Demographic and Health Survey 2016

South Africa, 2016

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ZAF_2016_DHS_v01_M

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Statistics South Africa (Stats SA)

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MEASURE DHS: Demographic and Health Surveys

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Received BCG (h2)

Data file: REC43

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Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Width: 26

Range: -

Format: Numeric

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Question pretext

The base for H2, H3, H4, H5, H6, H7, H8, H9, H9A, H0 is living children born in the last 3 years (B19 < 36 and B5 = 1). The base for H2D, H2M, H2Y is children with a vaccination date on their card (H2 = 1).

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Notes

Whether a date of vaccination was recorded on the health card for BCG. Code 1 means the child has a date recorded for the vaccination. Code 2 is used to indicate that the respondent reported that the child had received the vaccination although the health card was not seen or did not exist, or the vaccination was not recorded on the health card, but was reported by the mother. Code 3 is used to indicate situations where the health card is clearly marked to indicate that the vaccination was given, but no date was recorded on the health card for the vaccination.

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