Ghana - Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2006, MICS Round 1
Reference ID | DDI-GHA-GSS-MICS-2006-v1.0 |
Year | 2006 |
Country | Ghana |
Producer(s) | Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) - Office of the President |
Sponsor(s) | United Nations Children's Fund - UNICEF - Financial and technical assistance (US) President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief - PEPFAR - Financial and technical assistance Dutch Government - - Financial and technical assistance |
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Data Description
Data File: Women
Content | All women between 15 and 49 years |
Cases | 9785 |
Variable(s) | 558 |
Structure: | Type: relational Keys: HH1 (Cluster number), HH2 (Household number), LN (Line number) |
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
Name | Label | Question | |
HH1 | Cluster number | HH1. CLUSTER NUMBER: | |
HH2 | Household number | HH2. HOUSEHOLD NUMBER: | |
LN | Line number | LN. Line number | |
WM1 | Cluster number | WM1. Cluster number | |
WM2 | Household number | WM2. HOUSEHOLD NUMBER: | |
WM4 | Woman's line number | WM4. Woman's line number | |
WM5 | Interviewer number | WM5. Interviewer number | |
WM6D | Day of interview | WM6D. Day of interview | |
WM6M | Month of interview | WM6M. Month of interview | |
WM6Y | Year of interview | WM6Y. Year of interview | |
WM7 | Result of women 's interview | WM7. Result of women 's interview | |
WM8M | Month of birth of woman | WM8. In what month were you born? | |
WM8Y | Year of birth of woman | WM8b. In what year were you born? | |
WM9 | Age of woman | WM9. How old were you at your last birthday? | |
WM10 | Have you ever attended school | WM10. Have you ever attended school? | |
WM11 | What is the highest level of school you attended | WM11. What is the highest level of school you attended: primary, secondary, or higher? | |
WM12 | What is the highest grade completed at that level | WM12. What is the highest grade you completed at that level? | |
WM14 | Can read part of the sentence | WM14. Now I would like you to read this sentence to me. SHOW SENTENCES TO RESPONDENT. | |
WM15 | What is your religion? | WM15. What is your religion? | |
WM16 | To which ethnic group do you belong? | WM16. To which ethnic group do you belong? | |
CM1 | Have you ever given birth? | CM1. Now I would like to ask about all the births you have had during your life. Have you ever given birth? | |
CM2AD | The last day of first birth | CM2A. What was the date of your first birth? | |
CM2AM | Month of first birth | CM2B. How many months ago did you have your first birth? | |
CM2AY | Year of first birth | CM2B. How many years ago did you have your first birth? | |
CM2B | How many years ago did you have your first birth? | CM2B. How many years ago did you have your first birth? | |
CM3 | Do you have any sons or daughters whom you have given birth and living with you? | CM3. Do you have any sons or daughters to whom you have given birth who are now living with you? | |
CM4A | Number of sons living with you | CM4. How many sons live with you? | |
CM4B | Number of daughters living with you | CM4. How many daughters live with you? | |
CM5 | Any sons or daughters that you have given birth but not living with you? | CM5. Do you have any sons or daughters to whom you have given birth who are alive but do not live with you? | |
CM6A | Number of sons alive but not with you | CM6. How many sons are alive but do not live with you? | |
CM6B | Number of daughters alive but not living with you | CM6. How many daughters are alive but do not live with you? | |
CM7 | Have you ever given birth to a boy or girl who later died? | CM7. Have you ever given birth to a boy or girl who was born alive but later died? | |
CM8A | Number of boys dead | CM8A. How many boys have died? | |
CM8B | Number of girls dead | CM8B. How many girls have died? | |
CM9 | Children ever born | CM9. SUM ANSWERS TO CM4, CM6, AND CM8. | |
CM11D | Date that you have your last birth | CM11D. Of these (TOTAL NUMBER) births you have had, when did you (Day) deliver the last one (even if he or she has died)? | |
CM11M | Month of last birth | CM11M. Of these (TOTAL NUMBER) births you have had, when did you (Month) deliver the last one (even if he or she has died)? | |
