Nairobi Cross-sectional Slums Survey (NCSS), 2012, 2nd Survey

KENYA, 2012
Population Dynamics and Urbanization in Africa (PDAU)

African Population & Health Research Center

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amount of fluid to give to a child who has diarrhea (man_q218)

Data file: NCSS 2012 MEN CHARACTERISTICS ANALYTICAL FILE

Overview

vald 2341

invd 29

Interval discrete

Decimal 0

Range 1 - 9999995

Questions and instructions

Literal question

When a child has diarrhea, how much fluid should he or she be given to drink: more than usual, the same amount as usual, less than usual, or should he or she not be given anything to drink at all?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	more than usual	506	21.6%
2	about the same	99	4.2%
3	less than usual	22	0.9%
4	nothing to drink	6	0.3%
5	somewhat less	2	0.1%
8	don't know	40	1.7%
9	not applicable	1605	68.6%
9999995	missing:impute	61	2.6%
Sysmiss		29

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

Q.218 asks the respondent about the amount of liquid that should be given to a child with diarrhea. Note that this question is asking for the respondent's opinion, not what he and/or his wife/partner actually gives their children when they have diarrhea.

Description

Text

Amount of fluid that man says should be given to a child who has diarrhea

Universe

All men aged 12-54 years who have at least 1 living child according to man_q202 and man_q203 and aged 0-3 years according to man_q211