Ghana - Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2011

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Reference ID DDI-GHA-GSS-MICS-2011-v1.0
Year 2011
Country Ghana
Producer(s) Ghana Statistical Service - Autonomous
Sponsor(s) United Nations Children's Fund - UNICEF - Funding agency
United States Agency for International Development - USAID - Funding agency
US) President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief - - Provided funding
ICF Macro - - Provided funding
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Data Description

Data File: children under 5 years

Cases 7626
Variable(s) 378
Version Verions 1.0
Producer Ghana Statistical Service
Missing Data Missing data is coded as 9 or a series of 9s that fills the length of the field.
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
AN2 Result of height/length and weight measurement
AN3 Child's weight (kilograms)
AN4A Child measured lying or standing
AN4 Child's length or height (centimetres)
AN5 Oedema presence
AM1 Child born in month of interview or five previous months
AM3 Anaemia testing consent outcome
AM5 Malaria testing consent outcome
AM7 Bar code label
AM8 Haemoglobin Level
AM9 Malaria rapid test outcome
AM10 Malaria rapid test result
AM11 Haemoglobin result
AM13A Suffering from: Extreme weakness
AM13B Suffering from: Heart problem
AM13C Suffering from: Fainting, loss of consciousness
AM13D Suffering from: Rapid or difficult breathing
AM13E Suffering from: Seizures
AM13F Suffering from:Abnormal bleeding
AM13G Suffering from: Jaundice
AM13H Suffering from:Dark urine
AM14 Any code circle
AM15 check AM18
AM16 Has nane taken any medicine given by a doctor in the past 2 weeks
AM20 Accepted Medicine
HAP Height for age percentile NCHS
HAZ Height for age z-score NCHS
HAM Height for age percent of reference median NCHS
WAP Weight for age percentile NCHS
WAZ Weight for age z-score NCHS
WAM Weight for age percent of reference median NCHS
WHP Weight for height percentile NCHS
WHZ Weight for height z-score NCHS
WHM Weight for height percent of reference median NCHS
FLAG Flag for anthropometric indicators
BMI Body Mass Index WHO
ZBMI Body Mass Index z-score WHO
HAZ2 Height for age z-score WHO
WAZ2 Weight for age z-score WHO
WHZ2 Weight for height z-score WHO
HAZFLAG Height for age flag WHO
WAZFLAG Weight for age flag WHO
WHZFLAG Weight for height flag WHO
BMIFLAG BMI flag WHO
WHZNOAGE Weight for height - Age flag WHO
TNLN Net number
TN4 Mosquito net observed
TN5 Brand/type of observed net
TN5A Where did you get this net
TN6 Months ago net obtained
TN6A Cost of net
TN8 Net treated with an insecticide when obtained
TN9 Net soaked or dipped since obtained
TN10 Months ago net soaked or dipped
TN11 Persons slept under mosquito net last night
TN12_1 Person 1 who slept under net
TN12_2 Person 2 who slept under net
TN12_3 Person 3 who slept under net
TN12_4 Person 4 who slept under net
HH6 Area
HH7 Region
HL4 Sex
ED4A Highest level of education attended
ED4B Highest class/year completed at that level
CDOI Date of interview child (CMC)
CDOB Date of birth of child (CMC)
CAGE Age (months)
CAGE_6 Age
CAGE_11 Age
CAGED Age in days
chweight Children's sample weight
anweight Anemia testing sample weight
mlweight Malaria testing sample weight
melevel Mother's education
ethnicity Ethnicity of household head
religion Religion of household head
wscore Wealth index score
windex5 Wealth index quintile
Total variable(s): 378

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