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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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Why was health care needed? (q7003)

Data file: WHS-Malawi_F5

Overview

Valid: 4847
Invalid: 459
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 2
Start: 2040
End: 2044
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 3064
63.2%
2 Immunization 42
0.9%
3 Antenatal consultation 80
1.7%
4 Family planning 21
0.4%
5 Childbirth 83
1.7%
6 Dental care 265
5.5%
7 Arthritis 184
3.8%
8 Asthma 56
1.2%
9 Heart disease 51
1.1%
10 Bodily injury 167
3.4%
11 Minor surgery 29
0.6%
12 Other 805
16.6%
Sysmiss 459
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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