World Health Survey 2003

Latvia, 2003

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LVA_2003_WHS_v01_M

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World Health Organization (WHO)

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WHO’s Multi-Country Studies Programmes

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where received care first (q6563)

Data file: WHS-Latvia_F5

Overview

Valid: 36

Invalid: 820

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 2

Start: 1676

End: 1679

Width: 4

Range: 1 - 6

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

During [NAME]'s last illness, did [NAME] receive any care or treatment for the illness?
If YES: Where did the child receive care?
Was it government operated or private?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Hospital	7	19.4%
2	Outpatient facility	19	52.8%
3	Pharmacy	0	0%
4	Private physician	5	13.9%
5	Traditional healer	0	0%
6	Other	5	13.9%
Sysmiss		820

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

This set of questions (Q6562-6564) is only asked if the youngest child in the household under age 5 was reported to have ever been ill, and refers to the last period of illness. The interviewer should record the sources where the child first received care during the last period of illness, regardless of whether the source was from a health facility or not. If the source was a facility, probe whether it belonged to the public sector (run by the government including military) or private sector (including those run by nongovernmental organizations or religious institutionsIf the respondent is unsure of where the child received care, probe without implying that the child should have been taken elsewhere.

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Questions to be asked to households with children under 5 years.

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