Demographic and Health Survey 2008 - IPUMS Subset

Ghana, 2008

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Reference ID

GHA_2008_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

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

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Sep 19, 2018

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Sep 19, 2018

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Last HIV test was on your own, offered or required (B_AIDLTCHOSE)

Data file: GHA2008-B.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 883

End: 883

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

924. The last time you were tested, did you ask for the test, was it offered to you and you accepted, or was it required?

ASKED FOR THE TEST 1
OFFERED AND ACCEPTED 2
REQUIRED 3

Categories

Value	Category
9	NIU (not in universe)
8	Missing
4	Without consent
3	Required
2	Offered and accepted
1	Asked for the test

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 women who had been tested for the AIDS virus, AIDLTCHOSE (V827) reports whether they requested their last AIDS test, had it offered to them and accepted it, or were required to be tested.

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
HIV/AIDS testing, general Variables -- TOPICS	IPUMS

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