World Health Survey 2003

Mauritius, 2003

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Reference ID

MUS_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-Mauritius_F5

Overview

Valid: 3693

Invalid: 195

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 2

Start: 2023

End: 2027

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	1172	31.7%
2	Immunization	10	0.3%
3	Antenatal consultation	36	1%
4	Family planning	6	0.2%
5	Childbirth	106	2.9%
6	Dental care	121	3.3%
7	Arthritis	50	1.4%
8	Asthma	77	2.1%
9	Heart disease	71	1.9%
10	Bodily injury	301	8.2%
11	Minor surgery	115	3.1%
12	Other	1628	44.1%
Sysmiss		195

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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