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MDG Endline Survey 2013-2014

Malawi, 2013 - 2014
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Reference ID
MWI_2013_MES_v01_M
Producer(s)
United Nations Children’s Fund, National Statistical Office of Malawi
Collection(s)
UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS)
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Dec 03, 2015
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Any tetanus toxoid injection during last pregnancy (MN6)

Data file: wm

Overview

Valid: 7576
Invalid: 17854
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 118
End: 118
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 9
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
When you were pregnant with (name), did you receive any injection in the arm or shoulder to prevent the baby from getting tetanus, that is convulsions after birth?
Categories
Value Category Cases
1 Yes 6254
82.6%
2 No 1242
16.4%
8 DK 4
0.1%
9 Missing 76
1%
Sysmiss 17854
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
Tetanus is an infection of the wound and women may be infected with tetanus after delivery. It can be prevented through a vaccination during pregnancy. The vaccine is known as tetanus toxoid.

Ask if she received any tetanus toxoid injection during her last pregnancy. Circle '1' for a 'Yes' response. If the answer is 'No' or 'DK', circle the code corresponding to the response and skip to MN9.
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