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MLTSYMBRE (MLTSYMBRE)
Symptom of child testing positive for malaria: Difficult or rapid breathing (from household survey)
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This variable is not available for any of the currently selected samples.

Description

For young children who tested positive for malaria, MLTSYMBRE indicates whether the child experienced difficult or rapid breathing.

Comparability

Apart from universe differences and slight differences in question wording, MLTSYMBRE has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

MLTSYMBRE is a country-specific variable, and it is not included in any phase of the standard DHS questionnaire.

Universe

No universe descriptions are currently available.
  • Angola: 2015-H
  • Benin: 2017-H
  • Burkina Faso: 2014-H
  • Burundi: 2012-H, 2016-H
  • Gambia: 2019-H
  • Ghana: 2016-H, 2019-H
  • Kenya: 2015-H, 2020-H
  • Liberia: 2011-H, 2016-H
  • Madagascar: 2011-H, 2013-H, 2016-H
  • Malawi: 2012-H, 2014-H, 2017-H
  • Mali: 2015-H, 2021-H
  • Mozambique: 2018-H
  • Niger: 2021-H
  • Nigeria: 2015-H, 2018-H
  • Rwanda: 2017-H
  • Senegal: 2012-H, 2014-H, 2015-H, 2016-H, 2017-H, 2021-H
  • Sierra Leone: 2016-H
  • Tanzania: 2017-H
  • Uganda: 2014-H, 2018-H