Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2011, Northeast Zone
Somalia, 2011
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Days after fever started first took anti-malarial (ML11)
Data file: ch
Overview
Valid:
104
Invalid:
4723
Minimum:
0
Maximum:
9
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
213
End:
213
Width:
1
Range:
0 - 9
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
How long after the fever started did (name) first take (name of anti-malarial from ML6 or ML9)?
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Same day | 13 |
12.5%
|
| 1 | Next day | 32 |
30.8%
|
| 2 | 2 days after the fever | 17 |
16.3%
|
| 3 | 3 days after the fever | 13 |
12.5%
|
| 4 | 4 or more days after the fever | 15 |
14.4%
|
| 8 | DK | 0 |
0%
|
| 9 | Missing | 14 |
13.5%
|
| Sysmiss | 4723 |
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
This question asks about the time interval between the beginning of the child's fever and when he/she took the first dose of an anti-malarial medicine to treat the fever.
If multiple anti-malarial medicines are mentioned in ML6 or ML9, name all anti-malarials mentioned. Record the code for the day on which an anti-malarial was given for the first time. If he/she started taking (the anti-malarial) the same day the fever started, circle '0' for 'Same day'. If the anti-malarial was first given the next day (the day after the fever began), circle '1' for 'Next day' and so on. If the respondent does not know how long after the fever started the child first took the anti-malarial, circle '8'.
If multiple anti-malarial medicines are mentioned in ML6 or ML9, name all anti-malarials mentioned. Record the code for the day on which an anti-malarial was given for the first time. If he/she started taking (the anti-malarial) the same day the fever started, circle '0' for 'Same day'. If the anti-malarial was first given the next day (the day after the fever began), circle '1' for 'Next day' and so on. If the respondent does not know how long after the fever started the child first took the anti-malarial, circle '8'.
Description
Source of information
The mother or caretaker of the child under five.