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
CA5	Child ill with cough in last 2 weeks	CA5. Has (NAME) had an illness with a cough at any time in the last two weeks, that is, since (DAY OF THE WEEK) of the week before last?

CA6	Difficulty breathing during illness with cough	CA6. When (NAME) had an illness with a cough, did he/she breathe faster than usual with short, quick breaths or have difficulty breathing?

CA7	Were the symptoms due to pain in the chest	CA7. Were the symptoms due to a problem in the chest or a blocked nose?

CA8	Sought advice or teatment for illness	CA8. Did you seek advice or treatment for the illness outside the home?

CA9A	Place sought care: Govt Hospital	CA9A. From where did you seek care?

CA9B	Place sought care: Govt Health centre	CA9B. From where did you seek care?

CA9C	Place sought care: Govt Health post	CA9C. From where did you seek care?

CA9D	Place sought care: Village health worker	CA9D. From where did you seek care?

CA9E	Place sought care: Mobile/outreach clinic	CA9E. From where did you seek care?

CA9H	Place sought care: Other public source	CA9H. From where did you seek care?

CA9I	Place sought care: Private hospital/clinic	CA9I. From where did you seek care?

CA9J	Place sought care: Private physician	CA9J. From where did you seek care?

CA9K	Place sought care: Private pharmacy	CA9K. From where did you seek care?

CA9L	Place sought care: Mobile clinic	CA9L. From where did you seek care?

CA9O	Place sought care: Other private medical	CA9O. From where did you seek care?

CA9P	Place sought care: Relative or friend	CA9P. From where did you seek care?

CA9Q	Place sought care: Shop	CA9Q. From where did you seek care?

CA9R	Place sought care: Traditional practitioner	CA9R. From where did you seek care?

CA9S	Place sought care: Drug peddlers	CA9S. From where did you seek care?

CA9X	Place sought care: Other	CA9X. From where did you seek care?

CA10	Given medicine to treat this illness	CA10. Was (NAME) given medicine to treat this illness?

CA11A	Antibiotic	CA11A. What medicine was (NAME) given?

CA11P	Paracetamol/Panadol/Acetaminophen	CA11P. What medicine was (NAME) given?

CA11Q	Aspirin	CA11Q. What medicine was (NAME) given?

CA11R	Ibupropfen	CA11R. What medicine was (NAME) given?

CA11X	Other	CA11X. What medicine was (NAME) given?

CA11Z	DK	CA11Z. What medicine was (NAME) given?

CA11B	Where did you get the antibiotic	CA11B. Where did you get the antibiotic?

CA11C	How much you paid for antibiotic	CA11C. How much did you pay for the antibiotic?

CA13	What was done to dispose of the stools	CA13. The last time (NAME) passed stools, what was done to dispose of the stools?

CA14A	Symptoms: Child not able to drink or breastfeed	CA14A. Sometimes children have severe illnesses and should be taken immediately to a health facility. What types of symptoms would cause you to take your child to a health facility right away?

CA14B	Symptoms: Child becomes sicker	CA14B. Sometimes children have severe illnesses and should be taken immediately to a health facility. What types of symptoms would cause you to take your child to a health facility right away?

CA14C	Symptoms: Child develops a fever	CA14C. Sometimes children have severe illnesses and should be taken immediately to a health facility. What types of symptoms would cause you to take your child to a health facility right away?

CA14D	Symptoms: Child has faster breathing	CA14D. Sometimes children have severe illnesses and should be taken immediately to a health facility. What types of symptoms would cause you to take your child to a health facility right away?

CA14E	Symptoms: Child has difficult breathing	CA14E. Sometimes children have severe illnesses and should be taken immediately to a health facility. What types of symptoms would cause you to take your child to a health facility right away?

CA14F	Symptoms: Child has blood in stool	CA14F. Sometimes children have severe illnesses and should be taken immediately to a health facility. What types of symptoms would cause you to take your child to a health facility right away?

