World Health Survey 2003

Kenya, 2003

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KEN_2003_WHS_v01_M

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World Health Organization (WHO)

Collection(s)

WHO’s Multi-Country Studies Programmes

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Oct 17, 2013

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Why was health care needed? (q7003)

Data file: WHS-Kenya_F5

Overview

Valid: 3979

Invalid: 438

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 2

Start: 2041

End: 2045

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	1973	49.6%
2	Immunization	65	1.6%
3	Antenatal consultation	38	1%
4	Family planning	20	0.5%
5	Childbirth	57	1.4%
6	Dental care	166	4.2%
7	Arthritis	68	1.7%
8	Asthma	43	1.1%
9	Heart disease	24	0.6%
10	Bodily injury	291	7.3%
11	Minor surgery	52	1.3%
12	Other	1182	29.7%
Sysmiss		438

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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