Demographic and Health Survey 1989 - IPUMS Subset
Kenya, 1989
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- Data files
- KEN1989-B.dat
- KEN1989-C.dat
- KEN1989-W.dat
Source of medical treatment for diarrhea (C_DIATRESRC)
Data file: KEN1989-C.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
614
End:
615
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
425. Was (NAME) taken to a private doctor, a hospital or clinic, a traditional healer, or any other place during the last episode of diarrhea? IF YES: Where was he/she taken (the last time)?
PRIVATE DOCTOR 1
HOSPITAL/CLINIC 2
TRADITIONAL HEALER 3
OTHER (SPECIFY) _____ 4
CHILD NOT TAKEN 5 (GO TO 426A)
PRIVATE DOCTOR 1
HOSPITAL/CLINIC 2
TRADITIONAL HEALER 3
OTHER (SPECIFY) _____ 4
CHILD NOT TAKEN 5 (GO TO 426A)
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | No treatment |
| 10 | Private doctor |
| 20 | Hospital/clinic |
| 21 | Public hospital |
| 22 | Health center |
| 30 | Traditional healer |
| 40 | Other facility |
| 41 | Dispensary |
| 42 | Pharmacy or health station |
| 50 | Community health worker |
| 60 | Other, unspecified |
| 97 | Don't know |
| 98 | Missing |
| 99 | NIU (not in universe) |
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 children under age 5 with diarrhea in the past 2 weeks, DIATRESRC (H12) reports the source of advice or treatment for this illness.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Place for diarrhea treatment, general Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |