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Global School-Based Student Health Survey 2017

Sierra Leone, 2017
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SLE_2017_GSHS_v01_M
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Ministry of Health and Sanitation
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Hand washing with soap (Q14)

Data file: SLEH2017_GSHS_Data_Public_Use

Overview

Valid: 2754
Invalid: 44
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 5
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Question pretext
The next 4 questions ask about cleaning your teeth and washing your hands.
Literal question
During the past 30 days, how often did you use soap when washing your hands?
Categories
Value Category Cases
1 Never 157
5.7%
2 Rarely 147
5.3%
3 Sometimes 584
21.2%
4 Most of the time 424
15.4%
5 Always 1442
52.4%
Sysmiss 44
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
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