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Demographic and Health Survey 2008 - IPUMS Subset

Ghana, 2008
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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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Ever use any type of FP (folkloric, traditional, modern) (M_FPEVUSEMN)

Data file: GHA2008-M.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 612
End: 612
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
302. Have you ever used (METHOD)?

02) MALE STERILIZATION Men can have an operation to avoid having any more children: Have you ever had an operation to avoid having any more children?

YES 1
NO 2

07) MALE CONDOM Men can put a rubber sheath on their penis before sexual intercourse.

YES 1
NO 2

11) RHYTHM (CALENDAR) METHOD Every month that a woman is sexually active she can avoid pregnancy by not having sexual intercourse on the days of the month she is most likely to get pregnant.

YES 1
NO 2

12) WITHDRAWAL Men can be careful and pull out before climax.

YES 1
NO 2

13) LACTATIONAL AMENORRHEA METHOD (LAM)

YES 1
NO 2

15) OTHER METHOD 1

YES 1
NO 2

OTHER METHOD 2

YES 1
NO 2
Categories
Value Category
0 Never used
1 Used only folkloric method
2 Used only traditional method
3 Used modern method
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
FPEVUSEMN (MV302) is a constructed variable that reports whether the man has ever used a family planning method and, if so, whether he used a modern contraceptive method or only a traditional or folkloric method.

In the DHS, modern methods are pill, IUD, injections, diaphragm, condom, female sterilization, male sterilization, implants, female condom, foam/jelly, lactational amenorrhea, and emergency contraception. Traditional methods are periodic abstinence (rhythm), withdrawal, and abstinence. Folkloric methods are the category "other" and country-specific methods (such as herbs or amulet), which vary across samples.

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Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Ever use of family planning Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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