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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Type of bednet child slept under last night (C_MLKIDNETSL)

Data file: GHA2008-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 1436

End: 1436

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

132. When you got the net, was it treated with an insecticide to kill or repel mosquitos?

YES 1
NO 2
NOT SURE 8

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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