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World Health Survey 2003

Zambia, 2003
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ZMB_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-Zambia_F5

Overview

Valid: 3548
Invalid: 264
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 2
Start: 1962
End: 1966
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 2449
69%
2 Immunization 50
1.4%
3 Antenatal consultation 52
1.5%
4 Family planning 20
0.6%
5 Childbirth 71
2%
6 Dental care 98
2.8%
7 Arthritis 15
0.4%
8 Asthma 36
1%
9 Heart disease 10
0.3%
10 Bodily injury 182
5.1%
11 Minor surgery 34
1%
12 Other 531
15%
Sysmiss 264
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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