World Health Survey 2003

Kenya, 2003

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KEN_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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Oct 17, 2013

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drink more or less (q6560)

Data file: WHS-Kenya_F5

Overview

Valid: 1512

Invalid: 2905

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 2

Start: 1737

End: 1740

Width: 4

Range: 1 - 8

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

During [NAME]'s last illness, was [NAME] given more than usual to drink, about the same amount, or less than usual to drink, including breastmilk?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	More than usual to drink	354	23.4%
2	About the same to drink	547	36.2%
3	Less than usual to drink	569	37.6%
4	Nothing to drink	42	2.8%
8	DK	0	0%
Sysmiss		2905

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 youngest child in the household under age 5 was reported to have ever been ill, and refers to the last period of illness. The purpose is to assess home care practises of caregivers for sick children. Young children who are sick should be given increased fluids to prevent dehydration as well as to facilitate filtration of toxic substances from the blood. While increased fluid intake is considered especially important against diarrhoeal diseases, it is good practice in the case of any of the symptoms recorded in the previous question. The interviewer should be sure to read the entire question before accepting a response.

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

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