World Health Survey 2003, Wave 0

South Africa, 2003

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Reference ID

ZAF_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-SouthAfrica_F5

Overview

Valid: 1197

Invalid: 1155

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 2

Start: 2043

End: 2047

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	401	33.5%
2	Immunization	48	4%
3	Antenatal consultation	7	0.6%
4	Family planning	27	2.3%
5	Childbirth	50	4.2%
6	Dental care	62	5.2%
7	Arthritis	53	4.4%
8	Asthma	34	2.8%
9	Heart disease	18	1.5%
10	Bodily injury	141	11.8%
11	Minor surgery	45	3.8%
12	Other	311	26%
Sysmiss		1155

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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