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: Men

Content	All men between 15 and 49 years
Cases	11694
Variable(s)	723
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
Br1	Has child birth registered	BR1. Has (NAME'S) birth been registered with the Births and Deaths Registry?

Br2	Child has birth certificate	BR2. Does (NAME) have a birth certificate? May I see it?

Br3	Reason birth not registered	BR3. Why is (NAME) birth not registered?

Br4	Know where to register birth	BR4. Do you know where to register your child's birth?

Br6	Child attends early childhood education programme	BR6. Does (NAME) attend any organized learning or early childhood education programme, such as a private or government facility, including kindergarten or community child care?

Br7	Hours attended education in last 7 days	BR7. Within the last seven days, about how many hours did (NAME) attend?

Br8am	Books-mother	BR8AM. In the past 3 days, did mother engage in book reading with (NAME)?

Br8af	Books-father	BR8AF. In the past 3 days, did Father engage in book reading with (NAME)?

Br8ao	Books-other	BR8AO. In the past 3 days, did any adult who is over 15 years of age engage in book reading with (NAME)?

Br8an	Books-no one	BR8AN. In the past 3 days, didn't anyone engage in book reading with (NAME)?

Br8bm	Stories-mother	BR8BM. In the past 3 days, did mother engage in story telling with (NAME)?

Br8bf	Stories-father	BR8BF. In the past 3 days, did father engage in story telling with (NAME)?

Br8bo	Stories-other	BR8BO. In the past 3 days, did any other adult who is more than 15 years engage in story telling with (NAME)?

Br8bn	Stories-no one	BR8BN. In the past 3 days, didn't anyone engage in story telling with (NAME)?

Br8cm	Songs-mother	BR8CM. In the past 3 days, did mother engage in singing songs with (NAME)?

Br8cf	Songs-father	BR8CF. In the past 3 days, did father engage in singing songs with (NAME)?

Br8co	Songs-other	BR8CO. In the past 3 days, did any adult who is over 15 years engage in singing songs with (NAME)?

Br8cn	Songs-no one	BR8CN. In the past 3 days, didn't anyone engage in singing songs with (NAME)?

Br8dm	Outside-mother	BR8DM. In the past 3 days, did mother take (NAME)outside the home, compound, yard or enclosure?

Br8df	Outside-father	BR8DF. In the past 3 days, did father take (NAME) outside the home, compound, yard or enclosure?

Br8do	Outside-other	BR8DO. In the past 3 days, did adult who is over 15 years take (NAME) outside the home, compound, yard or enclosure?

Br8dn	Outside-no one	BR8DN. In the past 3 days, didn't anyone take (NAME) outside the home, compound, yard or enclosure?

Br8em	Play-mother	BR8EM. In the past 3 days, did mother play with (NAME)?

Br8ef	Play-father	BR8EF. In the past 3 days, did father play with (NAME)?

Br8eo	Play-other	BR8EO. In the past 3 days, did any adult person over 15 years play with (NAME)?

Br8en	Play-no one	BR8EN. In the past 3 days, did anyone play with (NAME)?

Br8fm	Naming-mother	BR8FM. In the past 3 days, did mother spend time with naming, counting, and/or drawing things with (NAME)?

Br8ff	Naming-father	BR8FF. In the past 3 days, did father spend time with naming, counting, and/or drawing things with (NAME)?

Br8fo	Naming-other	BR8FO. In the past 3 days, did any other adult who is over 15 years spend time with naming, counting, and/or drawing things with (NAME)?

Br8fn	Naming-no one	BR8FN. In the past 3 days, didn't any person spend time with naming, counting, and/or drawing things with (NAME)?

Ce1	How many books are there in the household	CE1. How many books are there in the household? Please include schoolbooks, but not other books meant for children, such as picture books

Ce2	How many children books or picture books do you have for him	CE2. How many children's books or picture books do you have for (NAME)?

Ce3a	Bowls, plate, cups ,pots	CE3A. Does (NAME) play with bowls, plate, cups, pots when he/she is at home?.

