Khayelitsha Integrated Family Survey 2002-2005

South Africa, 2002 - 2005

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, which is before the child was even born. The date here is corrected and changed to be 24/04/01, which is consistent with the date that we have for this child's twin (ID 0263-05). 2.Interviewer included that two doses of BCG were given to c
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. Here we interpret that child was administered the 18-month booster for the polio and DTP vaccines on 02/09/99, even though these are listed under polio and BCG in the guide. (To better understand our interpretation, analysts might want to co
/MM/YY), but this is about 6 months before child was even born. It looks like there is a typo-- the year for this vaccine should be 2002 instead and this is reflected in this dataset. 3.It looks like there is a typo on the second dose of the
07 for now. (It is possible that this vaccine actually corresponds to the 18-month booster for DTP, but this is not entirely clear, so we leave data untouched.)
14/09/99 (DD/MM/YY), even though these are listed under polio and BCG in the guide. (To better understand our interpretation, analysts might want to compare the layout of the immunization chart included in the South African Road to Health Card
3.The second and third dose of DTP were registered on the card as being given on the same date: 08/02/94. This is highly unlikely. While we keep the date for the third dose of the vaccine, we do not do so for the second dose, and instead, si
4 months; the same was marked for exclusive breastfeeding under L9. Next to L9 are the physician's comments: Cannot be true!! and underneath it, Mother cannot remember clear, but for 6-7 months. We left the value for this variable as 6 mo
4.Interviewer records that a dose of BCG was given to the child at birth. In the booster column, she also indicates that another dose was given at about 18 months. This, too, looks like a mistake; it seems that this dose actually refers to t
BCG in the guide. (To better understand our interpretation, analysts might want to compare the layout of the immunization chart included in the South African Road to Health Card to the one provided in our interview guide.)
We captured this and recorded it under the polio vaccine. 3.Immunization records here look very strange. Interviewer writes that three doses of the polio vaccine were given to the child on 26/04/00
a problem of having tonsilitis now and again. 4.Across an empty immunization chart, interviewer writes: Grandmother reports that he had all immunizations. Though no marks are made next to any specific vaccine, the var fully immunized--NO
ata were left untouched.
ate that this information came from recall (2), instead.
c) Written diagonally across the last column of the immunization chart (Booster Date) corresponding to HepB and DTP (HIB2) vaccines, interviewer wrote 10Apr02. It looks like the interviewer here was sloppy, and we assume that this 18-month boo
ch also coincides and makes it consistent with the day the first dose of the polio vaccine was given. This is reflected here. 5.Aside from the changes discussed above, though the immunization data for this child look strange, they were left u
changed to 137cm, 28.85kg, 54cm, 55cm. There is no date here to indicate when the new measurements were taken. These new figures are reflected here. 3. Interviewer had indicated that child was overall breastfed for 36 months, and that those
ched.
column, but in a row that is not associated with any particular vaccine. This loo
column, under BCG, that a child was given a vaccine on 29/11/00
corded in the chart are reflected here: 18/04/94, 22/02/95, 13/08/96.
cted here.
cussed here, were made to these data. 5.Note that in the comment box (cov_8) interviewer writes that child is epileptic.
d fourth doses listed here are indeed measles (given at approximately 6months, 9months and 18 months), it is difficult to make sense of the second dose listed, which is given to child at close to 4 years of age.
data from the child's orginal Road to Health Card to the chart in our module. Another reading of these data would imply that the immunization schedule for DTP and HepB is as follows: 3 doses of DTP were given to child on 22/02/01, 20/03/01, an
dicates that another dose of measles was also administered on 12/11/01. I included both of these doses under measles here and sorted them chronologically.
doses of the polio and the HepB vaccine were also given. These changes are reflected here. 3. The interviewer indicated that two doses of the BCG vaccine were given: one on 25/02/98 (at birth) and another on 30/09/99 (at about 19 months.) T
e immunization chart included in the South African Road to Health Card to the one provided in our interview guide.) 3.Under other immunizations, interviewer lists, once again, the 18-month boosters for the polio and DTP vaccines on 15/04/02
e left untouched.
e likely to have been the actual measurement.
e present our best interpretation. To understand how we came to this, analysts are encouraged to look at the two different immunization charts (original one used in Road to Health card and the one we used in our modules), side by side. For th
e registered here under polio, instead.
e two different immunization charts (original one used in Road to Health card and the one we used in our modules), side by side. For the record, interviewer noted in the survey instrument that the child was administered the following vaccines:
e was given on 07/05/02 (DD/MM/YY) but does not specify what type of immunization child was given.
ealth Card to the one provided in our interview guide.)
ength of exclusive breastfeeding to 5 months. Physician's edit and correction, once again, are reflected here. 2.Immunization records also look very strange here. Three doses of the polio vaccine were administered on 07/05/02 (DD/MM/YY); t
er. Nevertheless, I left the date here untouched.
given, to indicate that child did, indeed, receive it.
he polio and DTP vaccines and record it as such.
his actually represents a fifth dose of the polio vaccine and record it here as such. Note that the school booster provides children with BOTH a dose of polio and DT, and this is reflected in the data above.The DT dose is recorded under oth
his looks like a typo and it seems that this dose was actually administered on 27/03/02, the same day when the first dose of HepB and DTP were also administered. This is reflected here. 5.Interviewer indicates that two doses of the BCG vaccine
