Ghana - Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS3) 2006, Third Round

Reference ID

GHA-GSS-MICS3-2006-v1.1

Year

2006

Country

Ghana

Producer(s)

Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) - Government Of Ghana

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)
Version	Version 01 was the uploaded version without filling the literial questions in the variables Version 1.1 (September 2014 ) the literal questions provided with some editing done to study
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	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)