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Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2010

Bhutan, 2010
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Reference ID
BTN_2010_MICS_v01_M
Producer(s)
National Statistics Bureau, United Nations Children’s Fund, United Nations Population Fund
Collection(s)
UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS)
Metadata
DDI/XML JSON
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Feb 06, 2013
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Child drank less or more during illness (CA2)

Data file: ch

Overview

Valid: 1545
Invalid: 4912
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 134
End: 134
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 9
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
I would like to know how much (name) was given to drink during the diarrhoea (including breastmilk).
During the time (name) had diarrhoea, was he/she given less than usual to drink, about the same amount, or more than usual?
Categories
Value Category Cases
1 Much less 137
2.1%
2 Somewhat less 275
4.3%
3 About the same 527
8.2%
4 More 580
9%
5 Nothing to drink 23
0.4%
8 DK 3
0%
9 Missing 0
0%
Sysmiss 4912
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
If dehydrated, a child may take more fluids than usual. We want to know if the pattern of fluid consumption changed during diarrhoea. The focus in this question is on how much fluid was actually consumed by the child.

Ask the question just as it is worded here. Read out the entire question and circle the appropriate code for the caretaker's response. Get the respondent's best judgement of the relative amount of total fluids actually consumed by the child. All fluids are included, not just special ones given during diarrhoea. For example, water, tea, fruit juice, breastmilk and formula are included as well as special fluids such as ORS.

If the child was given less drink than usual during the diarrhoea, probe: “Was he/she given much less than usual to drink, or somewhat less?”

Try to find out what actually happened, not what the respondent thinks ought to have happened. An answer such as, “A child with diarrhoea (or 'a child who is ill') needs more fluids” is not satisfactory. You would need to ask, “But how much did your child actually drink during this diarrhoea?”

It may be difficult to estimate the relative amount of breastmilk taken by the child. The respondent may make an estimate based on whether the child nursed longer or more frequently.

Description

Source of information
The mother or caretaker of the child under five.
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