Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2012

Barbados, 2012

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Reference ID

BRB_2012_MICS_v01_M

Producer(s)

United Nations Children’s Fund, Barbados Statistical Service

Collection(s)

UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS)

Metadata

Documentation in PDF DDI/XML JSON

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Pre-packaged ORS fluid for diarrhoea (CA4B)

Data file: ch

Overview

Valid: 28

Invalid: 463

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 125

End: 125

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

During the episode of diarrhoea, was (name) given to drink any of the following:
A pre-packaged ORS fluid for diarrhoea?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Yes	8	28.6%
2	No	18	64.3%
8	DK	0	0%
9	Missing	2	7.1%
Sysmiss		463

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

We want to know if and what type of oral rehydration solution (ORS) the child took during the last episode of diarrhoea.

Ask each question separately: “Was (name) given a fluid made from a special packet called (local name for ORS packet solution)?, Was (name) given a pre-packaged ORS fluid for diarrhoea?” and so forth. Read each item aloud and circle the code corresponding to the response before proceeding to the next item.

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