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Demographic and Health Survey 2004 - IPUMS Subset

Bangladesh, 2004
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BGD_2004_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT), Mitra and Associates, and ORC Macro., Minnesota Population Center
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Sep 19, 2018
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Child experienced chest in-drawing (C_CHESTINDRAW)

Data file: BGD2004-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 1133
End: 1133
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
465. IN the last 2 weeks, did (NAME) had:

Rapid breathing?

YES 1
NO 2

Difficulty breathing?

YES 1
NO 2

Chest in drawing?

YES 1
NO 2
Categories
Value Category
0 No
1 Yes
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
CHESTINDRAW indicates whether the child experienced chest in-drawing, a sign of pneumonia. Chest in-drawing refers to an inward movement of the lower chest wall during breathing, which occurs during respiratory distress.


CHESTINDRAW has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

CHESTINDRAW is a country-specific variable, and it is not included in any phase of the standard DHS questionnaire.

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Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Child respiratory illness or fever Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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