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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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Received Vitamin A dose in first 2 months after delivery (last birth) (W_PPVITA_01)

Data file: GHA2008-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 1449
End: 1449
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
453. In the first two months after delivery, did you receive a vitamin A dose (like this)?
SHOW COMMON TYPES OF AMPULES/CAPSULES/SYRUPS.
[Most recent birth within the last five years]

YES 1
NO 2
DON'T KNOW 8
Categories
Value Category
0 No
1 Yes
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 women who gave birth in the last three to five years, PPVITA_01 (M54_1) indicates whether they received a vitamin A dose in first 2 months after delivery (for the last birth).

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Postpartum care Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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