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Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2010

Sierra Leone, 2010
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Reference ID
SLE_2010_MICS_v01_M
Producer(s)
United Nations Children’s Fund, Statistics Sierra Leone
Collection(s)
UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS)
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Child given Vitamin A dose within last 6 months (IM18)

Data file: ch

Overview

Valid: 8598
Invalid: 200
Minimum: 1
Maximum: 9
Type: Continuous
Decimal: 0
Start: 374
End: 374
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 9
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Has (name) received a Vitamin A dose like (this/any of these) within the last 6 months?
Categories
Value Category Cases
1 Yes 7246
84.3%
2 No 1191
13.9%
8 DK 131
1.5%
9 Missing 30
0.3%
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 asks if the child has received a vitamin A supplement.

Show the capsule or dispenser you were given to help the caretaker remember. You may be instructed to show different capsules, 100,000 IU for children 6-11 months old and 200,000 IU for children 12-59 months old, asking the caretaker to identify the correct one. Circle the code corresponding to the response. If the child has never received a vitamin A supplement or the mother/caretaker does not know if he/she has ever received one, continue with the next question.

Description

Source of information
The mother or caretaker of the child under five.
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