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Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2018, Round 6

Lesotho, 2018
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LSO_2018_MICS_v01_M
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Bureau of Statistics
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Data file: ch.sav

Data collected at the children's level (MICS Under Five Children's questionnaire: modules Under Five Child Information Panel, Birth registration and early learning, Vitamin A, Breastfeeding, Care of Illness, Immunization, Anthropometry, Malaria, Child development)

Cases: 3560
Variables: 440
Producer: UNICEF

Variables

CA11NR
Place got ORS: No response
CA12
Anything else given to treat the diarrhoea
CA13A
Other treatment (pill or syrup) Antibiotic
CA13B
Other treatment (pill or syrup): Antimotility (anti-diarrhoea)
CA13G
Other treatment (pill or syrup): Other pill or syrup
CA13H
Other treatment (pill or syrup): Unknown pill or syrup
CA13L
Other treatment (injection): Antibiotic
CA13M
Other treatment (injection): Non-antibiotic
CA13N
Other treatment (injection): Unknown injection
CA13O
Other treatment: Intravenous (IV)
CA13Q
Other treatment: Home remedy / Herbal medicine
CA13X
Other treatment: Other
CA13NR
Other treatment: No response
CA14
Child ill with fever in last 2 weeks
CA16
Child ill with cough in last 2 weeks
CA17
Difficulty breathing during illness with cough
CA18
Symptoms due to problem in chest or blocked nose
CA20
Sought advice or treatment for illness
CA21A
Place sought care: (public sector) Government hospital
CA21B
Place sought care: (public sector) Government health centre
CA21C
Place sought care: (public sector) Government health post
CA21D
Place sought care: (public sector) Community health worker (Non Government)
CA21E
Place sought care: (public sector) Mobile / Outreach clinic
CA21F
Place sought care: Other public
CA21G
Place sought care: CHAL hospital
CA21H
Place sought care: CHAL health center
CA21I
Place sought care: CHAL health post
CA21J
Place sought care: CHAL community health worker
CA21K
Place sought care: CHAL mobile / outreach clinic
CA21L
Place sought care: Other CHAL
CA21M
Place sought care: Private hospital / clinic
CA21N
Place sought care: Private physician
CA21O
Place sought care: Private pharmacy / chemist
CA21P
Place sought care: Community health worker (Non Government)
CA21R
Place sought care: Other private medical
CA21S
Place sought care: Relative / Friend
CA21T
Place sought care: Shop / Supermarket
CA21U
Place sought care: Traditional practitioner
CA21X
Place sought care: Other
CA21NR
Place sought care: No response
CA22
Given medicine to treat this illness
CA23L
Medicine: Antibiotics: Amoxicillin
CA23M
Medicine: Antibiotics: Cotrimoxazole
CA23N
Medicine: Antibiotics: Other antibiotic pill / syrup
CA23O
Medicine: Antibiotics: Other antibiotic injection / IV
CA23R
Medicine: Paracetamol / Panado
CA23S
Medicine: Aspirin
CA23T
Medicine: Ibupropfen / Brufen
CA23X
Medicine: Other
CA23Z
Medicine: DK
CA23NR
Medicine: Missing
CA25A
Place got antibiotics:(public sector) Government hospital
CA25B
Place got antibiotics: (public sector) Government health centre
CA25C
Place got antibiotics: (public sector) Government health post
CA25D
Place got antibiotics: (public sector) Community health worker (Non Government)
CA25E
Place got antibiotics: (public sector) Mobile / Outreach clinic
CA25F
Place got antibiotics: Other public
CA25G
Place got antibiotics: CHAL hospital
CA25H
Place got antibiotics: CHAL health center
CA25I
Place got antibiotics: CHAL health post
CA25J
Place got antibiotics: CHAL community health worker
CA25K
Place got antibiotics: CHAL mobile / outreach clinic
CA25L
Place got antibiotics: Other CHAL
CA25M
Place got antibiotics: Private hospital / clinic
CA25N
Place got antibiotics: Private physician
CA25O
Place got antibiotics: Private pharmacy / chemist
CA25P
Place got antibiotics: Community health worker (Non Government)
CA25R
Place got antibiotics: Other private medical
CA25S
Place got antibiotics: Relative / Friend
CA25T
Place got antibiotics: Shop / Supermarket
CA25U
Place got antibiotics: Traditional practitioner
CA25X
Place got antibiotics: Other
CA25Z
Place got antibiotics: DK / Don't remember
CA25NR
Place got antibiotics: No response
CA31
What was done to dispose of the stools
AN1
Cluster number
AN2
Household number
AN3
Child line number
AN4
Age of child
AN5
Mother/caretaker line number
AN6
Interviewer number
AN7
Measurer number
AN8
Child's weight (kilograms)
AN9
Child undressed to the minimum
AN11
Child's length or height (centimetres)
AN12
Child measured lying or standing
AN13D
Day of measurement
AN13M
Month of measurement
AN13Y
Year of measurement
HH4
Supervisor number
HL4
Sex
ED5A
Highest level of education attended
ED5B
Highest grade attended at that level
ED6B1
Highest level of education attended before going to vocational school
ED6B2
Highest grade attended at that level
CDOI
Date of interview of child (CMC)
CDOB
Date of birth of child (CMC)
CAGE
Age (in months)
CAGE_6
Age (in months)
CAGE_11
Age (in months)
CAGED
Age (in days)
HAP
Height for age percentile NCHS
HAZ
Height for age z-score NCHS
HAM
Height for age percent of reference median NCHS
WAP
Weight for age percentile NCHS
WAZ
Weight for age z-score NCHS
WAM
Weight for age percent of reference median NCHS
WHP
Weight for height percentile NCHS
WHZ
Weight for height z-score NCHS
WHM
Weight for height percent of reference median NCHS
FLAG
Flag for anthropometric indicators
BMI
Body Mass Index WHO
ZBMI
Body Mass Index z-score WHO
HAZ2
Height for age z-score WHO
WAZ2
Weight for age z-score WHO
WHZ2
Weight for height z-score WHO
HAZFLAG
Height for age flag WHO
WAZFLAG
Weight for age flag WHO
WHZFLAG
Weight for height flag WHO
BMIFLAG
BMI flag WHO
WHZNOAGE
Weight for height - Age flag WHO
melevel
Mother’s education
cdisability
Functional difficulties (age 2-4 years)
caretakerdis
Mother's functional disabilities (age 18-49 years)
HH6
Area of residence
HH6A
Settlement type
HH7
Ecological zone
HH7A
District
chweight
Children under 5's sample weight
wscore
Combined wealth score
windex5
Wealth index quintile
windex10
Percentile Group of com1
wscoreu
Urban wealth score
windex5u
Urban wealth index quintile
windex10u
Percentile Group of urb1
wscorer
Rural wealth score
windex5r
Rural wealth index quintile
windex10r
Percentile Group of rur1
psu
Primary sampling unit
stratum
Stratum
Total: 440
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