Ghana - National Transport Household Survey, 2007

Reference ID

GHA-GSS-NTHS-2007-v1.0

Year

2007 - 2008

Country

Ghana

Producer(s)

Ghana Statistical Service - Autonomous

Sponsor(s)

Danish International Development Agency - DANIDA - Provided funding for the survey

Metadata

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Jul 13, 2012

Last modified

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Data Description

Data File: Health

Content	This sections asks questions relating to visits to a medical facility during the last four weeks before the interview. For those who visited a health facility, they were asked for reasons why they chose the facility and the distance to the facility. They were aslo asked if they encountered any difficulties in accessing the health facility. Questions were also asked on the time spent travelling to and from the facility and the cost of transport. Questions were also asked questions on the mode of transport used and the number of trips they made using the various modes of trransport in the last four weeks. Questions were also asked on access to a health facility to deliver a child and whether any difficulties were encountered accessing the facility.
Cases	20878
Variable(s)	42
Version	This is the final dataset which was used for writing the report.
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	For questions on child birth, checks were made as to wether the respondent was a female aged 12 years and older.

Variables

Name	Label	Question
HH1	Region

HH2	District

HH3	EA number

HH4	Urban/rural

HH5	Household Number

HE1	Line number

HID	Personal Identification

HE2	Suffered from illness or injury	During the last 4 weeks has (NAME) suffered from either an illness or an injury?

HE3	Visit health facility	Did (NAME) visit a health facility for treatment?

HE4	Reason for visit	What is the main reason why (NAME) chose to visit this particular health facility?

HE5	Reason for not visit	Main reason why (NAME) did not visit a health facility for treatment?

HE6	Distance(km)	How far is the health facility from your residence?

HE7	Face any difficulty	Does (NAME) face any difficulty getting to the health facility?

HE8	Main obstacle being faced	What main difficulty does (NAME) face?

HE9	Other obstacle being faced	What other difficulty does (NAME) face?

HE10	Means of transport	By what means does (NAME) often travel to the health facility?

HE11A	Waiting time at station:in(min)	How long does it take (NAME) to wait at the station before getting means of transport to the health facility? (WAITING TIME)

HE11B	Waiting time at station:out(min)	How long does it take (NAME) to wait at the station before getting means of transport from the health facility? (WAITING TIME)

HE12A	Cost of travel(In)	How much does it cost (NAME) to travel to the health facility in a week? (IF NO PAYMENT CODE 00)

HE12B	Cost of travel(Out)	How much does it cost (NAME) to travel from the health facility in a week? (IF NO PAYMENT CODE 00)

HE13A	Travel time at station:in(min)	How long will it take (NAME) to travel to the health facility? TRAVEL TIME

HE13B	Travel time at station:out(min)	How long will it take (NAME) to travel from the health facility? TRAVEL TIME

HE14	Same means of transport	Does (NAME) always go to the health facility by this means?

HE15A1	Car type- individual public taxi	In the last 4 weeks, how many times did (NAME) go to a health facility byIndividual Public Taxi?

HE15A2	Car type- Public taxi	In the last 4 weeks, how many times did (NAME) go to a health facility by Public Taxi?

HE15A3	Car type-trotro	In the last 4 weeks, how many times did (NAME) go to a health facility by Trotro?

HE15A4	Car type-bus public	In the last 4 weeks, how many times did (NAME) go to a health facility by Publci Bus?

HE15A5	Car type-metro mass	In the last 4 weeks, how many times did (NAME) go to a health facility by Metro Mass?

HE15A6	Car type-private car	In the last 4 weeks, how many times did (NAME) go to a health facility by Private Car?

HE15AA	Motor car-trips

HE15B	Train-trips	In the last 4 weeks, how many times did (NAME) go to a health facility by Train?

HE15C	Bicycle-trips	In the last 4 weeks, how many times did (NAME) go to a health facility by Bicycle?

HE15D	Motor cycle-trips	In the last 4 weeks, how many times did (NAME) go to a health facility by Motor cycle?

HE15E	Canoe/Boat/Ferry-trips	In the last 4 weeks, how many times did (NAME) go to a health facility by Canoe/Boat/Ferry?

HE15F	Foot-trips	In the last 4 weeks, how many times did (NAME) go to a health facility by Foot?

HE15G	Other(specify)-trips	In the last 4 weeks, how many times did (NAME) go to a health facility by any other means? Specify

HE16	How reliable is transport	In (NAME's) view, how reliable is transport to the health facility?

HE17	When is transport available	What time of the day is not transport available?

HE18	No.of visits to a health facility	During the last 12 months, how many times did (NAME) visit a health facility? (NO. OF VISITS)

HE19	Give birth last 12 months	Did (NAME) give birth during the last 12 months?

HE20	Where child delivered	Where was the child delivered?

HE21	Why child not delivered in hospital	Why was child not delivered in a hospital/clinic?