ible with the date that both the DTP and HepB vaccines were also administered. Notice that the different doses of the polio vaccine were not listed chronologically in the child's health card. Vaccines are presented here in the original order
ildren in their homes. Height was slightly edited and made to be 125.50cm, which is more likely to have been the actual measurement.
immunization, interviewer records a date, but does
immunizations, interviewer indicates that two other doses of a vaccine were given to child (on 08/05/02 and on 10/04/02), but fails to identify what vaccine it actually was. Note that the dates for t
included under BCG in the module are reflected in this dataset without any edits.
interviewer writes that child was exclusively breastfed with no supplements for 6 months.
k odd. Interviewer records that two doses of polio were administered on the same day (29/06/94, DD/MM/YY). While we keep the date for the second of these doses, we set the date for the first of these as ., but indicate it was given by assig
l data was left untouched.
lieve that this is accurate: No card. Get it at the medical exam!
lio and HepB vaccines were also administered.
lio) seems to follow the YY/DD/MM format. I have edited one of the dates here, in a way that made it most consistent with the rest of the data in this module. The second dose of polio, for instance, if left unchanged would have been administe
ll what vaccines these are.
might want to compare the layout of the immunization chart included in the South African Road to Health Card to the one provided in our interview guide.)
nd made to be 90.20cm, which is more likely to have been the actual measurement.
o correspond to the DD/MM/YY standard. 3. Note that the vaccination dates under DTP and polio are not in chronological order. We have left the doses in the order in which they originally appear in the immunization chart.
o vaccine, instead, and that it was recorded in the wrong place in the chart, since its date also coincides with the first dose of DTP and HepB given to the child. From this module, it looks like all these vaccines are always administered conc
on 04/03/99. Pre-school boosters normally include a dose of both DT and t
ooster column, that another dose was given on 04/08/99, at 18 months. It looks like this is a mistake and that this, instead, refers to the 18-month booster for polio; this is how this dose is recorded here.
ose of Polio0 instead. This is reflected in this dataset.
other, interviewer indicates that a vaccine was given to child on 30/04/02, but does not specify what type of vaccine this was.
parate occasions, with the first dose given on 12/06/02, the second dose on 13/07/02 and the third dose on 20/08/02. This is reflected here.
r the measles vaccine is also somewhat odd, with a dose administered at about 6 months and another at 5 years of age. Data here were left untouched.
rstood it in the following way: a dose of polio, a dose of DTP and a dose of HepB were given to the child concurrently on 24/01/01(DD/MM/YY); another dose of each of these vaccines was given on 22/05/01; and the third dose of all three vaccines
s left untouched. It is likely that the year is wrong and that it should be 1993 instead. Analysts may want to revisit this.
s reflected here. 4.Note that polio vaccines are not listed in chronological order. Original order in which vaccines were recorded are reflected here.
s' 18-month booster. It is difficult to tell if this is a case, so we left the original data as they were recorded in child's immunization chart. Analysts will need to decide how they want to interpret this.
s. Height was slightly edited and made to be 78.50cm, which is more likely to have been the actual measurement.
se of the polio vaccine was given to child on 14/02/00 (DD/MM/YY), that a dose of DTP was given on 20/03/00 and that a dose of HepB was given on 17/04/00. It seems like there was a mistake in recording the immunization dates in the chart. Her
second vaccine recorded under BCG, in the Booster column (April8/98) is actually the 18-month dose of the polio vaccine. We record this vaccine under Polio in this dataset.
taset.)
the BCG vaccine, interviewer records a date: 14/08/02 (DD/MM/YY). It looks like the interviewer made a mistake in recording this in the chart and that this is actually the 18-month booster for the polio vaccine, instead, which is directly bel
the polio vaccine and included it here as such.
them here under polio, instead, which directly follows in the immunization chart.
there are no clear mistakes to be edited or corrected.
these doses under the DTP variable.
tion charts (original one used in Road to Health card and the one we used in our modules), side by side. For the record, interviewer noted in the survey instrument that the child was administered the following vaccines: 3 doses of polio on 19/
to
to capture this.
unlikely for the BCG vaccine. As such, we leave the BCG vaccine in this dataset blank, since it is also clear to us that no dose of the vaccine was administered at birth. It is possible that the three primary doses listed under this vaccine c
vaccine was given to the child on 30/07/01, but what vaccine this is isn't specified.
vaccines. The variable fully immunized-- NO CARD was given a value of 1 instead.
was only conducted on June of that year. This is clearly a mistake. I have changed the year to 2002 here, since this also coincides with the date the third dose of polio and HepB were given to the child. 4.Note that the dates the measles vac
were administered concurrently; the second dose for all of these vaccines were administered, again together, on 04/03/02; and the third dose for all three vaccines was given on 10/04/02. To understand how we came to this interpretation, analy
y on 23/07/97. Here, too, we keep the date for the second of these doses untouched, while we record the date for the first of these as .. To indicate that an earlier dose of the vaccine was given, we we assign var polio3given a value of
y under BCG in the immunization chart. 4.Note that under polio, interviewer indicates that two doses were administered on the same day (31/05/00); two doses of DTP were said to be administered on 26/08/01; and two of HepB were noted as having
zation chart, interviewer indicates that the BCG vaccine was given to child on 05/07/98 (DD/MM/YY), twenty days before the child was born. There is a typo on the day, though the month and year look right. In this dataset, though we include he

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