL
Lowering blood pressure by: Reducing alcohol
B_BPEXERCISE
Lowering blood pressure by: Exercising
B_BPMED
Lowering blood pressure by: Prescription medicine
B_BPSALT
Lowering blood pressure by: Reducing salt in diet
B_BPSMOKE
Lowering blood pressure by: Stopping smoking
B_BPWEIGHT
Lowering blood pressure by: Controlling/losing weight
B_BP1AGREE
Agreed to first blood pressure measurement
B_BP1WHYNOT
Reason first blood pressure measurement not taken
B_BP1DIA
First blood pressure measurement: Diastolic
B_BP1SYS
First blood pressure measurement: Systolic
B_BP2AGREE
Agreed to second blood pressure measurement
B_BP2WHYNOT
Reason second blood pressure measurement not taken
B_BP2DIA
Second blood pressure measurement: Diastolic
B_BP2SYS
Second blood pressure measurement: Systolic
B_BP2TIMH
Time of day for 2nd blood pressure measurement (hour of 24-hour clock)
B_BP2TIMM
Time of day for second blood pressure measurement (minutes after the hour)
B_BP3AGREE
Agreed to third blood pressure measurement
B_BP3WHYNOT
Reason third blood pressure measurement not taken
B_BP3DIA
Third blood pressure measurement: Diastolic
B_BP3SYS
Third blood pressure measurement: Systolic
B_BP3TIMH
Time of day for 3rd blood pressure measurement (hour on 24-hour clock)
B_BP3TIMM
Time of day for 3rd blood pressure measurement (minutes after the hour)
B_BPTARMCM
Arm circumference (in centimeters)
B_BPTMODEL
Blood pressure monitor cuff size
B_BPTCAFFEINE
Had caffeine in 30 minutes before first blood pressure measurement
B_BPTEXERCISE
Exercised in 30 minutes before first blood pressure measurement
B_BPTFOOD
Eaten anything in 30 minutes before first blood pressure measurement
B_BPTSMOKE
Smoked in 30 minutes before first blood pressure measurement
B_HF6MO
Visited health facility in last 6 months
B_HFLASTTYPE
Type of health facility most recently visited
B_HFSERVICE
Service received during most recent visit to health facility
B_HFPAID
Payment method for most recent visit to health facility
B_HCPAY
Pays for drugs and services out of pocket
B_HCQUALITY
Quality of service last time at clinic/hospital
B_HFCLEAN
Satisfaction with facility: Cleanliness
B_HFCOMFORT
Satisfaction with facility: Comfort and safety while waiting
B_HFCONF
Satisfaction with facility: Confidentiality of personal information
B_HFFIND
Satisfaction with facility: Ease of finding where to go
B_HFPRIVACY
Satisfaction with facility: Privacy during examination
B_HFSATADV
Satisfaction with staff when: Gave treatment advice
B_HFSATEXMTIM
Satisfaction with time spent in examination room
B_HFSATEXPL
Satisfaction with staff when: Provided explanations
B_HFSATLISTEN
Satisfaction with staff when: Listened to respondent
B_HFSATTIMPHRM
Satisfaction with time at pharmacy
B_HFSATTIMRES
Satisfaction with time to wait for test results
B_HFSATTIMTEST
Satisfaction with time waited for tests to be performed
B_HFSATWAIT
Satisfaction with length of time to wait for turn
B_HFEASY
Ease of seeing health provider
B_HFHOURS
Quality of health facility hours
B_HFLOCATION
Convenience of health facility location
B_HPCONSENT
Health provider sought consent before treatment (yes/no)
B_HPENUFTIM
Health provider spent enough time (yes/no)
B_HPFRIENDLY
Health provider friendly to respondent (yes/no)
B_KIDSEX
Sex of child
B_KIDALIVE
Child is alive
B_KIDBIRTHMO
Child's month of birth
B_KIDBIRTHYR
Child's year of birth
B_KIDAGEINFO
Completeness of information about child's age and date of birth
B_KIDCURAGE
Current age of child in years
B_KIDDOBCMC
Child's date of birth (CMC)
B_KIDBORD
Child's birth order number
B_KIDTWIN
Child is twin or single birth
B_KIDAGEDEATH
Child age at death (non-imputed)
B_KIDAGEDIEDIMP
Child's age at death in month (including imputed)
B_KIDAGEDEATHFLAG
Flags for reported age at death of child
B_KIDLIVESWITH
Child lives with female respondent or with others
B_LINENOKID
Line number of child in household
B_BIRTHINTPREMO
Length of preceding birth interval, in months
B_BIRTHINTPOSTMO
Length of following birth interval, in months
B_OTHBIRTHININT
Any other live births in interval between birth and previous reported birth
B_SOIL
Soil type
B_ECOREGION
Ecoregion of household
B_CROPLAND
Proportion of land area used for agriculture (circa 2000)
B_PASTURELAND
Proportion of land area used for pastureland (circa 2000)
B_NDVI
NDVI monthly time-series
B_NDVI_60
NDVI 60 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_59
NDVI 59 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_58
NDVI 58 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_57
NDVI 57 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_56
NDVI 56 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_55
NDVI 55 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_54
NDVI 54 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_53
NDVI 53 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_52
NDVI 52 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_51
NDVI 51 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_50
