Ministère du Plan et de l'Aménagement du Territoire (Direction Nationale du Deuxième Recensement Général de la Population et de l'Habitat)[Cameroon] and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center
Now I would like to ask you a few questions about your children who have died among the births you've had over the last five years.
503) Was the death of (NAME) caused by an accident or an illness?
IF THE WOMAN REPLIES "ACCIDENT", INSIST:
Was it an accident or an accident linked to childbirth?
ACCIDENT 1
ACCIDENT AT CHILDBIRTH/PREMATURE/DEFORMITY 2 (GO TO 505)
SICKNESS/BAD LOT 3 (GO TO 505)
Categories
Value
Category
1
Accident
2
Birth problem
3
Illness
8
Missing
9
NIU (not in universe)
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.
Description
Definition
For young children who have died, KIDDEATHTYPE indicates whether the child died of an accident, a birth problem, or an illness.
KIDDEATHTYPE has no comparability problems.
Comparability - Standard DHS
KIDDEATHTYPE is a country-specific variable, and it is not included in any phase of the standard DHS questionnaire.