NUHDSS - Verbal Autopsy, Causes of deaths 2002-2015

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

African Population and Health Research Center

CSV JSON

infant (0-11 mths) birth complication: cry/able to breathe unaided (vainf_birthcomp_breatheorcry)

Data file: Verbalautopsy_2002-2015

Overview

vald 6218

invd 0

Interval discrete

Decimal 0

Range 0 - 9999995

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Was the baby able to breathe unaided/cry?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
0	no	0	0%
1	yes	716	11.5%
2	no	213	3.4%
6	other	0	0%
7	refused	0	0%
8	don't know	36	0.6%
9	NIU (not in universe)	5126	82.4%
96	other	0	0%
97	refused	0	0%
98	don't know	0	0%
99	NIU (not in universe)	0	0%
9999995	missing:impute	127	2%

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.

Question pretext

Question post text

Interviewer instructions

Description

Text

Whether at the time of death the baby was able to breath unaided or cry.

Universe

All deceased individuals aged 29 days - 11 months.