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Social Indicator Survey 2011-2012

Lao PDR, 2011 - 2012
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Reference ID
LAO_2011_MICS-DHS_v01_M
Producer(s)
Ministry of Health, Lao Statistics Bureau, United Nations Children’s Fund
Collection(s)
UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS)
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Child ill with fever in last 2 weeks (ML1)

Data file: ch

Overview

Valid: 11067
Invalid: 191
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 175
End: 175
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 9
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
In the last two weeks, has (name) been ill with a fever at any time?
Categories
Value Category Cases
1 Yes 1551
14%
2 No 9483
85.7%
8 DK 28
0.3%
9 Missing 5
0%
Sysmiss 191
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
Fever is a symptom of malaria, and in areas where malaria is prevalent, mothers are advised to take action to treat for malaria as soon as fever begins.

Circle the code corresponding to the answer given. Circle the code corresponding to 'Yes' only if the child has been ill with a fever at any time in the 2 weeks prior to the date of the interview. If the child has not been ill with a fever or the respondent doesn't know, go to next module.

Description

Source of information
The mother or caretaker of the child under five.
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