Demographic and Health Survey 2014 - IPUMS Subset

Ghana, 2014

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GHA_2014_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Ghana Statistical Service, Ghana Health Service, and ICF International., Minnesota Population Center

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Sep 19, 2018

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Child taken to medical facility for fever/cough treatment (C_FEVTREMEDFAC)

Data file: GHA2014-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 1677

End: 1677

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

534) Where did you seek advice or treatment?
Anywhere else?

PROBE TO IDENTIFY EACH TYPE OF SOURCE. IF UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SECTOR, WRITE THE NAME OF THE PLACE.

(NAME OF PLACE(S)) ___________

PUBLIC SECTOR

GOVT. HOSPITAL A
GOVT. HEALTH CENTER/CLINIC B
GOVT. HEALTH POST/CHPS C
MOBILE CLINIC D
FIELDWORKER E
OTHER PUBLIC SECTOR (SPECIFY) _____ F

PRIVATE MEDICAL SECTOR

PVT. HOSPITAL/CLINIC G
PVT. DOCTOR H
PHARMACY I
CHEMICAL/DRUG STORE J
MOBILE CLINIC K
FIELDWORKER L
FPG/PPAG CLINIC M
MATERNITY HOME N
OTHER PRIVATE MED. SECTOR (SPECIFY) _____ O

OTHER SOURCE

SHOP/MARKET P
TRADITIONAL PRACTITIONER Q
DRUG PEDDLER R
OTHER (SPECIFY) _____ X

Value	Category
0	Did not receive any treatment
1	Received treatment
8	Missing
9	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

For young children with a fever and/or cough in the past 2 weeks, FEVTREMEDFAC (H32Z) indicates whether they were taken to a medical facility for treatment for this illness.

According to the standard DHS recode manuals, a treatment source was considered a medical facility if it fell under the Public Sector or Medical Private Sector headers, except for Pharmacy.

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Child respiratory illness, treatment Variables -- TOPICS	IPUMS

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