World Health Survey 2003
Wave 0

Ghana, 2003

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GHA_2003_WHS_v01_M

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drink more or less (q6560)

Data file: WHS-Ghana_F5

Overview

Valid: 1350

Invalid: 2588

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 2

Start: 1735

End: 1738

Width: 4

Range: 1 - 8

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

During [NAME]'s last illness, was [NAME] given more than usual to drink, about the same amount, or less than usual to drink, including breastmilk?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	More than usual to drink	384	28.4%
2	About the same to drink	574	42.5%
3	Less than usual to drink	361	26.7%
4	Nothing to drink	31	2.3%
8	DK	0	0%
Sysmiss		2588

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.

Interviewer instructions

This question is only asked if the youngest child in the household under age 5 was reported to have ever been ill, and refers to the last period of illness. The purpose is to assess home care practises of caregivers for sick children. Young children who are sick should be given increased fluids to prevent dehydration as well as to facilitate filtration of toxic substances from the blood. While increased fluid intake is considered especially important against diarrhoeal diseases, it is good practice in the case of any of the symptoms recorded in the previous question. The interviewer should be sure to read the entire question before accepting a response.

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Questions to be asked to households with children under 5 years.

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