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

fast/difficult breathing with cough due to chest problem or runny nose-specify (wom_q532_spy)

Data file: NCSS 2012 WOMEN IMMUNIZATION ANALYTICAL FILE

Overview

vald 15

invd 0

Interval discrete

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Was the fast or difficult breathing due to a problem in the chest or to a blocked or runny nose?

Categories

Value	Cases
0	1	33.3%
1	1	33.3%
2	1	33.3%
HE HAD A HEAVY COUGH	1
NONE	11

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

The purpose of this question is to better distinguish between respiratory illness which is life-threatening and an ordinary runny nose which is less serious.

Description

Text

Child's fast/difficult breathing with cough was due to other specified reason

Universe

All children (of women aged 12-49 years) born in the five years preceding the survey who have had an illness with a cough at any time in the last 2 weeks according to wom_q530 and who have had symptoms of breathing faster than usual with short, rapid breaths or difficult breathing according to wom_q531