World Health Survey 2003

Sri Lanka, 2003

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LKA_2003_WHS_v01_M

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World Health Organization (WHO)

Collection(s)

WHO’s Multi-Country Studies Programmes

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Oct 17, 2013

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Why was health care needed? (q7003)

Data file: WHS-SriLanka_F5

Overview

Valid: 5174

Invalid: 1558

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 2

Start: 2005

End: 2009

Width: 5

Range: 1 - 12

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Which reason best describes why you [your child] last needed health care?
- High fever, severe diarrhoea, or cough
- Immunization
- Antenatal consultation
- Family planning
- Childbirth
- Dental care
- Arthritis
- Asthma
- Heart disease
- Bodily injury
- Minor surgery
- Other

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	High fever, severe diarrhea, or cough	2152	41.6%
2	Immunization	54	1%
3	Antenatal consultation	52	1%
4	Family planning	18	0.3%
5	Childbirth	181	3.5%
6	Dental care	157	3%
7	Arthritis	175	3.4%
8	Asthma	190	3.7%
9	Heart disease	184	3.6%
10	Bodily injury	302	5.8%
11	Minor surgery	134	2.6%
12	Other	1575	30.4%
Sysmiss		1558

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 respondent must choose only one category.

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