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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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Sought STI advice from: Chemical/drug store (private) (Ghana) (W_STIADGH2)

Data file: GHA2008-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 1036
End: 1036
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
950. Where was the test done?

PROBE TO IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF SOURCE AND CIRCLE THE APPROPRIATE CODE.

IF UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF HOSPITAL, HEALTH CENTER, VCT CENTER, OR CLINIC IS PUBLIC OR PRIVATE MEDICAL, WRITE THE NAME OF THE PLACE.

(NAME OF PLACE) ________________

PUBLIC SECTOR

GOVT. HOSPITAL/POLYCLINIC A
GOVT. HEALTH CENTER B
GOVT. HEALTH POST/CHPS C
STAND-ALONE VCT CENTER D
FAMILY PLANNING CLINIC E
FIELDWORKER/OUTREACH/PEER EDUCATOR F
OTHER PUBLIC (SPECIFY) _____ G

PRIVATE MEDICAL SECTOR

PRIVATE HOSPITAL/CLINIC/PRIVATE DOCTOR H
STAND-ALONE VCT CENTER I
PHARMACY J
CHEMICAL/DRUG STORE K
FP/PPAG CLINIC L
MATERNITY HOME M
OTHER PRIVATE MEDICAL (SPECIFY) ____ N

OTHER SOURCE

SHOP/MARKET O
FRIEND/RELATIVE P
TRADITIONAL PRACTITIONER Q
OTHER (SPECIFY) _____ X
Categories
Value Category
0 No
1 Yes
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 had symptoms of a sexually transmitted infection in the past 12 months, STIADGH2 indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, they reported seeking advice or treatment from a private chemical/drug store for this problem. This response category is country-specific to Ghana.

Some samples in the "STIAD" series include multiple categories that can be consolidated into a single broad response. IPUMS-DHS uses supplemental programming to combine these responses in a standard variable, while also preserving the separate responses in country-specific variables.

STIADGH2 is combined with STIADGH1 (private pharmacy) in STIADPRIVDRUG (all private, formal drug sources) for the 2008 and 2014 Ghana samples.

IPUMS-DHS users interested in using STIADGH2 are encouraged to review STIADPRIVDRUG for a more comprehensive response category.

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Source for STI advice, CS Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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