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World Health Survey 2003
Wave 0

Ghana, 2003
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GHA_2003_WHS_v01_M
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World Health Organization (WHO)
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when was the youngest child sick (q6550)

Data file: WHS-Ghana_F5

Overview

Valid: 1701
Invalid: 2237
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 2
Start: 1657
End: 1660
Width: 4
Range: 1 - 5
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
When was the last time [NAME] was sick with fever, diarrhoea, or any other illness?
Categories
Value Category Cases
1 Within the last 2 weeks 379
22.3%
2 2 weeks-less than 1 month ago 248
14.6%
3 1 month-3 months ago 367
21.6%
4 More than 3 months ago 351
20.6%
5 Never was sick 356
20.9%
Sysmiss 2237
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
The point of this question is to identify the child's last period of illness. Three principal causes of death in children under five are diarrhoea, pneumonia and malaria. The questions about these and other childhood illnesses aim to determine how children with these problems are treated, and the extent of their contact with the health care system. The time from the child’s last incidence of illness should be recorded in the appropriate box. If the interviewer is not clear about time he/she should probe according to options given in the questionnaire.

Description

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