Demographic and Health Survey 2008 - IPUMS Subset

Ghana, 2008

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Reference ID

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: Voluntary counseling testing (VCT) center (private) (W_STIADPRIVVCT)

Data file: GHA2008-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 1027

End: 1027

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

Value	Category
0	No
1	Yes
8	Missing
9	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

For women who had symptoms of a sexually transmitted infection in the past 12 months, STIADPRIVVCT indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, they reported seeking advice or treatment from private voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) center for this problem.

Users should be careful to distinguish this variable from STIADPUBVCT (public VCT center).

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Concept

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

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