Variable IS2A : Symptoms: Child not able to drink or breastfeed
Overview
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Type:
Discrete
Format: character Width: 1 |
Valid case(s): 144 (125.5)
Invalid: 0 (0) |
File: wm - Roma Settlements
Universe
Respondents who is the mother or caretaker of any child under the age of 5 years (HL9=LN for respondent)
Source of information
Respondent
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | Weighted | |
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| ? | Missing | 0 | 0 |  0.0%
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| A | Child not able to drink or breastfeed | 144 | 125 | 100.0%
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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.
Literal question
Sometimes children have severe illnesses and should be taken immediately to a health facility. What types of symptoms would cause you to take your child to a health facility right away? Probe: Any other symptoms?
Post-question
Keep asking for more signs or symptoms until the mother/caretaker cannot recall any additional symptoms. Circle all symptoms mentioned, but do NOT prompt with any suggestions.
Interviewer instructions
Check column HL9 in Household Listing Form of the household questionnaire. If the respondent is the mother or caretaker of any child under age 5, then continue with IS2. Otherwise, go to next module.
This question asks for symptoms that would cause the respondent to take a child to a health facility right away. Probe by saying 'any other symptoms' and keep asking for more signs or symptoms until the mother/caretaker cannot recall any additional symptoms.
Circle all symptoms mentioned, but do not prompt with any suggestions. . If you are not sure whether a certain sign as reported by the respondent fits in one of the above categories, write it down in full and check with your supervisor later.
If the respondent mentions a symptom not listed here, write the description of the symptom in the space provided for 'Other' and circle 'X' ('Y', and 'Z', for additional symptoms not listed).