Definition
For children with diarrhea in the past 2 weeks, DIATRML5 indicates, in response to an open-ended question, whether the child received treatment from a shop. This response category is country-specific to Mali.
Some samples in the "DIATR" series include multiple categories that can be consolidated into a single broad response. IPUMS-DHS uses supplemental programming to combine these responses in a standard variable, while also preserving the separate responses in country-specific variables.
DIATRML5 is combined with DIATRML6 (market) in DIATRSHOP (all retail outlets) for the 2012 Mali sample. IPUMS-DHS users interested in using DIATRML5 are encouraged to review DIATRSHOP for a more comprehensive response category.