World Health Survey 2003

Lao PDR, 2003

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Reference ID

LAO_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-Lao_F5

Overview

Valid: 1604

Invalid: 3285

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 2

Start: 2039

End: 2043

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	787	49.1%
2	Immunization	112	7%
3	Antenatal consultation	31	1.9%
4	Family planning	30	1.9%
5	Childbirth	35	2.2%
6	Dental care	41	2.6%
7	Arthritis	21	1.3%
8	Asthma	18	1.1%
9	Heart disease	12	0.7%
10	Bodily injury	66	4.1%
11	Minor surgery	63	3.9%
12	Other	388	24.2%
Sysmiss		3285

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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