Variable CA2 : Child drank less or more during illness

File: ch

Children who suffered from diarrhoea in the last two weeks (CA1=1)

Mother/Caretaker of Child

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Much less	14	6.1%
2	Somewhat less	45	19.6%
3	About the same	100	43.5%
4	More	69	30.0%
5	Nothing to drink	1	0.4%
8	DK	1	0.4%
9	Missing	0	0.0%
Sysmiss		3168

I would like to know how much (name) was given to drink during the diarrhoea (including breastmilk). During the time (name) had diarrhoea, was he/she given less than usual to drink, about the same amount, or more than usual?

If less, probe: Was he/she given much less than usual to drink, or somewhat less?

If dehydrated, a child may take more fluids than usual. We want to know if the pattern of fluid consumption changed during diarrhoea. The focus in this question is on how much fluid was actually consumed by the child.

Ask the question just as it is worded here. Read out the entire question and circle the appropriate code for the caretaker's response. Get the respondent's best judgement of the relative amount of total fluids actually consumed by the child. All fluids are included, not just special ones given during diarrhoea. For example, water, tea, fruit juice, breastmilk and formula are included as well as special fluids such as ORS.

If the child was given less drink than usual during the diarrhoea, probe: “Was he/she given much less than usual to drink, or somewhat less?”

Try to find out what actually happened, not what the respondent thinks ought to have happened. An answer such as, “A child with diarrhoea (or 'a child who is ill') needs more fluids” is not satisfactory. You would need to ask, “But how much did your child actually drink during this diarrhoea?”

It may be difficult to estimate the relative amount of breastmilk taken by the child. The respondent may make an estimate based on whether the child nursed longer or more frequently.