Priority Survey I 1992

Gambia, The, 1992

Reference ID

GMB_1992_PS_v01_M

Producer(s)

Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBOS)

Metadata

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medical person consulted? (s1Q17)

Data file: ps92s_1

Overview

Valid: 1631

Invalid: 17604

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 5

Type: Continuous

Decimal: 0

Start: 50

End: 50

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Who was the last medical person consulted in the past two weeks?

Categories

Value	Category
1	Traditional healer/marabout
2	Health Assistant/dispenser
3	Midwife/nurse
4	Doctor
5	Other

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.

Interviewer instructions

Who was the last medical person consulted in the past 2 weeks. Some respondents may not know what medical person was consulted. DOctors nurses or health assistants may not be distinguisable tko them especially if they all wear white coat. Try to establish what kind okf medical staff aare available in your enumeration area so you will have a clearer idea of the possibilities. Ask where the consultation took place in a dispensary or hospital and ask what the person consulted did. This may provide some clues as to which category of medical person it was.

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