Literal question
<svar a="all" v="CM05A486 CM05A487">16. Chronic disease, handicap<br />Has the person any chronic disease? _ _<br />Does the person have any predominant handicap? _ _ _<br /><div class="i1">See code list</div><br /></svar>
Interviewer instructions
<svar v="CM05A486 CM05A487"><span class="em">16. Chronic illness/dominant handicap</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="CM05A486"><span class="em">b- Handicap</span><br />A handicap is the disadvantage that a person endures due to a disability or an infirmity which prevents him from fulfilling completely or partially a task that could normally be done by a person similar to him in age, sex, and different cultural factors.<br /><br />One is considered handicapped if they need the assistance of specific equipment. As such, a handicapped person is one does not have complete physical or mental autonomy.<br /><br />Here is a list of basic handicaps that the 3rd RGPH has retained:<br /><br /><div class="i1">Basic terms Code<br />No handicap 00<br />Deaf 01<br />Mute 02<br />Blind 04<br />Leprous 08<br />Upper limbs disabled 16<br />Lower limbs disabled 32<br />Mental illness 64<br />Albino 128<br />Other handicap 256</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">-Ask the following question:<br />Q. Does the surveyed person have a/any handicap/s?</div><br />NB: If the handicap is clearly visible, mark it and go on to the following question.<br /><div class="i1">-Mark after the vertical line the handicap code or codes, on the dotted line corresponding to the order number of the surveyed person.</div><br /></svar>
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