NDVI 50 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_49
NDVI 49 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_48
NDVI 48 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_47
NDVI 47 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_46
NDVI 46 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_45
NDVI 45 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_44
NDVI 44 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_43
NDVI 43 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_42
NDVI 42 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_41
NDVI 41 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_40
NDVI 40 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_39
NDVI 39 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_38
NDVI 38 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_37
NDVI 37 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_36
NDVI 36 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_35
NDVI 35 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_34
NDVI 34 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_33
NDVI 33 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_32
NDVI 32 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_31
NDVI 31 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_30
NDVI 30 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_29
NDVI 29 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_28
NDVI 28 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_27
NDVI 27 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_26
NDVI 26 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_25
NDVI 25 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_24
NDVI 24 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_23
NDVI 23 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_22
NDVI 22 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_21
NDVI 21 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_20
NDVI 20 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_19
NDVI 19 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_18
NDVI 18 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_17
NDVI 17 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_16
NDVI 16 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_15
NDVI 15 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_14
NDVI 14 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_13
NDVI 13 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_12
NDVI 12 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_11
NDVI 11 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_10
NDVI 10 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_09
NDVI 9 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_08
NDVI 8 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_07
NDVI 7 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_06
NDVI 6 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_05
NDVI 5 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_04
NDVI 4 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_03
NDVI 3 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_02
NDVI 2 months before survey start date
B_NDVI_01
NDVI 1 month before survey start date
B_NDVI_00
NDVI month of survey start date
B_NDVI_A01
NDVI 1 month after survey start date
B_NDVI_A02
NDVI 2 months after survey start date
B_NDVI_A03
NDVI 3 months after survey start date
B_NDVI_A04
NDVI 4 months after survey start date
B_NDVI_A05
NDVI 5 months after survey start date
B_NDVI_A06
NDVI 6 months after survey start date
B_NDVI_A07
NDVI 7 months after survey start date
B_NDVI_A08
NDVI 8 months after survey start date
B_NDVI_A09
NDVI 9 months after survey start date
B_NDVI_A10
NDVI 10 months after survey start date
B_NDVI_A11
NDVI 11 months after survey start date
B_PRECIP
Precipitation monthly time-series
B_PRECIP_60
Precipitation 60 months before survey start date
B_PRECIP_59
Precipitation 59 months before survey start date
B_PRECIP_58
Precipitation 58 months before survey start date
B_PRECIP_57
Precipitation 57 months before survey start date
B_PRECIP_56
Precipitation 56 months before survey start date
B_PRECIP_55
Precipitation 55 months before survey start date
B_PRECIP_54
Precipitation 54 months before survey start date
B_PRECIP_53
Precipitation 53 months before survey start date
B_PRECIP_52
Precipitation 52 months before survey start date
B_PRECIP_51
Precipitation 51 months before survey start date
B_PRECIP_50
Precipitation 50 months before survey start date
B_PRECIP_49
Precipitation 49 months before survey start date
B_PRECIP_48
Precipitation 48 months before survey start date
B_PRECIP_47
Precipitation 47 months before survey start date
B_PRECIP_46
Precipitation 46 months before survey start date
B_PRECIP_45
Precipitation 45 months before survey start date
B_PRECIP_44
Precipitation 44 months before survey start date
Total: 1227
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