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Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 1998
Round 3

Ghana, 1998
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GHA-GSS-DHS-1998-v2.0
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Variable Groups
  • Household Schedule
  • Disabilities
  • Education
  • Marrital Status
  • Parental Survival Status
  • Soucre of Water
  • Sanitation
  • Ownership of household durable goods
  • Access to electricity
  • Type of Salt used in cooking

Data file: ALLCHILD

Cases: 13188
Variables: 261

Variables

hhid
Case Identification
caseid
Case Identification
bidx
Birth column number
bord
Birth order number
b0
Child is twin
b1
Month of birth
b2
Year of birth
b3
Date of birth (CMC)
b4
Sex of child
b5
Child is alive
b6
Age at death
b7
Age at death (months-imputed)
b8
Current age of child
b9
Who child lives with
b10
Completeness of information
b11
Preceding birth interval
b12
Succeeding birth interval
b13
Flag for age at death
b14
Birth interval >= 4 years
b15
Live birth between births
midx
Index to birth history
m1
Tetanus injections bef. birth
m2a
Prenatal: doctor
m2b
Prenatal: nurse
m2c
Prenatal: midwife
m2f
Prenatal: trained birth attendant
m2g
Prenatal: trad.birth attendant
m2k
Prenatal: other resp (uncoded)
m2n
Prenatal: no one
m3a
Assistance: doctor
m3b
Assistance: nurse
m3c
Assistance: midwife
m3f
Assistance: trained birth attendant
m3g
Assistance: trad.birth attend.
m3k
Assistance: other resp (uncod)
m3n
Assistance: no one
m4
Duration of breastfeeding
m5
Months of breastfeeding
m6
Duration of amenorrhea
m7
Months of amenorrhea
m8
Duration of abstinence
m9
Months of abstinence
m10
Time wanted pregnancy
m11
Time would have waited
m13
Timing of 1st antenatal check
m14
Antenatal visits for pregnancy
m15
Place of delivery
m17
Delivery by caesarian section
m18
Size of child at birth
m19
Birth weight (kilos - 3 dec.)
m19a
Weight at birth recall
m21
Reason stopped breastfeeding
m27
Flag for breastfeeding
m28
Flag for amenorrhea
m29
Flag for abstinence
m34
When child put to breast
m35
Times breastfed during night
m36
Times breastfed during day
m37a
Gave child plain water
m37b
Gave child sugar water
m37c
Gave child juice
m37e
Gave child powder/tinned milk
m37f
Gave child baby formula
m37l
Gave child other liquid
m37p
Other solid, semi-solid foods
m37q
Food made from local grain
m37s
Gave child eggs, fish, poultry
m37t
Gave child meat
m38
Drank from bottle with nipple
m39
Times ate other food yesterday
hidx
Index to birth history
h1
Has health card
h2
Received BCG
h2d
BCG day
h2m
BCG month
h2y
BCG year
h3
Received DPT 1
h3d
DPT 1 day
h3m
DPT 1 month
h3y
DPT 1 year
h4
Received POLIO 1
h4d
POLIO 1 day
h4m
POLIO 1 month
h4y
POLIO 1 year
h5
Received DPT 2
h5d
DPT 2 day
h5m
DPT 2 month
h5y
DPT 2 year
h6
Received POLIO 2
h6d
POLIO 2 day
h6m
POLIO 2 month
h6y
POLIO 2 year
h7
Received DPT 3
h7d
DPT 3 day
h7m
DPT 3 month
h7y
DPT 3 year
h8
Received POLIO 3
h8d
POLIO 3 day
h8m
POLIO 3 month
h8y
POLIO 3 year
h9
Received MEASLES
h9d
MEASLES day
h9m
MEASLES month
h9y
MEASLES year
h0
Polio 0
h0d
Polio 0 day
h0m
POLIO 0 month
h0y
POLIO 0 year
h10
Ever had vaccination
h11
Had diarrhea recently
h11b
Blood in the stools
h11c
Bowel movements in worst day
h12a
Diarrhea: government hosp.
h12b
Diarrhea: govt health center
h12c
Diarrhea: govt health post
h12d
Diarrhea: mobile clinic
h12e
Diarrhea: comm.health worker
h12i
Diarrhea: other public sector
h12j
Diarrhea: private hosp/clin.
h12k
Diarrhea: private pharmacy
h12l
Diarrhea: private doctor
h12m
Diarrhea: private mobile cln
h12n
Diarrhea: comm.health worker
h12r
Diarrhea: other med.priv sect.
h12s
Diarrhea: shop
h12t
Diarrhea: traditional pract.
h12u
Diarrhea: Drug peddler
h12x
Diarrhea: Other
h12y
Diarrhea: no treatment
h12z
Diarrhea: medical treatment
h13
Given oral rehydration
h14
Given recommend. home solution
h15
Given other pills or syrups
h15b
Given an injection
h15c
Given an intravenous (IV)
h15d
Given home remedy, herbal med.
h15e
Given sugar-salt-water solution
h16
Increase or decrease fluids
h18
Increase or decrease in foods
h20
Given other treatment
h21a
Given no treatment
h21
Received any treatment
h22
Had fever in last two weeks
h31
Had cough in last two weeks
h31b
Short, rapid breaths
h32a
Fever/cough: government hosp.
