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Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2010

Sierra Leone, 2010
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Reference ID
SLE_2010_MICS_v01_M
Producer(s)
United Nations Children’s Fund, Statistics Sierra Leone
Collection(s)
UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS)
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Oedema presence (AN5)

Data file: ch

Overview

Valid: 8444
Invalid: 354
Minimum: 1
Maximum: 9
Type: Continuous
Decimal: 0
Start: 395
End: 395
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 9
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases
1 Checked, oedema present 105
1.2%
2 Checked, odoema not present 8252
97.7%
3 Checked, unsure 33
0.4%
7 Not checked 11
0.1%
9 Missing 43
0.5%
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
Oedema is the retention of fluid in the tissues of the body; sign of kwashiorkor, a form of severe acute malnutrition. Please check to see if the child is having oedema. If the child is having oedema circle '1'. If the child is not having oedema, circle '2'. If undecided, circle '3'. If oedema is not checked for some reason, circle '7' and specify the reason.

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