Demographic and Health Survey 2015-2016 - IPUMS Subset

Angola, 2015 - 2016

Reference ID

AGO_2015_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE) [Angola], Ministério da Saúde (MINSA) [Angola], Ministério do Planeamento e do Desenvolvimento Territorial (MINPLAN) [Angola] and ICF., Minnesota Population Center

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Jan 16, 2021

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Child taken to medical facility for diarrhea treatment (C_DIATREMEDFAC)

Data file: AGO2015-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 1650

End: 1650

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

SECTION 6. CHILD HEALTH AND NUTRITION

609) Where did you seek advice or treatment?
Anywhere else?

PROBE TO IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF SOURCE.
IF UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF HOSPITAL, HEALTH CENTER OR CLINIC IS PUBLIC OR PRIVATE MEDICAL, WRITE THE NAME OF THE PLACE.

(NAME OF PLACE)____

PUBLIC SECTOR

CENTRAL HOSPITAL A
HOSPITAL IN PROVINCE B
HOSPITAL IN RURAL AREA C
HEALTH CENTER/POST D
MOBILE CLINIC E
OTHER PUBLIC SECTOR: (SPECIFY)____ F

PRIVATE MEDICAL SECTOR

PRIVATE CLINIC/HOSPITAL G
PHARMACY H
HEALTH CENTER/POST I
OTHER PRIVATE MEDICAL SECTOR: (SPECIFY)____J

OTHER SOURCE

TRADITIONAL PRACTITIONER K
MARKET L
OTHER: (SPECIFY) ______ X

Value	Category
0	No
1	Yes, treatment at medical facility
8	Missing
9	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

For young children with diarrhea in the last two weeks, DIATREMEDFAC (H12Z) indicates whether they were taken to a medical facility for treatment. Based on standard DHS variables H12A to H12X, DIATREMEDFAC indicates whether the child was taken to any of the facilities listed under the "Public Sector" and "Medical Private Sector" headers, except for Pharmacy. The exact sources of treatment included in this grouping may vary across samples; see Comparability.

concept

Concept

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

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