CA14G	Symptoms: Child is drinking poorly	CA14G. Sometimes children have severe illnesses and should be taken immediately to a health facility. What types of symptoms would cause you to take your child to a health facility right away?

CA14X	Symptoms: Other	CA14X. Sometimes children have severe illnesses and should be taken immediately to a health facility. What types of symptoms would cause you to take your child to a health facility right away?

CA14Y	Symptoms: Other	CA14Y. Sometimes children have severe illnesses and should be taken immediately to a health facility. What types of symptoms would cause you to take your child to a health facility right away?

CA14Z	Symptoms: Other	CA14Z. Sometimes children have severe illnesses and should be taken immediately to a health facility. What types of symptoms would cause you to take your child to a health facility right away?

ML1	Child ill with fever in last 2 weeks	ML1. In the last two weeks, that is, since (DAY OF THE WEEK) of the week before last, has (NAME) been ill with a fever?

ML2	Child seen at health facility during illness	ML2. Was (NAME) seen at a health facility during this illness?

ML3	Child took medicine prescribed at health facility	ML3. Did (NAME) take a medicine for fever or malaria that was provided or prescribed at the health facility?

ML4A	Medicine provided/prescribed: SP/Fansidar	ML4A. What medicine did (NAME) take that was provided or prescribed at the health facility?

ML4B	Medicine provided/prescribed: Chloroquine	ML4B. What medicine did (NAME) take that was provided or prescribed at the health facility?

ML4C	Medicine provided/prescribed: Amodiaquine	ML4C. What medicine did (NAME) take that was provided or prescribed at the health facility?

ML4D	Medicine provided/prescribed: Quinine	ML4D. What medicine did (NAME) take that was provided or prescribed at the health facility?

ML4E	Medicine provided/prescribed: Artemisinin-based combinations	ML4E. What medicine did (NAME) take that was provided or prescribed at the health facility?

ML4H	Medicine provided/prescribed: Other anti-malaria	ML4H. What medicine did (NAME) take that was provided or prescribed at the health facility?

ML4P	Medicine provided/prescribed: Paracetamol/Panadol/Acetaminop	ML4P. What medicine did (NAME) take that was provided or prescribed at the health facility?

ML4Q	Medicine provided/prescribed: Aspirin	ML4Q. What medicine did (NAME) take that was provided or prescribed at the health facility?

ML4R	Medicine provided/prescribed: Ibuprofen	ML4R. What medicine did (NAME) take that was provided or prescribed at the health facility?

ML4X	Medicine provided/prescribed: Other	ML4X. What medicine did (NAME) take that was provided or prescribed at the health facility?

ML4Z	Medicine provided/prescribed: DK	ML4Z. What medicine did (NAME) take that was provided or prescribed at the health facility?

ML5	Child given medicine before visiting health facility	ML5. Was (NAME) given medicine for the fever or malaria before being taken to the health facility?

ML6	Child given medicine for malaria or fever during illness	ML6. Was (NAME) given medicine for fever or malaria during this illness?

ML7A	Medicine given: SP/Fansidar	ML7A. What medicine was (NAME) given?

ML7B	Medicine given: Chloroquine	ML7B. What medicine was (NAME) given?

ML7C	Medicine given: Amodiaquine	ML7C. What medicine was (NAME) given?

ML7D	Medicine given: Quinine	ML7D. What medicine was (NAME) given?

ML7E	Medicine given: Artemisinin-based combinations	ML7E. What medicine was (NAME) given?

ML7H	Medicine given: Other anti-malaria	ML7H. What medicine was (NAME) given?

ML7P	Medicine given: Paracetamol/Panadol/Acetaminophen	ML7P. What medicine was (NAME) given?

ML7Q	Medicine given: Aspirin	ML7Q. What medicine was (NAME) given?

ML7R	Medicine given: Ibuprofen	ML7R. What medicine was (NAME) given?