CM11Y | Year of last birth | CM11M. Of these (TOTAL NUMBER) births you have had, when did you (Year) deliver the last one (even if he or she has died)? | |
CM12 | Live birth in last 2 years | CM12. CHECK CM11: DID THE WOMAN’S LAST BIRTH OCCUR WITHIN THE LAST 2 YEARS, THAT IS, SINCE (DAY AND MONTH OF INTERVIEW IN 2004)? | |
CM13 | Wanted last child | CM13. At the time you became pregnant with (NAME), did you want to become pregnant then, did you want to wait until later, or did you want no (more) children at all? | |
TT1 | Has immunization card | TT1. Do you have a card or other document with your own immunizations listed? | |
TT2 | Any tetanus toxoid injection during last pregnancy | TT2. When you were pregnant with your last child, did you receive any injection to prevent him or her from getting tetanus, that is convulsions after birth (an antitetanus shot, an injection at the top of the arm or shoulder)? | |
TT3 | Doses of tetanus toxoid during last pregnancy | TT3. IF YES: How many times did you receive this anti-tetanus injection during your last pregnancy? | |
TT5 | Any tetanus toxoid injection before last pregnancy | TT5. Did you receive any tetanus toxoid injection at any time before your last pregnancy? | |
TT6 | Doses of tetanus toxoid before last pregnancy | TT6. How many times did you receive it? | |
TT7M | Month last tetanus toxoid received | TT7M. In what month did you receive the last anti-tetanus injection before that last pregnancy? | |
TT7Y | Year last tetanus toxoid received | TT7. In what year did you receive the last anti-tetanus injection before that last pregnancy? | |
TT8 | Years ago last tetanus toxoid received | TT8. How many years ago did you receive the last anti-tetanus injection before that last pregnancy? | |
MN1 | Vitamin A dose after last birth | MN1. In the first two months after your last birth [THE BIRTH OF NAME], did you receive a Vitamin A dose like this? | |
MN2A | Antenatal care: Doctor | MN2A. Did you see anyone for antenatal care for this pregnancy? IF YES: Whom did you see? | |
MN2B | Antenatal care: Nurse/midwife | MN2B. Did you see anyone for antenatal care for this pregnancy? IF YES: Whom did you see? | |
MN2C | Antenatal care: Auxilary midwife | MN2C. Did you see anyone for antenatal care for this pregnancy? IF YES: Whom did you see? | |
MN2E | Antenatal care: Trained Traditional birth attendant | MN2E. Did you see anyone for antenatal care for this pregnancy? IF YES: Whom did you see? | |
MN2F | Antenatal care: Untrained Traditional birth attendant | MN2F. Did you see anyone for antenatal care for this pregnancy? IF YES: Whom did you see? | |
MN2G | Antenatal care: Community health worker | MN2G. Did you see anyone for antenatal care for this pregnancy? IF YES: Whom did you see? | |
MN2H | Antenatal care: Relative/friend | MN2H. Did you see anyone for antenatal care for this pregnancy? IF YES: Whom did you see? | |
MN2X | Antenatal care: Other | MN2X. Did you see anyone for antenatal care for this pregnancy? IF Other state | |
MN2Y | Antenatal care: No one | MN2Y. Did you see anyone for antenatal care for this pregnancy? | |
MN2AA | Months of first prenancy | MN2AA. How many months pregnant were you when you first received antenatal care for this pregnancy? | |
MN2BB | Times of Antenatal | MN2BB. How many times did you receive antenatal care during this pregnancy? | |
MN3A | Weighed | MN3A. As part of your antenatal care, were you weighed done at least once? | |
MN3B | Blood pressure measured | MN3B. As part of your antenatal care, was your blood pressure measured at least once? | |
MN3C | Urine sample | MN3C. As part of your antenatal care,did you give a urine sample done at least once? | |
MN3D | Blood sample | MN3D. As part of your antenatal care, was your blood sample taken at least once? | |
MN4 | Counseled about AIDS or the AIDS virus | MN4. During any of the antenatal visits for the pregnancy, were you given any information or counseled about HIV/AIDS virus? | |
MN5 | Tested for HIV/AIDS | MN5. I don’t want to know the results, but were you tested for HIV/AIDS as part of your antenatal care? | |
MN5A | Last time tested | MN5A. When was the last time you were tested? | |
