NUHDSS - Verbal Autopsy, Causes of deaths 2002-2015

KENYA, 2002 - 2016
Nairobi Urban Health & Demographic Surveillance System

African Population and Health Research Center

Variable Groups

Variable group: DEATHS AT AGE BETWEEN 28 DAYS AND 5 YEARS

Variables 53

vu5_sx_tetanus

child (29 days-59 mths) had symptom of: tetanus

vu5_sx_yelloweyes

child (29 days-59 mths) had symptom of: yellow/jaundiced eyes

vu5_sx_hotredskin

child (29 days-59 mths) had symptom of: hot, red skin

vu5_sx_rashwithpus

child (29 days-59 mths) had symptom of: rashes with pus

vu5_sx_stridor

child (29 days-59 mths) had symptom of: stridor

vu5_sx_grunting

child (29 days-59 mths) had symptom of: grunting

vu5_sx_wheezing

child (29 days-59 mths) had symptom of: wheezing

vu5_sx_flarednostrils

child (29 days-59 mths) had symptom of: flared nostril with breath

vu5_sx_pneumonia

child (29 days-59 mths) had symptom of: pneumonia

vu5_sx_indrawnchest

child (29 days-59 mths) had symptom of: chest in-drawing

vu5_sx_stopbreathing

child (29 days-59 mths) had symptom of: stop and start breathing

vu5_had_cough

child (29 days-59 mths) had cough

vu5_dur_cough

duration of child's (29 days-59 mths) cough

vu5_sputumwith_cough

child (29 days-59 mths) had cough+sputum

vu5_bloodwith_cough

child (29 days-59 mths) coughed blood

vu5_sweat_cough

child (29 days-59 mths) had night sweats with cough

vu5_had_shortbreath

child (29 days-59 mths) had shortness of breath with cough

vu5_had_chestpain

child (29 days-59 mths) had chest pain with cough

vu5_had_diarrhoea

child (29 days-59 mths) had diarrhoea

vu5_dur_diarrhoea

duration of child's (29 days-59 mths) diarrhoea

vu5_bloodwith_diarrhoea

child (29 days-59 mths) had bloody stool

vu5_ors_diarrhoea

child (29 days-59 mths) drank ors when had diarrhoea

vu5_had_armpitswelling

child (29 days-59 mths) had hard armpit swelling

vu5_had_groinswelling

child (29 days-59 mths) had hard groin swelling

vu5_had_fever

child (29 days-59 mths) had fever

vu5_dur_fever

duration of child's (29 days-59 mths) fever

vu5_had_fits

child (29 days-59 mths) had fits

vu5_had_unconscious

child (29 days-59 mths) experienced unconsciousness

vu5_novoiceresp

child (29 days-59 mths) stopped responding to voice

vu5_surv_novoiceresp

child (29 days-59 mths) how long survived after stopped responding to voice

vu5_noeyefollow

child (29 days-59 mths) stopped following movements with eyes

vu5_surv_noeyefollow

child (29 days-59 mths) how long survived after stopped following movements with

vu5_had_stiffneck

child (29 days-59 mths) had stiff neck

vu5_had_rash

child (29 days-59 mths) had rash

vu5_dur_rash

duration of child's (29 days-59 mths) rash

vu5_onwholebody_rash

child (29 days-59 mths) had rash all over the body

vu5_onface_rash

child (29 days-59 mths) had rash on face

vu5_blister_rash

child (29 days-59 mths) had blisters with clear fluid

vu5_skinpeel_rash

child (29 days-59 mths) had cracking/splitting/peeling of skin

vu5_measles_rash

child (29 days-59 mths) could have had measles

vu5_had_weightloss

child (29 days-59 mths) had weight loss prior to death

vu5_had_legswelling

child (29 days-59 mths) had leg/feet swelling

vu5_dur_legswelling

duration of child's (29 days-59 mths) leg/feet swelling

vu5_flakyskin_legswelling

child (29 days-59 mths) had skin flake off in patches

vu5_redhair_legswelling

child (29 days-59 mths) had hair change to reddish/yellow color

vu5_kwashiorkor_legswelling

child (29 days-59 mths) had kwashiorkor in the month prior to death

vu5_marasmus_legswelling

child (29 days-59 mths) had marasmus in the month prior to death

vu5_pallor_waspale

child (29 days-59 mths) had pallor: pale/lack of adequate blood

vu5_pallor_palepalms

child (29 days-59 mths) had pallor: pale palms

vu5_pallor_anaemia

child (29 days-59 mths) had pallor: anaemia diagnosis

vu5_pallor_whitenails

child (29 days-59 mths) had pallor: white nails

vu5_had_whitetongue

child (29 days-59 mths) had white rash in mouth/on tongue

vu5_had_malaria

child (29 days-59 mths) had malaria diagnosis