World Health Survey 2003

Brazil, 2003

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BRA_2003_WHS_v01_M

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World Health Organization (WHO)

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WHO’s Multi-Country Studies Programmes

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Why was health care needed? (q7003)

Data file: WHS-Brazil_F5

Overview

Valid: 4897

Invalid: 103

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 2

Start: 1976

End: 1980

Width: 5

Range: 1 - 12

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Which reason best describes why you [your child] last needed health care?
- High fever, severe diarrhoea, or cough
- Immunization
- Antenatal consultation
- Family planning
- Childbirth
- Dental care
- Arthritis
- Asthma
- Heart disease
- Bodily injury
- Minor surgery
- Other

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	High fever, severe diarrhea, or cough	187	3.8%
2	Immunization	19	0.4%
3	Antenatal consultation	50	1%
4	Family planning	21	0.4%
5	Childbirth	165	3.4%
6	Dental care	407	8.3%
7	Arthritis	42	0.9%
8	Asthma	60	1.2%
9	Heart disease	131	2.7%
10	Bodily injury	263	5.4%
11	Minor surgery	110	2.2%
12	Other	3442	70.3%
Sysmiss		103

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 respondent must choose only one category.

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