Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2010-2011

Afghanistan, 2010 - 2011

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Reference ID

AFG_2010_MICS_v01_M

Producer(s)

Central Statistics Organization, United Nations Children’s Fund

Collection(s)

UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) Fragility, Conflict and Violence

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Child given Vitamin A dose within last 6 months (IM18)

Data file: ch

Overview

Valid: 14872

Invalid: 448

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 9

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 283

End: 283

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Has (name) received a Vitamin A dose like (this/any of these) within the last 6 months?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Yes	7502	50.4%
2	No	6445	43.3%
8	DK	860	5.8%
9	Missing	65	0.4%
Sysmiss		448

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

This question asks if the child has received a vitamin A supplement.

Show the capsule or dispenser you were given to help the caretaker remember. You may be instructed to show different capsules, 100,000 IU for children 6-11 months old and 200,000 IU for children 12-59 months old, asking the caretaker to identify the correct one. Circle the code corresponding to the response. If the child has never received a vitamin A supplement or the mother/caretaker does not know if he/she has ever received one, continue with the next question.

Description

Source of information

The mother or caretaker of the child under five.

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