Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2012

St. Lucia, 2012

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LCA_2012_MICS_v01_M

Producer(s)

Ministry of Social Transformation, Local Government and Community Empowerment, Central Statistics Office, United Nations Children’s Fund

Collection(s)

UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS)

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What was done to dispose of the stools (CA15)

Data file: ch

Overview

Valid: 169

Invalid: 131

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 162

End: 163

Width: 2

Range: 1 - 99

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

The last time (name) passed stools, what was done to dispose of the stools?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Child used toilet / latrine	31	18.3%
2	Put / Rinsed into toilet or latrine	13	7.7%
3	Put / Rinsed into drain or ditch	1	0.6%
4	Thrown into garbage (solid waste)	120	71%
5	Buried	0	0%
6	Left in the open	2	1.2%
96	Other	1	0.6%
98	DK	0	0%
99	Missing	1	0.6%
Sysmiss		131

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 purpose of this question is to know what was done with the most recent stools passed by the child in the household. The safe disposal of children's stools is of particular importance because children's stools are the most likely cause of faecal contamination to the immediate household environment. Correct disposal of stools is linked with lower risks of diarrhoea.

Respondents are asked where they usually dispose of their children's stools if the child did not use the toilet facility. Circle the most appropriate code.

If the respondent states that diapers are used, then probe to establish how the diapers are disposed of.

Description

Source of information

The mother or caretaker of the child under five.

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