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Demographic and Health Survey 2015-2016 - IPUMS Subset

Malawi, 2015 - 2016
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MWI_2015_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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National Statistical Office (NSO) [Malawi] and ICF., Minnesota Population Center
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Jan 16, 2021
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Child given recommended home solution with salt and sugar for diarrhea (B_DIAGIVSOLUT)

Data file: MWI2016-B.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 1728
End: 1729
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
615. Was (NAME) given any of the following at any time since (NAME) started having the diarrhea:

a. A fluid made from a special packet called THANZI-ORS?

YES 1
NO 2
DON'T KNOW 8

b. A homemade fluid such as THOBWA?

YES 1
NO 2
DON'T KNOW 8

c. Zinc tablets or syrup?

YES 1
NO 2
DON'T KNOW 8
Categories
Value Category
10 Yes
97 Don't know
98 Missing
99 NIU (not in universe)
00 No
11 Yes, spontaneous
12 Yes, probed
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
For surviving children under age 5 who had diarrhea in the past 2 weeks, DIAGIVSOLUT (H14) indicates whether the child was given a recommended homemade solution to treat this illness.

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Diarrhea, treatment Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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