h32b
Fever/cough: govt health cntr
h32c
Fever/cough: govt health post
h32d
Fever/cough: mobile clinic
h32e
Fever/cough: comm.health wrkr
h32i
Fever/cough: oth public sector
h32j
Fever/cough: private hosp/clin
h32k
Fever/cough: private pharmacy
h32l
Fever/cough: private doctor
h32m
Fever/cough: private mobile cl
h32n
Fever/cough: comm.health wrkr
h32r
Fever/cough: oth med.priv sect
h32s
Fever/cough: shop
h32t
Fever/cough: traditional pract
h32u
Fever/cough: Drug peddler
h32x
Fever/cough: Other
h32y
Fever/cough: no treatment
h32z
Fever/cough: medical treatment
hwidx
Index to birth history
hw1
Age in months
hw2
Weight in kilograms (1 dec.)
hw3
Height in centimeters (1 dec.)
hw4
Ht/A Percentile
hw5
Ht/A Standard deviations
hw6
Ht/A Percent of ref. median
hw7
Wt/A Percentile
hw8
Wt/A Standard deviations
hw9
Wt/A Percent of ref. median
hw10
Wt/Ht Percentile
hw11
Wt/Ht Standard deviations
hw12
Wt/Ht Percent of ref. median
hw13
Reason not measured
hw14
BCG scar on arm or shoulder
hw15
Height: lying or standing
hw16
Day of birth of child
hw17
Date measured (day)
hw18
Date measured (month)
hw19
Date measured (year)
hw20
Arm circumference (cms - 1d)
hw21
Arm circ/A Percentile
hw22
Arm circ/A Standard deviations
hw23
Arm c/A Percent of ref. median
hw24
Arm circ/Ht Percentile
hw25
Arm cir/Ht Standard deviations
hw26
Arm cir/Ht Percent ref. median
idx94
Index to birth history
s407a
Antenatal ID card for pregnancy
s408a
Timing of last antenatal visit
s408ba
Measured Weight
s408bb
Measured Height
s408bc
Measured Blood pressure
s408bd
Urine tested
s408be
Blood tested
s412a
Iron tablets?
s412b
Folic/folate acid tablets?
s417b
Checked mother/child health?
s417c
Timing of first postnatal visit
s417da
Assistance first postnatal checkup: doctor
s417db
Assistance first postnatal checkup: nurse
s417dc
Assistance first postnatal checkup: midwife
s417dd
Assistance first postnatal checkup: train. trad. birth att.
s417de
Assistance first postnatal checkup: untrain. trad. birth att
s417dx
Assistance first postnatal checkup: other
s417e
Place of check up
s417fa
Advice: newborn care
s417fb
Advice: breasfeeding
s417fc
Advice: compl. feeding
s417fd
Advice: vitamins
s417fe
Advice: immunizations
s417ff
Advice: delv. complications
s417fg
Advice: family planning
s417g
Vitamin A within 6 weeks
s424a
Reason did not breastfeed
idx95
Index to birth history
sy
Received Yellow fever
sd444y
Yellow fever day
sm444y
Yellow fever month
sy444y
Yellow fever year
s447h
Yellow fever vaccine
s448
Vitamin A during last 6 months
s448a
Health related home visits during last 6 months
s449ba
Treatment for fever: injection
s449bb
Treatment for fever: antibiotic
s449bc
Treatment for fever: antimalarial
s449bd
Treatment for fever: cough syrup
s449be
Treatment for fever: other pill or syrup
s449bf
Treatment for fever: unknown pill or syrup
s449bg
Treatment for fever: home remedy/herbal medicine
s449bh
Treatment for fever: sponging
s449bx
Treatment for fever: other
s449c
Seek advice to treat fever
s449da
Advice or treatment for fever: gvt. hospital/clinic
s449db
Advice or treatment for fever: gvt. health centre
s449dc
Advice or treatment for fever: gvt. health post
s449dd
Advice or treatment for fever: mobile clinic
s449de
Advice or treatment for fever: comm. health worker
s449df
Advice or treatment for fever: other public
s449dg
Advice or treatment for fever: pvt. hospital
s449dh
Advice or treatment for fever: pvt. pharmacy/drugstore/chem.
s449di
Advice or treatment for fever: pvt. clinic
s449dj
Advice or treatment for fever: pvt. mobile clinic
s449dk
Advice or treatment for fever: pvt. comm. health worker
s449dl
Advice or treatment for fever: other private
s449dm
Advice or treatment for fever: shop
s449dn
Advice or treatment for fever: trad. practitioner
s449do
Advice or treatment for fever: drug peddler
s449dx
Advice or treatment for fever: other
s451a
Anything given to treat cough
s451ba
Treatment for cough: injection
s451bb
Treatment for cough: antibiotic
s451bc
Treatment for cough: antimalarial
s451bd
Treatment for cough: cough syrup
s451be
Treatment for cough: other pill/syrup
s451bf
Treatment for cough: unknown pill or syrup
s451bg
Treatment for cough: home remedy/herbal medicine
s451bh
Treatment for cough: other
Total: 261
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