World Health Survey 2003

Malaysia, 2003

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MYS_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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Oct 17, 2013

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when was the youngest child sick (q6550)

Data file: WHS-Malaysia_F5

Overview

Valid: 1901

Invalid: 4139

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 2

Start: 1654

End: 1657

Width: 4

Range: 1 - 5

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

When was the last time [NAME] was sick with fever, diarrhoea, or any other illness?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Within the last 2 weeks	424	22.3%
2	2 weeks-less than 1 month ago	206	10.8%
3	1 month-3 months ago	455	23.9%
4	More than 3 months ago	257	13.5%
5	Never was sick	559	29.4%
Sysmiss		4139

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 point of this question is to identify the child's last period of illness. Three principal causes of death in children under five are diarrhoea, pneumonia and malaria. The questions about these and other childhood illnesses aim to determine how children with these problems are treated, and the extent of their contact with the health care system. The time from the child’s last incidence of illness should be recorded in the appropriate box. If the interviewer is not clear about time he/she should probe according to options given in the questionnaire.

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

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