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World Health Survey 2003

Namibia, 2003
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NAM_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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Why was health care needed? (q7003)

Data file: WHS-Namibia_F5

Overview

Valid: 2110
Invalid: 2140
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 2
Start: 2042
End: 2046
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 678
32.1%
2 Immunization 47
2.2%
3 Antenatal consultation 35
1.7%
4 Family planning 29
1.4%
5 Childbirth 106
5%
6 Dental care 86
4.1%
7 Arthritis 57
2.7%
8 Asthma 45
2.1%
9 Heart disease 52
2.5%
10 Bodily injury 238
11.3%
11 Minor surgery 73
3.5%
12 Other 664
31.5%
Sysmiss 2140
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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