Ghana - Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2011, Fourth round

Reference ID

GHA-GSS-MICS-2011-v1.1

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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Sep 15, 2014

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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

Name	Label	Question
AN2	Result of height/length and weight measurement

AN3	Child's weight (kilograms)

AN4A	Child measured lying or standing	Child measured lying or standing

AN4	Child's length or height (centimetres)

AN5	Oedema presence	Oedema presence

AM1	Child born in month of interview or five previous months	Child born in month of interview or five previous months

AM3	Anaemia testing consent outcome	Anaemia testing consent outcome

AM5	Anaemia testing consent outcome	Anaemia testing consent outcome

AM7	Bar code label	Bar code label

AM8	Haemoglobin Level	Haemoglobin Level

AM9	Malaria rapid test outcome	Malaria rapid test outcome

AM10	Malaria rapid test result	Malaria rapid test result

AM11	Haemoglobin result	Haemoglobin result

AM13A	Suffering from: Extreme weakness	Suffering from: Extreme weakness

AM13B	Suffering from: Heart problem	Suffering from: Heart problem

AM13C	Suffering from: Fainting, loss of consciousness	Suffering from: Fainting, loss of consciousness

AM13D	Suffering from: Rapid or difficult breathing	Suffering from: Rapid or difficult breathing

AM13E	Suffering from: Seizures	Suffering from: Seizures

AM13F	Suffering from:Abnormal bleeding	Suffering from:Abnormal bleeding

AM13G	Suffering from: Jaundice	Suffering from: Jaundice

AM13H	Suffering from:Dark urine	Suffering from:Dark urine

AM14	Any code circle	Any code circle

AM15	check AM18	check AM18

AM16	Has nane taken any medicine given by a doctor in the past 2 weeks	Has nane taken any medicine given by a doctor in the past 2 weeks

AM20	Accepted Medicine	Accepted Medicine

HAP	Height for age percentile NCHS	Height for age percentile NCHS

HAZ	Height for age z-score NCHS	Height for age z-score NCHS

HAM	Height for age percent of reference median NCHS	Height for age percent of reference median NCHS

WAP	Weight for age percentile NCHS	Weight for age percentile NCHS

WAZ	Weight for age z-score NCHS	Weight for age z-score NCHS

WAM	Weight for age percent of reference median NCHS	Weight for age percent of reference median NCHS

WHP	Weight for height percentile NCHS	Weight for height percentile NCHS

WHZ	Weight for height z-score NCHS	Weight for height z-score NCHS

WHM	Weight for height percent of reference median NCHS	Weight for height percent of reference median NCHS

FLAG	Flag for anthropometric indicators	Flag for anthropometric indicators

BMI	Body Mass Index WHO	Body Mass Index WHO

ZBMI	Body Mass Index z-score WHO	Body Mass Index z-score WHO

HAZ2	Height for age z-score WHO	Height for age z-score WHO

WAZ2	Weight for age z-score WHO	Weight for age z-score WHO

WHZ2	Weight for height z-score WHO	Weight for height z-score WHO

HAZFLAG	Height for age flag WHO	Height for age flag WHO

WAZFLAG	Weight for age flag WHO	Weight for age flag WHO

WHZFLAG	Weight for height flag WHO	Weight for height flag WHO

BMIFLAG	BMI flag WHO	BMI flag WHO

WHZNOAGE	Weight for height - Age flag WHO	Weight for height - Age flag WHO

TNLN	Net number

TN4	Mosquito net observed	Mosquito net observed

TN5	Brand/type of observed net	Brand/type of observed net

TN5A	Where did you get this net	Where did you get this net

TN6	Months ago net obtained	Months ago net obtained

TN6A	Cost of net	Cost of net

TN8	Net treated with an insecticide when obtained	Net treated with an insecticide when obtained

TN9	Net soaked or dipped since obtained	Net soaked or dipped since obtained

TN10	Months ago net soaked or dipped	Months ago net soaked or dipped

TN11	Persons slept under mosquito net last night	Persons slept under mosquito net last night

TN12_1	Person 1 who slept under net	Person 1 who slept under net

TN12_2	Person 2 who slept under net	Person 2 who slept under net

TN12_3	Person 3 who slept under net	Person 3 who slept under net

TN12_4	Person 4 who slept under net	Person 4 who slept under net

HH6	Area	Area

HH7	Region	Region

HL4	Sex	Sex

ED4A	Highest level of education attended	Highest level of education attended

ED4B	Highest class/year completed at that level	Highest class/year completed at that level

CDOI	Date of interview child (CMC)	Date of interview child (CMC)

CDOB	Date of birth of child (CMC)	Date of birth of child (CMC)

CAGE	Age (months)	Age (months)

CAGE_6	Age	Age

CAGE_11	Age	Age

CAGED	Age in days	Age in days

chweight	Children's sample weight	Children's sample weight

anweight	Anemia testing sample weight	Anemia testing sample weight

mlweight	Malaria testing sample weight	Malaria testing sample weight

melevel	Mother's education	Mother's education

ethnicity	Ethnicity of household head	Ethnicity of household head

religion	Religion of household head	Religion of household head

wscore	Wealth index score	Wealth index score

windex5	Wealth index quintile	Wealth index quintile