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Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2015-2016

Turkmenistan, 2015 - 2016
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TKM_2015_MICS_v01_M
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United Nations Children’s Fund, State Committee of Statistics of Turkmenistan
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Symptoms: Child has fast breathing (IS2D)

Data file: wm

Overview

Valid: 780
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Start: 183
End: 183
Width: 1
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Sometimes children have severe illness and should be taken immediately to a doctor. in case of what symptoms of illness would you take the child to the doctor right away?
Categories
Value Category
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D Child has fast 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.
Interviewer instructions
This question asks for symptoms that would cause the respondent to take a child to a health facility right away. Probe by saying 'any other symptoms' and 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. If you are not sure whether a certain sign as reported by the respondent fits in one of the above categories, write it down in full and check with your supervisor later.

If the respondent mentions a symptom not listed here, write the description of the symptom in the space provided for 'Other' and circle 'X' 'Y', and 'Z', for additional symptoms not listed).
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