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

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

African Population & Health Research Center

CSV JSON

since diarrhea started, child given:ORS/Oralite (wom_q527_01)

Data file: NCSS 2012 WOMEN IMMUNIZATION ANALYTICAL FILE

Overview

vald 2180

invd 0

Interval discrete

Decimal 0

Range 1 - 9999995

Questions and instructions

Literal question

A fluid made from a special packet called Oralite or ORS?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	yes	140	6.4%
2	no	166	7.6%
8	don't know	4	0.2%
9	not applicable	1777	81.5%
9999995	missing:impute	93	4.3%

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

Was he/she given any of the following to drink at any time since he/she started having the diarrrhoea:

Question post text

Interviewer instructions

Women are asked if they gave a child with diarrhea fluid made from a packet of oral rehydration salts (ORS) such as [OKOA], or a government-recommended homemade fluid. Read out each item and select the answer given after each item.

Description

Text

Since diarrhea started, child has been given ORS/Oralite

Universe

All children (of women aged 12-49 years) born in the five years preceding the survey who have had diarrhoea in the last 2 weeks preceding the survey according to wom_q517