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Ghana - Ghana Maternal Health Survey 2007
| Reference ID | GHA-GSS-GMHS-2007 |
| Year | 2007 |
| Country | Ghana |
| Producer(s) | Ghana Statistical Service - Autonomous |
| Sponsor(s) | United States Agency for International Development - USAID - Provided funds for the survey |
| Metadata |
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Jul 24, 2013
Last modified
Dec 05, 2013
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Data Description
Data File: GHVA50FL
| Content | Verbal Autopsies |
| Cases | 4203 |
| Variable(s) | 343 |
| Structure: | Type: relational Keys: VACLUST (Cluster number), VASTRUC (Structure Number), VAHHNO (Household Number), VALINE (Line number of woman) |
| 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. |
Variables
| Name | Label | Question | |
| VA401U | Duration of ulcer/swelling in the breast (units) | ||
| VA401N | Duration of ulcer/swelling in the breats (number) | ||
| VA402U | Duration of excessive bleeding during menstruation (units) | ||
| VA402N | Duration of excessive bleeding during menstruation (number) | ||
| VA403U | Duration of vaginal bleeding between periods (units) | ||
| VA403N | Duration of vaginal bleeding between periods (number) | ||
| VA404U | Duration of abnormal vaginal discharge (units) | ||
| VA404N | Duration of abnormal vaginal discharge (number) | ||
| VA405 | Pregnant at time of death | ||
| VA405AU | Duration of pregnancy at time of death (units) | ||
| VA405AN | Duration of pregnancy at time of death (number) | ||
| VA405B | Number of pregnancies | ||
| VA405C | Illness during last 3 months of pregnancy | ||
| VA405D | Death during labor but undelivered | ||
| VA406 | Gave birth recently | ||
| VA406A | Number of days survived after giving birth | ||
| VA406B | Excessive bleeding on day that labor started | ||
| VA406C | Excessive bleeding during labor before delivery | ||
| VA406D | Excessive bleeding after baby was delivered | ||
| VA406E | Difficulty in delivering the placenta | ||
| VA406F | In labor for more than 24 hours | ||
| VA406G | Normal vaginal delivery | ||
| VA406H | Type of delivery | ||
| VA406I | Foul-smelling vaginal discharge | ||
| VA406J | Location of delivery | ||
| VA406K | Assistance with delivery | ||
| VA407 | Pregnant in 6 weeks before death | ||
| VA407A | Duration of pregnancy at time of death | ||
| VA407B | Using FP method at the time of becoming pregnant | ||
| VA407C | Wanted to become pregnant | ||
| VA407D | Heavy bleeding when pregnancy ended | ||
| VA407E | Severe abdominal pain in 3 days before death | ||
| VA407F | Fever before death | ||
| VA407G | Fever starting in 3 days before death | ||
| VA407H | Fever with shivering | ||
| VA407I | Foul-smelling discharge in 6 weeks before death | ||
| VA407J | Medical treatment in 6 weeks before death | ||
| VA407K1 | Operation | ||
| VA407K2 | Blood transfusion | ||
| VA407K3 | Antibiotics | ||
| VA407K4 | Other treatment | ||
| VA407L | Wanted to end pregnancy | ||
| VA407M | Attempted to end pregnancy | ||
| VA407N_U | Time before death of first attempt to end pregnancy (units) | ||
| VA407N_N | Time before death of first attempt to end pregnancy (number) | ||
| VA407O | Took medicine or received treatment to end pregnancy | ||
| VA408 | Abortion recently before death | ||
| VA408A | Died during abortion | ||
| VA408B | Number of days between abortion and death | ||
| VA408C | Length of pregnancy at time of abortion | ||
| VA408D | Heavy bleeding after the abortion | ||
| VA408E | Abortion was spontaneous | ||
| VA408F | Took treatment to end pregnancy | ||
| VA501 | Injury or accident that led to death | ||
| VA502 | Type of injury/accident | ||
| VA503 | Intentionally inflicted by someone else | ||
| VA504 | Committed suicide | ||
| VA505 | Animal/insect bite that led to death | ||
| VA506 | Type of animal/insect bite | ||
| VA601 | Received any treatment for illness that led to death | ||
| VA602 | Type of treatment | ||
| VA603 | Source of treatment | ||
| VA605 | Number of contacts with treatment source in month before dea | ||
| VA606 | Health worker told the cause of death | ||
| VA608 | Operation for the illness | ||
| VA609U | Time between operation and death (units) | ||
| VA609N | Time between operation and death (number) | ||
| VA610 | Part of body operated on | ||
| VA611 | Had measles vaccination | ||
| VA701 | Drank alcohol | ||
| VA702U | How long she had been drinking (units) | ||
| VA702N | How long she had been drinking (number) | ||
| VA703 | How often drank alcohol | ||
| VA704 | Stopped drinking alcohol before death | ||
| VA705U | Time between stopping drinking and death (units) | ||
| VA705N | Time between stopping drinking and death (number) | ||
| VA706 | Smoked tobacco or used snuff | ||
| VA707U | How long she had been smoking (units) | ||
| VA707N | How long she had been smoking (number) | ||
| VA708 | How often smoked | ||
| VA709 | How many cigarettes/cigar/pipes smoked daily | ||
| VA710 | Stopped smoking before death | ||
| VA711U | Time between stopping smoking and death (units) | ||
| VA711N | Time between stopping smoking and death (number) | ||
| VA801 | Have a death certificate | ||
| VA802D | Day of death on death certificate | ||
| VA802M | Month of death on death certificate | ||
| VA802Y | Year of death on death certificate | ||
| VA803D | Day of issue of death certificate | ||
| VA803M | Month of issue of death certificate | ||
| VA803Y | Year of issue of death certificate | ||
| VA804 | Cause of death - 1st line of death certificate | ||
| VA805 | Cause of death - 2nd line of death certificate | ||
| VA806 | Cause of death - 3rd line of death certificate | ||
| VA807 | Cause of death - 4th line of death certificate | ||
| VA901A1 | Has burial permit | ||
| VA901A2 | Cause of death on burial permit | ||
| VA901A3D | Day of issue of burial permit | ||
| VA901A3M | Month of issue of burial permit | ||
| VA901A3Y | Year of issue of burial permit | ||
Total variable(s):
343 |