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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
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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 method: Other method (unspecified) (M_FPTYPOMMN)

Data file: GHA2008-M.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 636
End: 636
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
1 Modern method
2 Traditional method
3 Folkloric method
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
FPTYPOMMN reports whether the unspecified "other" methods are considered to be a modern method, a traditional method, or a folkloric method of family planning in a given sample. The meaning of "other" must be interpreted relative to the specific family planning methods included in a particular sample.

In the DHS, generally modern methods are the 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.

IPUMS-DHS users may be interested in the complementary variable FPTYPNOWMN (MV313), which indicates whether the man's current contraceptive method is modern, traditional, or folkloric.

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Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Type of family planning method Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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