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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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how many days took iron supplements during last pregnancy (wom_q422)

Data file: NCSS 2012 WOMEN PREGNANCY ANALYTICAL FILE

Overview

vald 2247
invd 0
Interval discrete
Decimal 0
Range 1 - 9999995

Questions and instructions

Literal question
During the whole pregnancy, for how many days did you take the tablets or syrup?
Categories
Value Category Cases
1 56
2.5%
2 68
3%
3 97
4.3%
4 25
1.1%
5 32
1.4%
6 7
0.3%
7 115
5.1%
8 3
0.1%
9 4
0.2%
10 16
0.7%
12 3
0.1%
14 34
1.5%
15 3
0.1%
20 24
1.1%
21 23
1%
24 3
0.1%
30 140
6.2%
31 1
0%
32 1
0%
35 1
0%
40 6
0.3%
56 2
0.1%
60 48
2.1%
70 2
0.1%
80 1
0%
84 1
0%
90 64
2.8%
998 don't know 269
12%
999 not applicable 1140
50.7%
9999995 missing:impute 58
2.6%
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
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Question post text
IF ANSWER IS NOT NUMBERIC, PROBE FOR APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF DAYS
Interviewer instructions
Anemia is a common problem during pregnancy that can be overcome by additional intake of iron. Q.421 asks whether the woman was given or bought any iron tablets or syrup during her pregnancy. Since some women may not know that they were given iron tablets, note that we are not asking whether or not she consumed the tablets/syrup she was given or bought; rather, we want to know whether she had the tablets/syrup in her possession during the pregnancy. If the respondent was given or bought iron tablets/syrup (YES in Q.421), ask her for how many days during her pregnancy she took the tablets/syrup. Record the response in the boxes. Remember to put a leading zero in front; 30 days would be '030'. If she was given or bought iron tablets but never took one, record '000'. If she does not remember, probe for the approximate number of days, e.g., by asking how many months pregnant she was when she began taking the tablets and whether she took the tablets every day after that.

Description

Text
Number of days during which woman took iron supplements during last pregnancy
Universe
Last pregnancy (among women aged 12-49 years) in the five years preceding the survey and for which the woman took iron supplements according to wom_q421