ML7X	Medicine given: Other	ML7X. What medicine was (NAME) given?

ML7Z	Medicine given: DK	ML7Z. What medicine was (NAME) given?

ML9	Days after fever started took anti-malarial	ML9. How long after the fever started did you take anti-malarial?

ML9A	Where did you get the anti malaria	ML9A. Where did you get the (NAME OF ANTIMALARIAL FROM ML4 or ML7)?

ML9B	How much did you pay for the anti malaria	ML9B. How much did you pay for the (NAME OF ANTI-MALARIAL FROM ML4 or ML7)?

ML10	Child slept under bednet last night	ML10. Did (NAME) sleep under a mosquito net last night?

ML11	Months ago mosquito net obtained	ML11. How long ago did your household obtain the mosquito net?

ML12	Brand of mosquito net	ML12. What brand is this net?

ML13	Mosquito net pre-treated	ML13. When you got that net, was it already treated with an insecticide to kill or repel mosquitoes?

ML14	Mosquito net soaked or dipped since obtained	ML14. Since you got the mosquito net, was it ever soaked or dipped in a liquid to kill/repel mosquitoes or bugs?

ML15	Months ago net soaked or dipped	ML15. How long ago was the net last soaked or dipped?

IM1	Vaccination card for child	IM1. Is there a vaccination card for (NAME)?

IM2D	Day of BCG immunization	IM2D. DAY OF BCG IMMUNIZATION

IM2M	Month of BCG immunization	IM2M. MONTH OF BCG IMMUNIZATION

IM2Y	Year of BCG immunization	IM2Y. YEAR OF BCG IMMUNIZATION

IM3AD	Day of OPV0 immunization	IM3AD. DAY OF OPVO IMMUNIZATION

IM3AM	Month of OPV0 immunization	IM3AM. MONTH OF OPVO IMMUNIZATION

IM3AY	Year of OPV0 immunization	IM3AY. YEAR OF OPVO IMMUNIZATION

IM3BD	Day of OPV1 immunization	IM33D. DAY OF OPVO1 IMMUNIZATION

IM3BM	Month of OPV1 immunization	IM3BM. MONTH OF OPVO1 IMMUNIZATION

IM3BY	Year of OPV1 immunization	IM3BY. YEAR OF OPVO1 IMMUNIZATION

IM3CD	Day of OPV2 immunization	IM3CD. DAY OF OPV2 IMMUNIZATION

IM3CM	Month of OPV2 immunization	IM3CM. MONTH OF OPV2 IMMUNIZATION

IM3CY	Year of OPV2 immunization	IM3CY. YEAR OF OPV2 IMMUNIZATION

IM3DD	Day of OPV3 immunization	IM3DD. DAY OF OPV3 IMMUNIZATION

IM3DM	Month of OPV3 immunization	IM3DM. MONTH OF OPV3 IMMUNIZATION

IM3DY	Year of OPV3 immunization	IM3DY. YEAR OF OPV3 IMMUNIZATION

IM4AD	Day of DPT1 immunization	IM4AD. DAY OF DDT1 IMMUNIZATION

IM4AM	Month of DPT1 immunization	IM4AM. MONTH OF DDT1 IMMUNIZATION

IM4AY	Year of DPT1 immunization	IM4AY. YEAR OF DDT1 IMMUNIZATION

IM4BD	Day of DPT2 immunization	IM4BD. DAY OF DDT2 IMMUNIZATION

IM4BM	Month of DPT2 immunization	IM4BM. MONTH OF DDT2 IMMUNIZATION

IM4BY	Year of DPT2 immunization	IM4BY. YEAR OF DDT2 IMMUNIZATION

IM4CD	Day of DPT3 immunization	IM4CD. DAY OF DDT3 IMMUNIZATION

IM4CM	Month of DPT3 immunization	IM4CM. MONTH OF DDT3 IMMUNIZATION