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Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2005

Sierra Leone, 2005
Reference ID
SLE_2005_MICS_v01_M
Producer(s)
Statistics Sierra Leone, UNICEF Sierra Leone
Metadata
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Jul 03, 2024
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Child given medicine before visiting health facility (ML5)

Data file: ch

Overview

Valid: 0
Valid (weighted): 0
Invalid: 0
Invalid (weighted): 0
Type: Continuous
Decimal: 0
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 9
Format: Numeric
Weighted variable: V736

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Was (name) given medicine for the fever or malaria before being taken to the health facility?
Categories
Value Category
1 Yes
2 No
8 DK
9 Missing
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 child was seen at a health facility during the illness (ML2 = 1). Circle the code corresponding to the answer given. If the response is 'Yes', skip to ML7 to learn the type of medicine given. If the child did not take any medicine for the fever or malaria before being taken to the health facility, or the respondent doesn't know, skip to ML8. Note that all response categories to this question skip ML6, to go to either ML7 or ML8.

Description

Universe
Children aged 0-4
Source of information
The mother or caretaker of the child aged 0-4.
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