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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
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Jul 03, 2024
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Child given medicine for malaria or fever during illness (ML6)

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 fever or malaria during this illness?
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 not taken to a health facility during the illness causing fever (ML2 = 2 or 8). Circle the code corresponding to the answer given. If the child was not given any medicine for the fever or malaria during this illness or the respondent does not know, circle the appropriate code and skip to ML8. Otherwise, continue to the next question.

Description

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