World Health Survey 2003

Mauritania, 2003

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Reference ID

MRT_2003_WHS_v01_M

Producer(s)

World Health Organization (WHO)

Collection(s)

WHO’s Multi-Country Studies Programmes

Metadata

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Oct 17, 2013

Last modified

Oct 17, 2013

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How many times (q6518)

Data file: WHS-Mauritania_F5

Overview

Valid: 606

Invalid: 3236

Minimum: 0

Maximum: 3

Mean: 1.993

Standard deviation: 0.855

Type: Continuous

Decimal: 2

Start: 1654

End: 1657

Width: 4

Range: 0 - 1

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

If YES: How many times did [NAME] received it?

Interviewer instructions

These question (Q6517-Q6518) is to be asked only in countries where supplementation programmes exist. Vitamin A deficiency is the leading cause of preventable childhood blindness, as well as a major contributing factor to the severity of several other causes of childhood morbidity and mortality. Deficiency in this crucial micronutrient can be avoided by giving children supplements of vitamin A capsule, usually every six months. This two questions ask respondents whether the child has ever received vitamin A supplementation in the last 12 months, and if so how many dose. If there is confusion, the interviewer should show the respondent a sample of vitamin A capsule.

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

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