World Health Survey 2003

Malawi, 2003

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MWI_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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eating pattern (q6561)

Data file: WHS-Malawi_F5

Overview

Valid: 2320

Invalid: 2986

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 2

Start: 1740

End: 1743

Width: 4

Range: 1 - 8

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

During [NAME]'s last illness, was [NAME] given more than usual to eat, about the same amount, less than usual, or nothing to eat?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	More than usual to eat	234	10.1%
2	About the same to eat	1114	48%
3	Less than usual to eat	712	30.7%
4	Stopped food	104	4.5%
5	Never gave food (exclusively breastfed)	156	6.7%
8	Do not know	0	0%
Sysmiss		2986

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 should not be given less food when presenting the symptoms recorded in questions Q6551 to Q6558. The interviewer should be sure to read the entire question before accepting a response. If the respondent says that the child is being exclusively breast fed (has not yet been weaned and does not eat any solid food), the interviewer should mark the response as "never gave food".

Description

Universe

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

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