Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS5) 2016
Fifth round

Nigeria, 2016 - 2017

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Reference ID

NGA-NBS-MICS5-2016-v01

Producer(s)

National Bureau of Statistics (NBS),

Metadata

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Symptoms: Child has difficult breathing (IS2E)

Data file: INDIVIDUAL WOMEN MODULE

Overview

Valid: 4466

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Start: 235

End: 235

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: character

Questions and instructions

Question pretext

Sometimes children have severe illnesses and should be taken immediately to a health facility.
What types of symptoms would cause you to take a child under the age of 5 to a health facility right away?

Literal question

Child has difficulty breathing .....E

Categories

Value	Category
?	Missing
E	Child has difficult breathing

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 post text

Keep asking for more signs or symptoms until the mother/caretaker cannot recall any additional symptoms.
Circle all symptoms mentioned, but do not prompt with any suggestions

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