Demographic and Health Survey 2015 - IPUMS Subset

Senegal, 2015

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Reference ID

SEN_2015_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Agence Nationale de la Statistique et de la Démographie (ANSD) [Sénégal], and ICF., Minnesota Population Center

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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May 01, 2020

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May 14, 2020

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Child received ACT to treat malaria in past 2 weeks (H_MLTACT2WK)

Data file: SEN2015-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 511

End: 511

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

224) REFERENCE DECLARATION FOR SERIOUS MALARIA
The diagnostic test for malaria shows that (NAME OF CHILD) has malaria. You child has the symptoms of serious malaria. The antimalarial drugs that I have will not help your child, and I cannot give him/her treatment. You child is seriously ill and must be taken to a health care establishment immediately. (GO TO 231)

225) In the last two weeks, has (NAME) taken or is (NAME) taking CTA given to him/her by a doctor or health care establishment to treat malaria?
CHECK BY ASKING TO SEE THE TREATMENT

YES 1
NO 2 (GO TO 227)

Value	Category
0	No
1	Yes
7	Don't know
9	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

For young children who tested positive for malaria but do not have severe malaria, MLTACT2WK indicates whether the child has taken ACTs (artemisinin combination therapy drugs) in the past 2 weeks.

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Malaria testing Variables -- TOPICS	IPUMS

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