Demographic and Health Survey 2010

Malawi, 2010

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MWI_2010_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS

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National Statistical Office [Malawi] and ICF Macro, Minnesota Population Center

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Sep 19, 2018

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Sep 19, 2018

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Heard of ORS for diarrhea treatment (C_DIATRORSHEARD)

Data file: MWI2010-C

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Range: -

Format:

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Categories

Value	Category
10	No
20	Yes
21	Used ORS
22	Heard of ORS
23	Recognized ORS packet
98	Missing
99	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

DIATRORSHEARD (V416) indicates whether the woman ever heard of using an oral rehydration solution (ORS) to treat diarrhea. ORS generally consists of drinking water with the addition of sugar and salt (in a homemade solution) or a commercial mixture of salt, glucose, potassium chloride, and sodium bicarbonate added to clean water.

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
ORS treatment Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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