Ce3b	Sticks , rocks, animals shells, leaves	CE3B. Does (NAME) play with sticks, rocks, animals shells, leaves when he/she is at home?

Ce3c	Homemade toys	CE3C. Does (NAME) play with hometoys when he/she is at home?

Ce3d	Toys that came from a store	CE3D. Does (NAME) play with toys that came from a store when he/she is at home?

Ce3y	No playthings mentioned	CE3Y. Does (NAME) play with nothning when he/she is at home?

Ce4	How many time was he/her left in the care of another child	CE4. Sometimes adults taking care of children have to leave the house to go shopping, wash clothes, or for other reasons and have to leave young children with others. since last (DAY OF THE WEEK) how many times was (NAME) left in the care of another child (that is, someone less than 10 years old)?

Ce5	How many time he was left alone	CE5. In the past week, how many times was (NAME) left alone?

Va1	Child ever received vitamin a	VA1. Has (NAME) ever received a vitamin A capsule (supplement) like this one?

Va2	Months ago child took last vitamin a dose	VA2. How many months ago did (NAME) take the last dose?

Va3	Place child got last vitamin a dose	VA3. Where did (NAME) get this last dose?

Va3a	How many times child receive capsule(s)	VA3A. How many times did (NAME) receive capsule(s) in the last 12 months?

Bf1	Child ever been breastfed	BF1. Has (NAME) ever been breastfed?

Bf2	Child still being breastfed	BF2. Is (NAME) still being breastfed?

Bf2a	At what age (in month) was name weaned?	BF2A. For how many months did you breastfeed (NAME)?

Bf2b	Was name breastfed yesterday?	BF2B. Was (NAME) breastfed yesterday?

Bf3a	Child received vitamin, mineral supplements or medicine	BF3A. Since this time yesterday, did he/she receive Vitamin, mineral supplements or medicine?

Bf3b	Child received plain water	BF3B. Since this time yesterday, did he/she receive Plain water?

Bf3c	Child received sweetened water or juice	BF3C. Since this time yesterday, did he/she receive Sweetened, flavoured water or fruit juice or tea or infusion?

Bf3d	Child received oral rehydration solution	BF3D. Since this time yesterday, did he/she receive ORS?

Bf3e	Child received infant formula	BF3E. Since this time yesterday, did he/she receive Infant formula (e.g. SMA, Lactogen)?

Bf3f	Child received milk	BF3F. Since this time yesterday, did he/she receive Tinned, powdered or fresh milk?

Bf3g	Child received other liquids	BF3G. Since this time yesterday, did he/she receive any other liquids (e.g. coconut water)?

Bf3h	Child received solid or mushy food	BF3H. Since this time yesterday, did he/she receive solid or semi-solid (mushy) food?

Bf5	Time ate solid, semisolid or soft food other than liquids	BF5. Since this time yesterday, how many times did (NAME) eat solid, semisolid, or soft foods other than liquids?

Ca1	Child had diarrhoea in last 2 weeks	CA1. Has (NAME) had diarrhoea in the last two weeks, that is, since (DAY OF THE WEEK) of the week before last?

Ca2a	Drank fluid made from special packet (ors)	CA2A. During this last episode of diarrhoea, did (NAME) drink a fluid made from a special packet called (ORS)?

Ca2b	Government-recommended homemade fluid	CA2B. During this last episode of diarrhoea, did (NAME) drink government -recommended homemade fluid (sugar-salt solution)?

Ca2c	Pre packaged ors fluid	CA2C. During this last episode of diarrhoea, did (NAME) drink a fluid from ORS packet

Ca3	During illness did he drink much less,the same,than usual	CA3. During (NAME'S) illness, did he/she drink much less, about the same, or more than usual?

Ca4	Child ate less or more during illness	CA4. During (NAME'S) illness, did he/she eat less, about the same, or more food than usual?

Ca4b	Where did you get the ors packet	CA4B. Where did you get the (ORS PACKET FROM CA2A)?

Ca4c	How much did you pay for the ors	CA4C. How much did you pay for the (ORS PACKET FROM CA2A)?

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	CA9B. 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?