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Demographic and Health Survey 2013-14 - IPUMS Subset

Central African Republic, 2013 - 2014
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Reference ID
COD_2013_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Ministère du Plan et Suivi de la Mise en œuvre de la Révolution de la Modernité (MPSMRM), Ministère de la Santé Publique (MSP) [Democratic Republic of the Congo] et ICF International., Minnesota Population Center
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Child given Mebendazole tablet (worm treatment) (C_MEBEND6MO)

Data file: COD2013-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 1571
End: 1571
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
513A) In the last six months, was (NAME) given a mebendazole table like this one?
SHOW 500 MG TABLET FOR CHILDREN AGE 12-59 MONTHS

YES 1
NO 2
DON'T KNOW 8
Categories
Value Category
0 No
1 Yes
7 Don't know
8 Missing
9 NIU (not in universe)
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.

Description

Definition
MEBEND6MO indicates whether the child was given a mebendazole pill in the last 6 months. The respondent was shown a 500 mg pill meant for children age 12 to 59 months.

This medication is an anti-parasite prescription drug, used to treat worm infestations such as pinworms, roundworms, and hookworms.

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Misc childhood illnesses Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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