Ghana - Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 1998, Round 3

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Reference ID GHA-GSS-DHS-1998-v2.0
Year 1998
Country Ghana
Producer(s) Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) - Office of the President
Sponsor(s) Government of Ghana - GoG - Financial Assistance
United States Agency for International Development - USAID - Financial Assistance
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Data Description

Data File: REC42

Cases 4843
Variable(s) 67
Producer Ghana Statistical Service (GSS)
Missing Data Prior to 2008, missing data and not applicable data were left as blank. These values are not differentiated. The current policy is to identify the missing data as follows:
-a coded value would be composed of 9s such that the entire length of the field is filled. For example a code of' '999' would be used for a missing field of three characters.
-not applicable or skipped variables are left blank
Processing Checks All files have been checked for the following:
1. All variables have been clearly defined and labelled
2. All categories (value labels) have been clearly defined
3. All cases have unique identification (no duplicates)
4. The frequencies of expected respondents checked with the actual section and inconsistencies noted.
5. Skip patterns have been verified
6. Structure edits have been performed

Variables

NameLabelQuestion
hhid Case Identification
caseid Case Identification
v401 Last birth ceasarean section
v404 Currently breastfeeding
v405 Currently amenorrheic
v406 Currently abstaining
v407 Times breastfed during night
v408 Times breastfed during day
v409 Gave child plain water
v409a Gave child sugar water
v410 Gave child juice
v411 Gave child powder/tinned milk
v411a Gave child baby formula
v413 Gave child other liquid
v414d Other solid, semi-solid foods
v414e Food made from local grain
v414g Gave child eggs, fish, poultry
v414h Gave child meat
v415 Drank from bottle with nipple
v416 Heard of oral rehydration
v417 Entries in maternity table
v418 Entries in health table
v419 Entries in height/weight table
v426 When child put to breast
v436 Arm circumference (cms-1d)
v437 Respondent's weight (kilos-1d)
v438 Respondent's height (cms-1d)
v439 Ht/A Percentile (resp.)
v440 Ht/A Standard deviations (resp
v441 Ht/A Percent ref. median (resp
v442 Wt/Ht Percent ref. median (DHS
v443 Wt/Ht Percent ref. median (Fog
v444 Wt/Ht Percent ref. median (WHO
v444a Wt/Ht Std deviations(resp) DHS
v445 Body mass index for respondent
v446 Rohrer's index for respondent
v447 Result of measurement of resp.
v448 Drinking pattern with diarrhea
v449 Eating pattern with diarrhea
v450a Diarrhea: repeat watery stools
v450b Diarrhea: Any watery stools
v450c Diarrhea: Repeated vomiting
v450d Diarrhea: Any vomiting
v450e Diarrhea: Blood in stools
v450f Diarrhea: Fever
v450g Diarrhea: Marked thirst
v450h Diarrhea: Not eating/drinking
v450i Diarrhea: Getting sicker
v450j Diarrhea: Not getting better
v450k Diarrhea: Frequency crying
v450l Diarrhea: Loosing weight
v450m Diarrhea: Sunken eyes
v450x Diarrhea: Other responses
v450z Diarrhea: Does not know
v451a Cough: Fast breathing
v451b Cough: Difficult breathing
v451c Cough: Noisy breathing
v451d Cough: Fever
v451e Cough: Unable to drink
v451f Cough: Not eating/drinking
v451g Cough: Getting sicker
v451h Cough: Not getting better
v451i Cough: Chest in drawing
v451j Cough: Continuous coughing
v451k Cough: Vomiting
v451x Cough: Other responses
v451z Knows no sign of illness
Total variable(s): 67

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