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: MREC75

Cases 1546
Variable(s) 55
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
mcaseid Case Identification
mv751 Ever heard of AIDS
mv752a AIDS: radio
mv752b AIDS: television
mv752c AIDS: newspapers/magazines
mv752d AIDS: pamphlets/posters
mv752e AIDS: clinic/health workers
mv752f AIDS: churches/mosques
mv752g AIDS: schools/teachers
mv752h AIDS: community meetings
mv752i AIDS: friends/relatives
mv752j AIDS: work place
mv752k AIDS: slogans / music
mv752l AIDS: cinema
mv752m AIDS: aids patient
mv752x AIDS: other responses
mv753 Ways to avoid AIDS
mv754a AIDS: Safe sex
mv754b AIDS: abstain from sex
mv754c AIDS: use condoms during sex
mv754d AIDS: only one sex partner
mv754e AIDS: avoid sex prostitutes
mv754f AIDS: avoid sex homosexuals
mv754g AIDS: avoid blood transfusions
mv754h AIDS: avoid injections
mv754i AIDS: avoid kissing
mv754j AIDS: avoid mosquito bites
mv754k AIDS: protection trad. healer
mv754m AIDS: Avoid sharing infected blades
mv754x AIDS: other responses
mv754z AIDS: DK ways to avoid AIDS
mv755b Safe sex: abstain from sex
mv755c Safe sex: use condoms during
mv755d Safe sex: only one partner
mv755e Safe sex: avoid prostitutes
mv755f Safe sex: avoid homosexuals
mv755x Safe sex: other responses
mv755z Safe sex: DK meaning
mv756 Can a healthy person have AIDS
mv758 Chances of getting AIDS
mv760a Behavior: Did not start sex
mv760b Behavior: Stopped all sex
mv760c Behavior: Started using condom
mv760d Behavior: Only one sex partner
mv760e Behavior: Reduced partners
mv760g Behavior: No homosexual contact
mv760p Behavior: Avoid sex w. prostit
mv760x Behavior: Other responses
mv760y Behavior: No change
mv760z Behavior: Don't know
mv761 Last intercourse used condom
mv762 Source for condoms
mv763 Partners in last 12 months
mv764 Knowledge of condom
mv765 Ever use of condom
Total variable(s): 55

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