MN6 | Received result of HIV test | MN6. I don’t want to know the results, but did you get the results of the test? | |
MN6A | Any medicine taken in order to prevent malaria during pregnancy? | MN6A. During this pregnancy, did you take any medicine during pregnancy in order to prevent malaria during pregnancy? | |
MN6BA | Medicine taken: Fansidar | MN6BA. Which medicines did you take to prevent malaria? | |
MN6BB | Medicine taken: Chloroquine | MN6BB. Which medicines did you take to prevent malaria? | |
MN6BX | Medicine taken: Other | MN6BX. Which medicines did you take to prevent malaria? | |
MN6BZ | DK | MN6BZ. Which medicines did you take to prevent malaria? | |
MN6CA | How old was pregnancy when SP/fansidar was first taken | MN6CA. How many months were you pregnant when you first took SP/Fansidar? | |
MN6D | Number of times you took fansidar | MN6D. How many times did you take SP/Fansidar during this pregnancy to prevent malaria? | |
MN6E | Was taken in the presence of health worker? | MN6E. Was it taken in presence of health worker? | |
MN6F | Did you experience any side effect? | MN6F. Did you experience any side effects? | |
MN6GA | Kind of side effect:Skin rashes | MN6GA. What kind of side effects did you experience? | |
MN6GB | Kind of side effect:Swellings | MN6GB. What kind of side effects did you experience? | |
MN6GC | Kind of side effect:Itching | MN6GC. What kind of side effects did you experience? | |
MN6GD | Kind of side effect:Yellow urine/eyes | MN6GD. What kind of side effects did you experience? | |
MN6GX | Kind of side effect:(other) | MN6GX. What kind of side effects did you experience? | |
MN6H | Did you sleep in treated net during pregnency? | MN6H. During pregnancy did you sleep in treated net? | |
MN7A | Assistance at delivery: Doctor | MN7A. Did a Doctor assisted with the delivery of your last child (NAME)? | |
MN7B | Assistance at delivery of last birth: Nurse/midwife | MN7B. Did a Nurse/midwife assisted with the delivery of your last child (NAME)? | |
MN7C | Assistance at delivery of last birth: Auxiliary midwife | MN7C. Did a Auxiliary midwife assisted with the delivery of your last child (NAME)? | |
MN7E | Assistance at delivery of last birth: Trained Traditional birth attendant | MN7E. Did a Trained Traditional birth attendant assisted with the delivery of your last child (NAME)? | |
MN7F | Assistance at delivery of last birth: Untrained Traditional birth attendan | MN7F. Did a Untrained Trained Traditional birth attendant assisted with the delivery of your last child (NAME)? | |
MN7G | Assistance at delivery of last birth: Community health worker | MN7G. Did a Community health worker assisted with the delivery of your last child (NAME)? | |
MN7H | Assistance at delivery of last birth: Relative/friend | MN7H. Did a Relative/friend assisted with the delivery of your last child (NAME)? | |
MN7X | Assistance at delivery of last birth: Other | MN7X. Did a Other person assisted with the delivery of your last child (NAME)? | |
MN7Y | Assistance at delivery of last birth: No one | MN7Y. Did no one assisted with the delivery of your last child (NAME)? | |
MN8 | Place of delivery | MN8. Where did you give birth to (NAME)? IF SOURCE IS HOSPITAL, HEALTH CENTER, OR CLINIC, WRITE THE NAME OF THE PLACE BELOW. PROBE TO IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF SOURCE AND CIRCLE THE APPROPRIATE CODE. (NAME OF PLACE ) | |
MN9 | Size of last child at birth | MN9. In your opinion when your last child (NAME) was born, was he/she very large, larger than average, average, smaller than average, or very small? | |
MN10 | Child weighed at birth | MN10. Was (NAME) weighed at birth? | |
MN11 | Weight from card or recall | MN11. How much did (NAME) weigh? RECORD WEIGHT FROM HEALTH CARD, IF AVAILABLE. | |
MN11A | Weight at birth (Kilograms) | MN11A. How much did (NAME) weigh? | |
MN12 | Ever breastfeed child? | MN12. Did you ever breastfeed (NAME)? | |
MN13U | Time baby put to breast (unit) | MN13. How long after birth did you first put (NAME) to the breast? IF LESS THAN 1 HOUR, RECORD ‘00’ HOURS. IF LESS THAN 24 HOURS, RECORD HOURS. OTHERWISE, RECORD DAYS . | |
MN13N | Time baby put to breast (number) | MN13. How long after birth did you first put (NAME) to the breast? (Number) | |
Total variable(s):
558 |