The Zambia Access to ACT Initiative Survey 2009
Zambia, 2009
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Oct 13, 2011
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Reason for Not Consulting (d1_10)
Data file: s14health
Overview
Valid:
387
Invalid:
6013
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
27
End:
28
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Why didn't you (the respondent) consult a health institution or personnel for care?
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Too Expensive |
| 2 | Too Far |
| 3 | Too Busy (work, children) |
| 4 | Wasn't sisck enough |
| 5 | Facility has poor structure |
| 6 | Facility poorly stocked |
| 7 | Poor staff attitude |
| 8 | Poor staff knowledge |
| 9 | Don't trust the staff |
| 10 | |
| 96 | Other |
| Sysmiss |
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
Determine why the household did not approach or sought medical advice/attention from any health facility, spiritual healer and/or traditional healer so that the sick person could receive treatment. Note: Skip to Q14.29 after administering this question.
Question post text
Go to 14.29 (d1_29 - variable name in dataset).
Description
Definition
Too expensive: Meaning the charge for consultation at the health facility or traditional healer or spiritual healer is too high.
Too far: meaning the distance from the household to the point of service is too big to travelled.
Too busy (work, children): The person had many things to do or was busy taking care of children.
Wasn't sick enough: The illness was not severe enough to seek consultation.
Facility has poor infrastructure: The facility has poor buildings such as waiting room, treatment room, toilets/bathrooms etc.
Facility poorly stocked: Health Facility does not have enough drugs and/or equipment to use.
Poor staff attitude: Medical personnel have bad approach, behaviour or have no manners.
Poor staff knowledge: Medical staff or other personnel at the point of service have little information on the operations of the medical field.
Don't trust the staff: Person has no confidence in the people working at the point of service.
Too far: meaning the distance from the household to the point of service is too big to travelled.
Too busy (work, children): The person had many things to do or was busy taking care of children.
Wasn't sick enough: The illness was not severe enough to seek consultation.
Facility has poor infrastructure: The facility has poor buildings such as waiting room, treatment room, toilets/bathrooms etc.
Facility poorly stocked: Health Facility does not have enough drugs and/or equipment to use.
Poor staff attitude: Medical personnel have bad approach, behaviour or have no manners.
Poor staff knowledge: Medical staff or other personnel at the point of service have little information on the operations of the medical field.
Don't trust the staff: Person has no confidence in the people working at the point of service.
Universe
Mother or primary caregiver of child household members < 12 years old who reported illness in the past 1 month.