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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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Antenatal care received: Blood sample taken (last birth) (W_ANCAREBLD_01)

Data file: GHA2008-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 1502
End: 1502
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
411. As part of your antenatal care during this pregnancy, were any of the following done at least once?
[Most recent birth within the last five years]

Were you weighed?
Was your height measured?
Was your blood pressure taken?
Did you give a urine sample?
Did you give a blood sample?

WEIGHT

YES 1
NO 2

BP

YES 1
NO 2

URINE

YES 1
NO 2

BLOOD

YES 1
NO 2
Categories
Value Category
0 No
1 Yes
8 Missing
9 NIU (not in universe)
7 Don't know
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 gave birth in the last three to five years, ANCAREBLD_01 (M42E_1) indicates whether a blood sample was taken at least once during antenatal care (for the last birth).

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Maternal antenatal care, general Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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